{"id":23243,"date":"2025-02-25T19:04:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T18:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=23243"},"modified":"2025-07-03T21:27:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T20:27:18","slug":"colin-cowherd-believes-that-travis-hunter-could-be-a-player-that-could-underachieve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/colin-cowherd-believes-that-travis-hunter-could-be-a-player-that-could-underachieve\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Analyst Believes That Travis Hunter Could Be A Player That Could Underachieve!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Travis Hunter is one of the best players coming into the 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nfl\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NFL <\/a>draft. He played his college football for the Colorado Buffaloes where he was a two way player, playing both the wide receiver and the cornerback positions. Hunter is projected to be a top-5 player in the 2025 NFL draft and according to PFF, Hunter could most likely be headed to the Jacksonville Jaguars.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How good was Travis Hunter at Colorado?<\/h2><p>In the 2023 season playing for the Buffaloes, Hunter caught 57 catches, 721 receiving yards as a receiver, and 30 tackles, 3 interceptions, and 2 tackles for loss as a Corner. His performance earned him an All-American nod. Meanwhile in the 2024 season, Hunter exploded on the field as he had 1258 receiving yards, 96 receptions, and 15 receiving touchdowns playing the receiver and 36 combined tackles, 4 interceptions, and a forced fumble which earned him multiple awards including Walter Camp Player of the Year award, All-American honors, Chuck Bednarik Award, and of course the Heisman Trophy. He solidified himself as one of the best prospect before declaring for the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nfl\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NFL <\/a>draft.<\/p><p>Also Read: 2025 NFL Combine: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/2025-nfl-combine-why-boise-states-ashton-jeanty-is-the-best-running-back-in-this-draft-class\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Why Boise State&rsquo;s Ashton Jeanty Is The Best Running Back In This Draft Class!<\/a><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Travis Hunter did it all in 2024:<br><br>&#128165; 90.3 coverage grade<br>&#128165; 89.0 receiving grade<br>&#128165; 4 interceptions<br>&#128165; 15 receiving TDs <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h40zK3jMlr\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/h40zK3jMlr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; PFF (@PFF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PFF\/status\/1894175731095409116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>February 25, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>As great as Hunter is, we still do not know which position he plans to play as in the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nfl\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NFL <\/a>and that has raised some eyebrows including Colin Cowherd&rsquo;s. Let us look at what he had to say about Hunter.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What did Colin Cowherd say about Travis Hunter?<\/h2><p>Cowherd stated in his podcast, the Colin Cowherd Podcast, that Travis Hunter could underachieve in the NFL as the Heisman Trophy winner still has not decided on which position to play. Playing both the positions, like he did in college, is just about impossible in the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nfl\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NFL<\/a>. He said &ldquo;I&rsquo;m gonna throw Travis Hunter out as a player that could underachieve.&rdquo; Cowherd continued &ldquo;I think this coming to a bad team, he&rsquo;ll (Hunter) have a lot of leverage, he&rsquo;ll play both ways, I could see that being a problem.&rdquo; <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Titans HC Brian Callahan:<br><br>&ldquo;[Travis Hunter] probably starts at CB.&rdquo;<br><br>Adds that he can then grow into a role at WR.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFLDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#NFLDraft<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TitanUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#TitanUp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Draft Network (@TheDraftNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDraftNetwork\/status\/1894408915548348904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>February 25, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>His co-host and former NFL scout, John Middlekauff, also added,<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong> <em>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll find out. It was just a name on a paper. Did announce he&rsquo;s (Hunter) is going to the (NFL) Combine as a Corner. Now, all the top guys will be interviewed. They go to the podium. It&rsquo;ll be interesting if he says, &lsquo;I&rsquo;m here as a Corner but I also plan on playing Wide Receiver.&rsquo; I do think it&rsquo;s fair to say, most high level people in any industry are very singular focused, and it is very difficult to spread yourself thin. Especially when you&rsquo;re factoring in youth. I mean he&rsquo;s very young. What he did in college was one of the greatest athletic achievements we&rsquo;ve ever seen.&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><p>Middlekauff further added <em>&ldquo;If you&rsquo;re gonna be a both way, corner (and) wide receiver, just playing corner alone, think of the wide receivers right now in the NFL. You&rsquo;re chasing those guys for 60, 70 snaps. He would be the number one corner, and then he would try to play full time wide receiver? 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border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DGdmo9pPFzY\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>A post shared by The Volume (@thevolume)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&rsquo;s Next for Travis Hunter?<\/h2><p>Hunter enlisted himself as a corner for the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nfl\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NFL <\/a>combine. While he can play both positions at an elite level, let&rsquo;s not forget that this is the NFL we&rsquo;re talking about. Most players who were stars in their college years turn out to be an average player, even when they just play one position. Playing two different positions may work initially but that will start to wear any player down as the years progress.<\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/top-draft-prospect-shedeur-sanders-opts-out-of-nfl-combine-workout-to-throw-at-colorado-pro-day-instead\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Top Draft Prospect Shedeur Sanders Opts Out of NFL Combine Workout, To Throw At Colorado Pro Day Instead<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travis Hunter is one of the best players coming into the 2025 NFL draft. He played his college football for the Colorado Buffaloes where he was a two way player, playing both the wide receiver and the cornerback positions. 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