If Travis Hunter is out there when the New York Giants choose at No. 3 general and so they resolve to not draft a quarterback, the Heisman Trophy winner could find yourself within the good state of affairs for his needs and desires on the NFL degree.
Hunter has been clear that he sees himself as a two-way participant, even on the NFL degree. Actually, if an NFL workforce instructed him he could not play each methods, he would not react effectively.
He would not even wish to play.
“It is by no means enjoying soccer once more, Hunter mentioned when requested 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 entire life, and I like being on the soccer area. I really feel like I might dominate on either side of the ball, so I actually get pleasure from doing it.”
Hunter was elite on each 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 could be the outlier, although. For what it is value, the Giants appear to suppose in order effectively.
“We’d not be afraid to play him on each side of the ball,” Giants normal supervisor Joe Schoen mentioned on Wednesday, in keeping with Jordan Raanan of ESPN.
If workload is a priority, needless to say Hunter received the Heisman whereas enjoying in 86% of Colorado’s complete snaps final season. He is acquired 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 keen, however 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 guarantee that Hunter can sustain.
“We’re wanting 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 could be very arduous to study 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 towards Kansas, we will play Cowl 3 towards Nebraska,'” Schoen mentioned. “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 may go on the market and execute and so they can belief you to do your job.”
