Colorado's Travis Hunter wins AP Player of the Year, Bednarik - ESPN

BOULDER, Colo. — Travis Hunter is a throwback-type player — an elite receiver one moment, a lockdown cornerback the next — who rarely leaves the field and has a knack for making big plays all over it.

The Colorado Buffaloes' two-way standout (see: unicorn) even celebrates at an elite level, unveiling imaginative dance moves following touchdowns and interceptions, some of which include the Heisman Trophy pose. The Heisman is one of the many awards he's in line to win.

Hunter is the Associated Press college football player of the year, receiving 26 of 43 votes Thursday from a panel of AP Top 25 voters. Boise State tailback Ashton Jeanty finished second with 16 votes, and Arizona State running back Cam Skattebo received one vote.

Later Thursday, Hunter won the Chuck Bednarik Award as the top defensive player.

«Couldn't do what I do without my team,» Hunter said in an email on a trip to Las Vegas for an awards ceremony. «So I view being up for these awards as team awards.»

Jeanty did win the Doak Walker Award as the nation's top running back after leading the nation with 2,497 yards and 29 touchdowns.

Georgia's Jalon Walker won the Butkus Award as the nation's best linebacker, heading into the playoffs with 57 tackles, including 6 1/2 sacks and 10 1/2 tackles for loss. Texas left tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. was the Outland Trophy winner as the top interior lineman.

Penn State's Tyler Warren won the John Mackey Award given to the most outstanding tight end after setting school single-season records with 67 catches for 808 yards.

Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe won the William V. Campbell Award as the top scholar-athlete. Oregon leading tackler Bryce Boettcher captured the Burlsworth Trophy as the best player who started his