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Michael Irvin Thinks Travis Hunter Should Give NFL Teams Blunt Message Before Draft

Andy Nesbitt

Travis Hunter could be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL draft.
Travis Hunter could be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL draft. / Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images
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Travis Hunter capped off his stellar junior season at Colorado by winning the Heisman Trophy. The 21-year-old was dominant on both sides of the ball as a wide receiver and cornerback and will likely be one of the first few names called at the 2025 NFL draft this April.

Now, the question that will come up for months leading up to that is a simple one—can he play both offense and defense at the professional level?

Hall of Famer Michael Irvin thinks Hunter should do just that and stated that he should tell NFL teams thinking about drafting him a simple message about his plans:

"If I’m Travis Hunter, all jokes aside, I’m putting it out right now—If you’re not letting me play both ways don’t draft me." Irvin said this week on FS1's Speak. "I fully intend to playing both ways in the National Football League."

The grind of the NFL is a lot different from the college level, with teams playing 17 regular season games. It will be interesting to see how whichever team drafts Hunter decides to play him because he has shown just how good he can be on either side of the ball.

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ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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