CBS Sports deems Colorado football's Travis Hunter better than Boise State's Ashton Jeanty
CBS Sports' Blake Brockermeyer listed two-way Colorado football star Travis Hunter as the best player in college football at the season's halfway point; one spot ahead of Heisman frontrunner Ashton Jeanty.
Brockermeyer lauded Hunter for being dominant on both sides of the ball and predicted a smooth transition into the NFL whether he plays at receiver or in the secondary at the next level.
"Hunter remains at No. 1 and continues to dominate on both sides of the ball," Brockermeyer prefaced before saying, "He is a difference maker on both offense and defense, a unique talent we've rarely seen. Hunter was injured and missed most of the Kansas State game, which is something to monitor going forward as it deeply affects Colorado's chances to win. He has 49 catches for 587 yards and six touchdowns offensively. Defensively, despite rarely being tested, he has two interceptions and five passes defended. Hunter is expected to make an immediate impact at the next level, regardless of his role."
Travis Hunter not seeing the forest through the trees with Ashton Jeanty comments
Hunter will be seen as a better NFL draft prospect than Jeanty and is already seen as a more impactful player. Yet he still had to downplay the star Boise State running back's season while speaking to Robert Griffin III and his wife on the "Outta Pocket with RGIII" podcast.
In doing so, Hunter is allowing negativity get through to him -- the only way he can be anything but proud of himself is by comparing his performance to Jeanty's, giving credence to the phrase "comparison is the theft of joy" -- and not seeing the forest through the trees.
Jeanty can go on to win the Heisman and become an all-time NFL great. But he didn't commit to Jackson State as the No. 1 overall recruit in his class, he wasn't part of one of college football's greatest stories with the launch of "Prime Time" in Boulder, and he didn't become the best two-way player the sport has ever seen.
Hunter needs to realize he is him, and in his own way, Jeanty is him too. There's plenty of room for two all-time greats in the same season.
And there's room to become the greatest of all time regardless if Hunter wins the Heisman.