Ravens' John Harbaugh questions whether Travis Hunter can be a two-way star in the NFL

Top NFL Draft imaginable Travis Hunter said past week helium would alternatively discontinue shot altogether than beryllium drafted by a squad that's not funny successful utilizing him arsenic the two-way prima helium was astatine Colorado. 

Speaking during a predraft property league Tuesday, 1 caput manager expressed reservations astir having a subordinate connected some sides of the ball. 

Baltimore Ravens caput manager John Harbaugh and wide manager Eric DeCosta spoke to the media up of adjacent week’s draught successful Green Bay erstwhile the taxable of Travis Hunter was raised. 

Baltimore Ravens caput manager John Harbaugh speaks during a quality league astatine the NFL shot scouting harvester successful Indianapolis Feb. 25, 2025.  (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

"If we’re talking astir a feline similar Travis Hunter, we would astir apt privation to enactment him astatine 1 position," DeCosta said, acknowledging the Ravens won't beryllium capable to draught a endowment similar Hunter with the 27th prime successful the draft.

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Harbaugh added that, from a coaching perspective, it would beryllium a hard proposition for immoderate subordinate in the NFL. 

"It’s going to beryllium absorbing to spot however they bash it, wherever helium goes. But to accidental that you’re going to beryllium wholly immersed successful everything that determination is to cognize connected discourtesy and everything determination is to (know on) defense, I don’t cognize if there’s capable hours successful the time for a subordinate to beryllium capable to bash that and to person each item locked down.

"You could surely bash it, I would think, connected 1 broadside of the shot and past person immoderate benignant of a bundle connected the different broadside of the ball, which is my conjecture is however the squad volition bash it, wherever helium goes."

Colorado wide receiver Travis Hunter takes portion successful passing drills during the team's NFL shot pro time April 4, 2025, successful Boulder, Colo.  (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

TRAVIS HUNTER SAYS HE WOULD 'NEVER' PLAY FOOTBALL AGAIN IF AN NFL TEAM ONLY LET HIM PLAY ONE SIDE OF THE BALL

The former Colorado prima said past week that not being capable to play some sides of the shot would beryllium a deal-breaker for him. 

"It's ne'er playing shot again," Hunter told CBS Sports. "Because I've been doing it my full life, and I emotion being connected the shot field. I consciousness similar I could predominate connected each broadside of the ball, truthful I truly bask doing it."

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Last season, Hunter played 713 snaps connected discourtesy and 748 snaps connected defence and was inactive productive contempt the precocious fig of snaps. He had 96 catches for 1,258 yards with 15 touchdowns arsenic a wide receiver and 35 tackles with 4 interceptions, 11 passes defended and 1 forced fumble arsenic a cornerback.

Travis Hunter of the Colorado Buffaloes runs during the archetypal 4th against the Baylor Bears astatine Folsom Field Sept. 21, 2024, successful Boulder, Colo. (Andrew Wevers/Getty Images)

"I presume we’ll beryllium playing against him. So, we’re astir to find retired however that squad does it," Harbaugh said. 

Fox News’ Ryan Canfield contributed to this report. 

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