Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter 'for sure' entering NFL draft - ESPN

Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter, projected as a top pick in the 2025 NFL draft, says he will be turning pro after the Buffaloes' season.

Hunter, the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy, had been widely expected to forgo his senior season and enter the NFL in 2025. ESPN's Mel Kiper lists Hunter, who plays both cornerback and wide receiver for Colorado, as the No. 1 prospect for the 2025 draft.

«That's definitely for sure,» Hunter said on a call with reporters Thursday.

Hunter would like to play both positions at the next level. He has increased his production this fall at wide receiver — setting career highs for receptions (74), receiving yards (911) and receiving touchdowns (9) — while recording three interceptions at corner and regularly logging more than 120 total snaps per game.

«It's never been done,» Hunter said of playing two positions full-time in the modern NFL. «I understand that it will be a high risk, [teams] don't want their top pick to go down too early and I know they're going to want me to be in a couple packages. But I believe I can do it. Nobody has stopped me from doing it thus far.

»I like when people tell me I can't do it."

Hunter and Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders are both top candidates for the Heisman and projected top picks for the 2025 draft. Sanders, the son of Colorado coach Deion Sanders, the Pro Football Hall of Famer, said Hunter should win the Heisman if it's a choice between the two close friends.

Colorado's only Heisman Trophy came in 1994, when running back Rashaan Salaam won the award.

«If it's between me and him, I would want him to get it,» Shedeur Sanders said. «He does a lot of amazing things and things that haven't been done before. I'm not a selfish guy. I know what he's