Mel Kiper Jr.: Travis Hunter's Best Position Divides NFL Insiders amid Draft Rumors

Travis Hunter has been awesome for Colorado arsenic a dual-threat receiver and cornerback, but arsenic ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. noted Thursday, location is statement wrong NFL circles whether he should run chiefly connected the violative aliases protect broadside of the shot astatine the adjacent level.

"This is group successful the league. Every clip I get a call. 'OK, Travis Hunter, wherever do you deliberation he should beryllium a priority, successful position of position, attraction connected the protect secondary aliases the receiving entity? Where is he?' They're each complete the place. It's 50-50. A split," he said connected First Draft (5:45 mark). "Every clip I get a different answer. So nobody's successful statement arsenic to what his superior position will be, and what it should be. So erstwhile you get Hunter and you get this awesome receiver and awesome corner, really do you equilibrium that out? How do you sprinkle him in? What position is he champion suited for to maximize that talent? We're gonna beryllium debating that moreover erstwhile he's successful the league."

Hunter makes the lawsuit to beryllium a top-five prime astatine either position.

On the violative broadside of the ball, he's caught 92 passes for 1,152 yards and 14 touchdowns this play alongside 1 rushing score. Defensively, he's notched 31 tackles, 4 interceptions, 11 passes defensed and a forced fumble contempt quarterbacks often ignoring his broadside of the field.

He's the favourite to triumph the Heisman Trophy for a reason, but it would beryllium unheard of for him to attraction full-time connected some sides of the shot astatine the adjacent level. That level of responsibility, workload and beingness strain connected the assemblage complete a 17-game play is excessively aggravated an ask, truthful he'll person to specialize much connected 1 broadside of the shot than other.

The safest stake is astir apt remaining astatine cornerback and having a package of plays designed for him astatine receiver, akin to really Deion Sanders was utilized. But the squad that drafts him will person an absorbing determination connected its hands.