If Travis Hunter is out there when the New York Giants choose at No. 3 general and so they determine to not draft a quarterback, the Heisman Trophy winner might find yourself within the good scenario for his needs and desires on the NFL stage.
Hunter has been clear that he sees himself as a two-way participant, even on the NFL stage. The truth is, if an NFL group instructed him he could not play each methods, he would not react nicely.
He would not even wish to play.
“It is by no means taking part in soccer once more, Hunter said when asked how he’d really feel if he was to be pegged into offense or protection solely. “As a result of I have been doing it my complete life, and I really like being on the soccer subject. I really feel like I might dominate on both sides of the ball, so I actually take pleasure in doing it.”
Hunter was elite on either side of the ball at Colorado. That is why he received the Heisman. That is the NFL we’re speaking about, although. Loads of elite school gamers at one place have struggled to even make it within the league, not to mention thrive.
Hunter, ever assured, clearly feels he will be the outlier, although. For what it is value, the Giants appear to suppose in order nicely.
“We might not be afraid to play him on either side of the ball,” Giants common supervisor Joe Schoen stated on Wednesday, in response to Jordan Raanan of ESPN.
If workload is a priority, needless to say Hunter received the Heisman whereas taking part in in 86% of Colorado’s complete snaps final season. He is received the stamina to do it.
He additionally has star expertise at each wideout and cornerback. He caught 96 passes for 1,258 yards and 15 touchdowns final season whereas additionally notching 35 tackles (24 solo), 4 interceptions and 11 passes defended on protection.
New York can be prepared, nevertheless it does sound like Schoen and the Giants would make certain they’re good about it. Within the NFL, it is extra psychological than something, and the Giants must ensure that Hunter can sustain.
“We’re trying on the workloads and the yardage every day, after which to me what we must be settled is the psychological a part of it, as a result of offense may be very onerous to be taught after which the protection on a weekly foundation, it is not school anymore the place, ‘Hey, these are our primary performs, that is our primary protection and we will go play Cowl 3 in opposition to Kansas, we will play Cowl 3 in opposition to Nebraska,'” Schoen stated. “There’s much more week-to-week matchup-type stuff that our coaches are doing. So simply how a lot are you able to deal with mentally the place you possibly can go on the market and execute and so they can belief you to do your job.”
