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It is projected that the NFL Travis Hunter prospect will play both the open and corner receiver in professionals, as did at the university. But some experts have questioned the validity that a player stands out in both positions at the professional level.
A player who approached Hunter’s aspirations in the NFL is his former chief coach of the University of Colorado and Jackson State Deion Sanders. Sanders was almost completely known as an elite corner during his professional career, but also played open receiver in rare times, mainly during the 1996 season of the Dallas Cowboys.
Now, the former open receiver of the NFL and the three -time Super Bowl champion, Ed McCaffrey, believes that Hunter should follow a plan similar to Sanders. Mcaffrey believes that Hunter is more valuable as a corner, and does not expect Hunter to play everyone in the offensive and defense in professionals, what Hunter often did at the university.
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The Colorado Travis Hinter receiver participates in passes drills during the NFL football day of the team’s NFL on April 4, 2025 in Boulder. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
“Personally … I think at this time it provides a greater value in the corner position, I do not see any scenario in which I do not leave the field in the NFL, I do not think it is possible. Maybe for a game or occasionally you could play a significant number of snapshots in the NFL, but in the long term, I do not think you can hold,” McCaffrey said.
“It is different in college when you are significantly better and more physically endowed than the boys you are facing. When you get to the NFL, there is not so much gap in talent.”
McCaffrey also did not rule out the possibility that Hunter focuses on the open receiver either, but suggested that Hunter’s mechanics are more refined as a corner, currently.
“Could you play receiver? Absolutely, is it athletic enough to do it. I think I would need to work more on its operation and his offensive skill ability of what defensive,” McCaffrey said.
“I think most of the teams looking to write it want that closing and left corner that can get the best receiver from the game.”
McCaffrey said this as someone who believes that the duty of a soccer player is to play any position that the coach chooses.
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As the father of four current and previous soccer players, including the 49ers star of the San Francisco, Christian McCaffrey and the open receiver of the Washington commanders, Luke McCaffrey, and former players Max and Dylan McCaffrey, Ed has seen and helped to facilitate many changes in the full -time position.
“Max played Db Junior Year and moved to the last year’s receiver. Luke played corner as a second year student, he was a field marshal when he was senior, he is now a receiver. Christian played on both sides of the ball,” said McCaffrey.
“So I love what Travis Hunter has done at the University. Travis Hunter is a soccer player.”
Hunter himself has rejected the idea of playing only one position in the NFL.
The next rookie said that “he would never play football again” if the coaches told him that he only concentrated on playing corner or open receiver.
“He will never play football again,” said Hunter CBS Sports last week. “Because I’ve been doing it all my life, and I love being in the football field. I feel that I could master each side of the ball, so I really enjoy doing it.”
Last season, Hunter played 713 snapshots in the offensive and 748 snapshots in defense and was still incredibly productive despite the enormous amount of photos.
He had 96 trapped for 1,258 yards with 15 touchdowns as an open receiver, while he had 35 cups with four interceptions, 11 defended passes and a forced loose ball like a corner.
Meanwhile, the team that is currently the favorite of the favorites for Land Hunter, the Cleveland Browns, have suggested that they want Hunter to concentrate on playing open receiver.
“In terms of Travis Hunter, corner or receiver, the answer is ‘Yes’. You can play both, and I think that is what makes it special.
“But I think that what does a little unicorn is that they can do both at a high level.”
