Shedeur Sanders says he's stitching a plan together in advance for facing Travis Hunter in the NFL

Modified Apr 11, 2025 16:18 GMT

NCAA Football: Alamo Bowl-Brigham Young at Colorado - Source: Imagn — Shedeur Sanders opens up about stitching a plan together in advance for facing off Travis Hunter in the NFL - Source: Imagn

Shedeur Sanders is eager to get the chance to play against Travis Hunter when the time comes.

Sanders and Hunter spent their entire college careers as teammates, but it is likely they will be drafted by different NFL teams. If they do end up being on different teams, Sanders says he's already thinking about how he'd attack Hunter if he is playing cornerback.

"I thought about that, it is how it has to be... I know I'll at least have to face him once, I'm getting my plan together now," Sanders said on Up & Adams.

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Shedeur Sanders went 353-for-477 for 4,134 yards, 37 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions last season for the Colorado Buffaloes. Hunter, meanwhile, recorded 96 receptions for 1,258 yards and 15 touchdowns, while on defense, he recorded 35 tackles, 11 pass defenses, four interceptions, and one forced fumble.

Deion Sanders believes Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter should be the top 2 picks

Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders expects Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter to be the top two picks in the 2025 NFL draft.

Sanders thinks they are the best prospects and expects them to have great careers in the NFL.

"It's tremendous," Sanders said at Colorado's Pro Day, via ESPN. "... They should be going 1-2 [in the draft], that's the way I feel about it. They are the two best players in this draft. ... The surest bets in this draft are those two young men, and I didn't stutter or stammer when I said that."

Hunter is expected to be the second overall pick, while Sanders' draft stock is very murky. He is expected to go past the eighth overall pick and could fall all the way down to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 20s.

Sanders, however, is confident he will be able to help turn whatever NFL team drafts him around and be a franchise-changing quarterback.

“The number where you go don’t matter,” Sanders said, via NBC. “I reference Tom Brady, because he is the best of the best in all categories. He ain’t go first. So, the number you get picked don’t matter. I wasn’t the top-rated quarterback coming out of high school, because there a lot of things that people will like and don’t like about me. I’m realistic, and I’m realistic about my family and everything that people say that comes with it.”

The 2025 NFL draft will take place on April 24 in Green Bay.

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An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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