Deion Sanders has always understood the importance of nurturing his players beyond the football field, and his recent support of Travis Hunter highlights that commitment. During practice ahead of Colorado’s bowl game,

Jayden Daniels doesn't know if Travis Hunter will be able to play both ways at the NFL level—or if the organization that drafts him will even allow him

Deion Sanders is issuing a warning for NFL teams interested in Heisman trophy winner Travis Hunter. Hunter, the two-way star who followed Sanders over to Colorado from Jackson State, is hoping to continue playing both wide receiver and cornerback after being drafted into the pro ranks.

"Don't draft (Travis Hunter) if you're not gonna give him the opportunity to play on both sides of the ball," Deion Sanders said.

Travis has taken care of himself and makes sure that each and every week, he’s prepared to play.” Still, this sort of double duty would be a bit much to expect in the NFL. Even for Hunter, 21, considered the most gifted athlete poised for the NFL ...

Sounds like, at least according to Sanders, Hunter doesn't plan on picking a side once he goes pro. On top of winning the Heisman Trophy, the versatile 21-year-old won his second consecutive Paul Hornung Award as college football's most versatile player, and was also named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year.

Travis Hunter was a star on both sides of the ball for Colorado. In the NFL, his path as a two-way player is more complicated – but it's not impossible.

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Travis Hunter is the best player on the 2025 NFL draft board. He’s the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner and a surefire playmaker at both cornerback and receiver. The Patriots would be selecting him for his receiver skills in hopes of adding a major offensive weapon to the roster.

Nobody played more than Travis Hunter this season. Playing both sides of the ball, Colorado’s Heisman Trophy winner logged more than 1,350 snaps — 434 more than any other player in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Now he’s making it so his opponents don’t want to take a play off, either.