Deion Sanders has the perfect answer for Travis Hunter's NFL future

Travis Hunter is the type of player that gets the NFL scouts drooling. You don't see a two-way player scoring consistently over 100 yards with seven or more receptions in four consecutive games of the season every day.

To give credit where it's due, a huge thanks goes to Deion Sanders too for believing in his two-way skills, and even forging them to an extent.

Precisely why Sanders's opinion holds the most value (be it from the head coach's point of view or a mentor's point of view -- when it comes to the hot "Which side will Travis Hunter play in the NFL?" debate.

"He plays both. The thing about Travis is, if he plays cornerback and he's being dominant out there and you sit up there and you can't move the ball at the next level, you’re going to say, ‘Well my best receiver is on the sideline. C’mon.’ So that’s going to be a coaching call," Sanders said when asked about Hunter playing on both sides of the ball in the Big Noon Kickoff.

Regardless, Coach Prime was clear about one thing he expected from Hunter: to not sit on the sidelines.

"Travis is a football player, and you can’t have a football player on the sidelines," he said. "That’s one kid that we know exactly what we’re going to get at practice as well as in the game."

Deion Sanders adds more substance to his 'Travis Hunter will go pro' statement

Additionally, Coach Prime mentioned how Hunter would be all the rage once he goes pro.

"The pro game is much slower,” Sanders highlighted from his experience.

“Everybody goes to the huddle. It’s no tempo. You don’t hit anybody in practice. You barely hit in the game, they’re laying receivers down. So the pro game is much more suited for Travis doing what he’s doing now.”

While that is something any NFL scout would bet for on draft day, the ever-precarious question of Hunter playing both ways will continue to vex them. If any NFL team can start planning around getting the coaching talent for Hunter's two-way skills from now on, they'll hit the biggest jackpot of the 2025 NFL draft.