School: Colorado
Year: Jr
Position: ATH

Physical Attributes

• Height: 6-1
• Weight: 185
• RAS: DNC
• 40 Time: 4.4*

Rankings

• Joe’s Ranking: 7.6
• Consensus Position Rank: 1
• My Position Ranking: 1
• Difference in Ranking: 0
• Tier: 1
• Projected Round: 1

Games Watched

• BYU ’24
• Nebraska ’24

Ryan’s Notes

Positives

• Watching Hunter play receiver is an absolute joy especially in contrast to the mess that is Colorado’s chaotic offense.
• His speed is undeniable with a violent low leg drive that can send him into the second level within a flash where he can set up any route he wants.
• Whilst he’s not technically perfect (he’s more like an elite athlete playing the position) he is sound enough in technique to access different routes within the right time frame.
• His ability with the ball in his hands is like something from a 00s highlight reel, I genuinely am blown away with how fast he is with how agile his evasive manoeuvres are, the way he can speed cut on one leg efficiently from a full sprint means he’s a danger in the open field, I liked the way he was used on drag routes was smart.
• Whilst he isn’t physical he is by no means soft, he can handle contact, it’s more that he avoids it until he can’t.
• Hunter is a very quarterback friendly receiver who can sit down well in soft spots in zone coverage (using his defensive knowledge to his advantage), he also works back to the ball well ensuring he cuts under defenders to maximise his window and best of all he’s able to vary his route tempo to match throwing lanes with a lovely ability to attack the ball at speed to pluck the ball out of the air at it’s azimuth.
• He has smooth lateral COD mechanics with fast but efficient footwork and level pad level.
• I like how he uses these skills to be an effective possession receiver by taking hitches and getting out of stance with a spring in his step to maximise yardage.
• I think Travis is so explosive that I’d use him in that function above being a full time receiver but he has the possession receiver skills required to exist at the next level.
• He is tough at the catch point with reliable soft hands that can adapt to different ball speeds, very sticky when attacking at the high point which makes him a useful comeback answer even through traffic.

Negatives

• I think his biggest weakness on both sides of the ball is his slightness and aversion of the physical side of the game, his blocking is suspect and he struggles to fight through corners who manage to sit in the leverage he wants to attack so when he’s not able to manipulate them out of his intended direction, he gets stuck.
• Travis leans too heavily on early route stems at times and it gives away the fact he’s breaking back the other way, the Nebraska corners figured this out in the second quarter and it held the offense back a bit.

Ryan’s Summary

It will never cease to amaze me how Travis is my CB1 and WR1. I’ve written a full report on him as a CB but as a WR he is a bit more raw, he has plenty of moves to beat press and shows a technical understanding of what to do both pre and post snap but it’s not as fluid or natural as his work at CB. He profiles as an explosive threat with his incredible acceleration and reliable hands but it’s his ability with the ball in hand that puts him over the top for me. I think he is still far from his ceiling and whichever way he decides eventually, I’m banking on him being one of the top 5 at position. My favourite part of his skills are that he cross pollinates his knowledge to cheat/short-cut processing and it puts him a step ahead on either side of the ball which makes him one of the most Quarterback friendly prospects I’ve seen at the position.