Colorado star Travis Hunter is headed to the NFL in 2025.
The defensive back and wide receiver said in a press conference with reporters Thursday that the 2024 college football season will be his last before entering the NFL draft. Hunter is a possible top five pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
“That’s for sure,” Hunter said when asked about the 2025 draft.
Hunter is the prohibitive favorite for the Heisman Trophy with two weeks left in the regular season. His odds are -400 at BetMGM. Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty is the #2 favorite at +400.
Hunter also said he believed he could be a two-way player in the NFL like he is in college football, saying “no one has stopped me from that so far.”
What Hunter is doing is unprecedented in modern college football and would be unprecedented in the modern NFL. He has 74 catches for 911 yards and 10 total TDs, despite missing half of two of Colorado’s 10 games so far this season. In addition, he has 24 tackles and three interceptions and eight pass breakups.
Hunter surpassed the numbers he played in over nine games in his first season at college football’s highest level. Hunter came to Colorado before the 2023 season from Jackson State when Deion Sanders took the Buffaloes job. As a sophomore last season, Hunter had 57 catches for 721 yards and five TDs while recording 30 catches. He was named a first-team All-American as an all-purpose player and is sure to be an All-American again in 2024.
Hunter’s excellence helped put Colorado in the mix for the Big 12 title. If the Buffaloes win the final two games of the season against Kansas and Oklahoma State, they will play in the Big 12 title game. A win in the Big 12 championship would give Colorado a top-four playoff spot off College Football.