Travis Hunter is an American football player who concluded his junior year with the Colorado Buffaloes in 2024. Hunter started his football career at Collins Hill High School in Georgia and was selected as a consensus five-star recruit and the top recruit from the class of 2022. The end of his high school career led Travis Hunter to start his college football career with the Jackson State Tigers in 2022. His performance with the team earned him SWAC Freshman of the Year honors in 2022.
Travis Hunter decided to enter the transfer portal after the 2022 season, following the departure of head coach Deion Sanders. He followed his former head coach and joined the Colorado Buffaloes from the 2023 season. Since then, he has earned Second-team All-Pac 12 honors and Paul Hornung Award in the 2023 season. Travis Hunter won the 2024 Heisman Trophy. He was also selected as the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year in 2024.
Travis Hunter college team
Travis Hunter played for the Colorado Buffaloes from 2023 to 2024. Prior to the Buffaloes, Hunter played for the Jackson State Tigers in the 2022-2023 season in his freshman year.
Jackson State Tigers
The Jackson State Tigers were Travis Hunter's first college football team. He joined the team after the end of his high school football career in 2022. During his tenure with the team, he was declared the SWAC Freshman of the Year in 2022. He also earned a second-team All-SWAC honor by Phil Steele the same year. He also became a finalist for the Jerry Rice Award that season. After the end of the season, he left the team and followed his head coach, Deion Sanders, to the Colorado Buffaloes.
Colorado Buffaloes
Travis Hunter played his final two seasons of college football with the Colorado Buffaloes. Throughout his career with the team, he has earned several accolades. The most notable of these were the Consensus All-American Award, Paul Hornung Award, and Second Team All-Pac-12 honors in 2023. He won the Chuck Bednarik Award, Walter Camp Award, Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, and several others in 2024. Last season, Hunter recorded 1,258 receiving yards with 15 touchdowns, earning himself the prestigious Heisman Trophy in 2024.
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Travis Hunter Position
Travis Hunter is a cornerback and wide receiver for the Colorado Buffaloes. He began his football career as a dual-threat athlete at Collins Hill High School.
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