Is Travis Hunter better as a cornerback or as a wide receiver? Fans may differ on which position they feel he excels in but will agree on one thing: that he is great in both offense and defense. This rare versatility is what helped him win the Heisman Trophy last year. But could he play as a quarterback? Could he handle the game’s most coveted, highest-paid, and the most scrutinized position?
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Not surprisingly, the confident Hunter is sure he’d be able to, in an emergency.
The assertion came in the latest episode of The Travis Hunter Show, when a fan posed an intriguing question to the Colorado Buffaloes star: What would he do if an NFL head coach asked him to start as a QB with no prior practice?
Despite acknowledging his inefficiencies as a playmaker, Hunter responded with pure confidence.
“I’d just go out there and play,” said the Heisman winner, before revealing that if such a scenario were to occur, he would rely on his playground experience as a quarterback to step into the role.
And as for routes? Hunter has a solution for that too: he’d draw plays in the dirt and adjust on the fly. Now that’s a true throwback approach.
“You know how we used to be when we were little kids? Like, ‘Hey, this is your route right here.’ I’d just draw the routes up on the center—‘You line up here, you go there.’ If they line up in Cover 2, we know exactly where to attack. I’d just call out the coverage; we already had plays set for that,” explained Hunter.
Arguing that he could do relatively well at the position, he pointed out his ability to launch deep throws as his biggest strength as a playmaker.
“But yeah… You need me to play quarterback? That’s easy. I can throw the ball a good 80 yards. As long as they can run past 80 yards, we’re good,” said Hunter.
Hunter is ready to take up any challenge thrown at him on the gridiron. But off it? For the Heisman winner, some challenges simply aren’t worth taking on.
A challenge Travis won’t accept, not even for $20 million
Another hypothetical scenario Hunter was presented with was this: Would he stay in a haunted hotel for a year in exchange for $20 million?
Short answer — no. This is where he draws the line.
Initially, he did try to make a case for himself, wondering if he could pass the time fishing in the lake and sleeping outside. But he quickly dismissed the idea.
After all, 12 months is a long, long time — long enough for Hunter to lose his sanity.
“A year? I gotta stay there? Nah, I ain’t staying there. I’d be fishing every day, sleeping out on the lake. But $20 million to stay in a haunted hotel for a year? They can keep that. I’m sorry, bro—I can’t do it. I can’t bring my brain cells back after that,” said Hunter.
Clearly, the Heisman winner is prepared to do everything for his team — just don’t ask him to share rooms with ghosts!
