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Colorado football coach Deion Sanders recently had a discussion with NFL scouts about Travis Hunter.
The topic was his potential, according to Sanders. Can Hunter do in the NFL what he’s been doing at Colorado?
In other words, can he play on offense and defense at the next level without taking much of a break?
In last week’s 28-9 win at Colorado State, Hunter had 13 catches for 100 yards and two touchdowns on offense. On defense, he had five tackles, an interception and a pass breakup. He played 128 of 138 snaps from scrimmage, according to Colorado.
Now, Hunter and the Buffaloes (2-1) play Baylor (2-1) at home Saturday in an 8 p.m. ET game on Fox.
Sanders said Hunter “cannot help but be a great pro” on both sides of the ball.
“I think he’s a great complement to their game (in the NFL), and he can continue to do what he’s doing now,” Sanders said at a news conference Tuesday in Boulder.
How Deion Sanders broke it down
Georgia’s Champ Bailey and Michigan’s Charles Woodson also played both ways in college but generally only played one way in the NFL. Both are Pro Football Hall of Famers after settling in as defensive backs in the NFL, in addition to returning punts.
Sanders, also a Pro Football Hall of Famer, still broke it down like this: The NFL would be a slower game for Hunter because offenses there huddle more than they do in college, giving Hunter a break from the faster “tempo” offenses in college.
“A lot of teams are tempo (in college), so he don’t get a lot of rest,” Sanders said. “Just think about this. I just finished talking to scouts about this, about what he can and cannot do. Pros go to huddle, so he’s even getting more time to rest, so most teams you play (in college), they run some type of a tempo or the transition is much greater than pros from snap to snap. So with him…
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Publish date : 2024-09-17 20:10:18
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