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Nfl Analyst Predicts Massive Nfl Draft Slide For Heisman Trophy Winner

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nfl analyst predicts massive nfl draft slide for heisman trophy winner

Easily the most unique prospect in the 2025 NFL Draft class is Colorado Buffaloes two-way star Travis Hunter. Hunter played wide receiver and cornerback for the Buffaloes, but there are questions about whether he can sustain this level of play at the pro level. As a WR, he finished the 2024 campaign with 96 receptions for 1,258 yards and 15 touchdowns. Meanwhile, he recorded 11 passes defended, four interceptions, and a forced fumble on the defensive side of the ball. Many people anticipate Hunter playing the majority of his snaps at DB while having a specialized package of routes at WR. If that’s the case, he could go off the board later than expected.

It would come as a shock if the Tennessee Titans select Hunter at No. 1 because of their need for a franchise quarterback. Miami Hurricanes QB Cam Ward and Colorado Buffaloes QB Shedeur Sanders are the two most likely candidates for the pick. It's NFL draft season, and after a successful start to the free agent frenzy, things are starting to ratchet up following a blockbuster deal that saw veteran quarterback Russell Wilson join the New York... The move gives the Giants two veteran quarterbacks and could move the franchise away from selecting a signal-caller, with GM Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll needing success in 2025 to avoid being... The Tennessee Titans are on the clock, and outside of an earth-shattering deal for the No.

1 pick, Cam Ward seems to be the guy, especially after the Giants, the most likely trade partner, signed Wilson and Jameis Winston. With the draft now 25 days away, we're looking at an updated two-round mock draft that will see the Giants land the Heisman Trophy winner and a two-way star. Ward had a dazzling Pro Day, and the Titans get their quarterback of the future. The Browns address the defensive side of the ball and select Abdul Carter, creating a lethal pass-rushing duo that combines the former Penn State star and Myles Garrett Travis Hunter during his jersey retirement ceremony at Colorado's Folsom Field on April 19, 2025. / Credit: Colorado Athletics

Fall is typically 2024 Heisman winner Travis Hunter’s busy season — playing 100+ snaps a game each weekend and what not — but his 2025 Spring has been eventful, too. This past weekend (April 19), Hunter was immortalized in Boulder, Colo., as his Buffaloes football program retired the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner’s No. 12 jersey. He was joined in the jersey retirement ceremony by teammate, fellow Heisman top 10 finisher and future NFL-er Shedeur Sanders (and his No. 2 jersey) during the Buffs’ Spring Game on Saturday (April 19). And now, Hunter is just two days from learning where he’ll begin his NFL career when the NFL Draft first round kicks off Thursday (April 24) in Green Bay, Wisc.

Hunter’s jersey retirement ceremony at the Buffs’ Folsom Field took place ahead of Colorado’s annual spring game, where the newly minted Heisman fraternity member starred for two seasons and became the program’s second Heisman,... The Tennessee Titans have their pick of the litter with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Despite the liberty at their fingertips, ESPN NFL Draft expert Mel Kiper believes that the Titans should secure their wide receiver and cornerback rooms with reigning Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter (h/t Bleacher Report’s... “If you asked me the question, I would take Travis Hunter,” Kiper said (32:15 mark). “Travis Hunter, what he does, he’s effortless,” Kiper said (28:00 mark).

“He is so smooth. You don’t realize how fast he is because he’s such a smooth athlete. He’s so smart. He’s so tough. His stamina and endurance level is through the roof. I’m taking Travis Hunter if I’m taking the best player in this draft.”

The Titans need a little bit of everything to ascend once more in the AFC. Quarterback is undoubtedly their biggest need, as Will Levis threw for only 2,091 passing yards with a subpar 13-12 touchdown-to-interception ratio, and Mason Rudolph notched 1,530 passing yards with a 9-9 TD-INT ratio. Last Updated: April 24, 2025 11:07 AM EDT • 7 minute read X Social Google News Link The Travis Hunter NFL draft odds and predictions have the reining Heisman Trophy winner headed to the Cleveland Browns with the No. 2 overall pick. Although Hunter is considered the top prospect in the 2025 NFL Draft, there's almost no way he'll be the first pick on Thursday night at Lambeau Field in Green Bay when the first round...

ET (NFL Network, ESPN, ABC). Though Cam Ward is the clear favorite by the NFL draft odds to hear his name called first by the Tennessee Titans, there isn't much mystery around who will draft Travis Hunter. There is a 90% implied probability that the Heisman winner will be the No. 2 pick in the NFL draft, a pick owned by the Cleveland Browns. Latest odds on which pick Travis Hunter will be selected, updated on April 23. Odds are subject to change.

Predicting the Heisman Trophy before the start of the college football season is not an easy task. How the growing number of transfers will slot in with their new teams, even high-profile draft prospects, is unpredictable. Players who haven’t played major roles yet and are mostly unknowns to casual fans will break through to become contenders. Last year’s Heisman finalists were a fitting example of the unpredictable nature of the award. Travis Hunter won as a two-way player, a true unicorn. He was a high-profile recruit, transferred to Colorado to follow coach Deion Sanders and starred in 2023, but he was a long shot (+3500, or a less than 3 percent implied probability) to win...

Runner-up Ashton Jeanty was known by NFL Draft heads, but was not viewed as a Heisman contender before the season, with even longer odds at +5000 (less than 2 percent). Dillon Gabriel, another transfer, was third in the voting and one of the preseason co-favorites at +800 (11.11 percent). Meanwhile, Cam Ward had incredibly long odds to start, at +20000 (0.5 percent). That’s all to say, preseason odds for the Heisman Trophy are better for banter and message board fodder than they are for forecasting. Texas’ Arch Manning is the favorite entering the 2025 season with +600 odds on BetMGM. While the talented quarterback with a famous last name is top of the odds board, +600 odds are long for someone considered a favorite (compared to favorites in other sports) and imply Manning wins...

Favorites have not had a history of winning the award in recent decades. It’s been at least 20 years since a preseason favorite won. Finding preseason odds for the Heisman Trophy gets tougher the further you go back, but either Matt Leinart in 2004 or Eric Crouch in 2001 were the last preseason favorites to win, depending on...

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