Travis Hunter’s position at the NFL Scouting Combine became a talking point during the post-Super Bowl news cycle. The former two-way Colorado football star was listed as a CB, having many think his two-way dream was over at the pro level.
Fear not. As the Palm Beach Post’s Hal Habib relayed via a combine official, Hunter’s position was merely a formality for organization purposes. It didn’t reflect what he’d be at the next level.
“No, Travis Hunter hasn’t ‘decided’ he’ll be a defensive back in the NFL, at least not as far as the league is concerned,” Habib wrote.
“He hasn’t even decided he’ll be a defensive back at next week’s NFL Combine.
“Jeff Foster, a Combine organizer as president of National Football Scouting Inc., told The Palm Beach Post that Hunter, the two-way Heisman Trophy winner from Boynton Beach by way of Colorado, is a defensive back on the list of Combine invites simply because each athlete has to be assigned to a position group.
“Hunter could have been listed at receiver.
“He could have been listed as a defensive back.”
Hunter is an expected top-five pick in the 2025 NFL draft. Penn State EDGE Abdul Carter and Hunter could be among the top picks on the board if QBs Shedeur Sanders, Hunter’s partner-in-crime in Boulder, and Miami’s Cam Ward slip on draft boards.
Getting to be a two-way player led Hunter to play for Deion Sanders. He didn’t want to play for Mike Norvell at FSU without a guarantee he could be a WR and CB.
It remains to be seen if an NFL team will give him that same guarantee. Hunter doesn’t have leverage like he used to.