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Daniel Jeremiah: Colorado's Travis Hunter Compared to Garrett Wilson, No. 1 WR Tools

Timothy Rapp@@TRappaRTX.com LogoFeatured Columnist IVJuly 17, 2024

BOULDER, COLORADO - APRIL 27: Travis Hunter #12 of the Colorado Buffaloes warms-up prior to their spring game at Folsom Field on April 27, 2024 in Boulder, Colorado.  (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
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Travis Hunter is one of the most fascinating players in college football heading into the 2024 season, with the ability to impact the game for Colorado as both a wide receiver and cornerback.

Much like his coach, Deion Sanders, he'll like play both sides of the ball in the NFL. But whereas Sanders was primarily a cornerback occasionally used to make splash plays on offense or special teams, there's a real possibility that Hunter might actually be better at the next level as a wide receiver.

NFL Network draft guru, Daniel Jeremiah, certainly thinks so.

"I know this is lofty praise, but his movement skills and run-after-catch ability remind me of Garrett Wilson when he was coming out of Ohio State," he wrote in his scouting report of Hunter on Tuesday.

Wilson, of course, was the 2022 Offensive Rookie of the Year and has posted back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons. He's special.

Jeremiah added that he prefers Hunter on offense and that he has "every tool needed to develop into a No. 1 wideout. Quite simply, this guy's at his best on a football field when the ball is in his hands."

Either way, he's trending toward being a top-five pick in the 2025 NFL draft. The team that selects him is going to have quite the two-way weapon on their hands in the future if they choose to utilize him in such a manner.