Jordan RaananApr 16, 2025, 02:59 PM ET
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- Jordan Raanan covers the New York Giants for ESPN and may also be heard internet hosting on ESPN Radio. Raanan joined ESPN in 2016.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — If Colorado two-way participant Travis Hunter will get drafted via the New York Giants 3rd general subsequent week, he’ll get his want to play each cornerback and huge receiver on the NFL degree.
“We’d now not be afraid to play him on each side of the ball,” Giants normal supervisor Joe Schoen mentioned Wednesday all the way through his annual pre-draft information convention.
Schoen would not specify whether or not New York would emphasize one place over the opposite for Hunter if he lands with the staff. As a substitute, he famous the Giants are in a singular spot the place they have got 3 just right receivers and are content material with their secondary. That may give them choices.
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Hunter made it transparent previous this week that he would not be OK with a staff telling him he can be restricted to both huge receiver or cornerback. His response can be harsh.
“It is by no means enjoying soccer once more,” Hunter advised CBS Sports activities. “As a result of I have been doing it my complete lifestyles, and I like being at the soccer box. I think like I may dominate on each and every aspect of the ball, so I in reality experience doing it.”
One NFL normal supervisor advised ESPN that Hunter generally is a Professional Bowl participant at both place. He’s that gifted and professional at each. The consensus amongst NFL resources, on the other hand, appears to be that his number one place within the league must be cornerback.
Hunter performed 86% of Colorado’s snaps ultimate season, via a ways the absolute best in FBS and a lovely even cut up between offense and protection. Final season, Carolina Panthers cornerback Dane Jackson performed 48% of his staff’s general snaps, probably the most of any NFL participant.
Schoen is aware of that it might be “tricky” for Hunter to drag off the double dip on the NFL degree. There’s each the bodily and psychological sides, which might be difficult.
“We are taking a look on the workloads and the yardage on a daily basis, after which to me what we will be able to should be settled is the psychological a part of it, as a result of offense could be very laborious to be informed after which the protection on a weekly foundation, it isn’t school anymore the place, ‘Howdy, those are our elementary performs, that is our elementary protection and we are going to move play Quilt 3 in opposition to Kansas, we are going to play Quilt 3 in opposition to Nebraska,'” Schoen mentioned. “There is much more week-to-week matchup kind stuff that our coaches are doing. So simply how a lot are you able to maintain mentally the place you’ll move available in the market and execute and they may be able to believe you to do your activity.”
The Giants may don’t have any say within the choice. They first have to ensure Hunter is to be had. He is regarded as a number of the most sensible choices for the Cleveland Browns with the second one general select.
As well as, the Giants must come to a decision whether or not to avoid a quarterback with the No. 3 select. Hunter’s school teammate, Shedeur Sanders, has been related to them all over the method and has a personal exercise with the staff scheduled for Thursday in Boulder, Colorado.
Schoen mentioned the Giants are able the place they “do not assume it is obligatory” to draft a quarterback with Russell Wilson, Jameis Winston and Tommy DeVito at the roster. They are now not going to drive a select at an important place in soccer on the most sensible of this 12 months’s draft.
If there’s a blue-chip or technology skill this is to be had, “you do not go on that form of participant,” Schoen mentioned.
Bearing in mind Hunter is attempting to do one thing we have not absolutely noticed in recent times on the NFL degree, he obviously may qualify as blue-chip or generational.
“Yeah, I would not doubt the child. He is that form of athlete,” Schoen mentioned. “He is had that form of manufacturing, the collection of snaps he performs in a sport, does not sit down down, is going over, will get a drink of water and will get again out at the box.
“So, he is were given that form of athleticism, he is were given the proper mindset, he is an ideal child. So, I would not doubt him.”
