You ever heard a man shut down rumors so smooth it felt like a mic drop? Well, Travis Hunter just did that. The Colorado unicorn hopped on his podcast and checked the noise—no, he ain’t just entering the NFL and Combine just as a DB. And he ain’t about to one GM put limits on his game. For months, folks debated whether Hunter should be a cornerback or a receiver in the league. The Browns’ GM Andrew Berry? He’s got him pegged as a WR, saying Cleveland would take him as a wideout with the second pick. But Hunter? He ain’t feeling that. So, on February 26th, he set the record straight on The Travis Hunter Show.

“Travis Hunter is going to the combine primarily as a DB. Did you put that out there?” Boog asked while fishing for the truth. Hunter kept it cool: “Nah, that didn’t come from nothing, ‘cause people don’t—if they actually look at the list, I’m on receiver and I’m on DB. But I let people talk. They just—F, you know—let them go with what they think.” The people on the internet and scouts labeled Travis Hunter shall enter the Combine as a DB.

However, Travis wasn’t having it at all. He shut down that rumor like he shuts down WR1 on Saturdays. “But if they actually look at the list, I’m on there for receiver, and I’m also on there for DB.” And then ended with that classic “I’m not gonna fight with the internet.” Translation: stop talking, start reading.

And if anyone’s still doubting if he can play both ways, Hunter had his receipts locked and loaded. When asked about the play that defines him, he didn’t hesitate to throw indirect shades at Brown’s GM, Andrew Berry, and like-minded GMs and scouts who labeled him as WR rather than unicorn. “Definitely the Baylor tackle, it shows that, hey, I can make every play on the football field. It’s a couple plays, in the Baylor game where I had to—you know, I was forced to tackle—but I made every play on the football field that game. I was able to catch over people, catch in traffic, you know, shut down who I needed to shut down, force a fumble on the defensive side of the ball, take the ball away. So I was able to just show them the whole thing in that game.” 

Let’s talk about that Baylor game. The one where Hunter reminded everyone he’s different. Week 4, Colorado vs. Baylor, game on the line in overtime. The Buffs were up 38-31, but Baylor had the ball at the one-yard line, about to punch it in. Enter Travis Hunter. Dominic Richardson, Baylor’s RB, saw daylight—thought he was about to tie it up. Then boom. Hunter came flying in like a heat-seeking missile, dropped him at the one, and forced the fumble. Game over. Buffs win. And just like that, Hunter turned a potential L into a dub.

That wasn’t even his only highlight of the game. Seven receptions, 130 yards, plus three tackles? Yeah, that’s the kind of stat line that makes GMs rethink their whole draft board. You wanna tell this dude he can’t do both? Good luck with that. Hunter didn’t just talk about it; he showed it. Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year while leading the conference in receptions and TDs? 96 catches, 1,258 yards, 15 tuddies, 11 passes defensed, four picks, and played 82.9% of defensive snaps and 86.8% of offensive snaps? Numbers don’t lie.

Titans give Travis Hunter the green light to ball out both ways in the NFL

While Cleveland’s front office wants to slap a WR-only tag on him, the Tennessee Titans are looking at Hunter as a once-in-a-generation talent. Coach Brian Callahan, who just so happens to hold the No. 1 pick, isn’t putting any labels on him. “That’s very realistic,” Callahan said when asked about Hunter playing both ways. “He’s a unique player. There’s not a whole lot of other players you could compare (to) what he’s done.”

Translation? Titans ain’t scared to let him be him. Callahan even hinted that Hunter might start at corner, but he’s not closing the door on offense either. And let’s be real—if anyone’s gonna give him the shot to go full Deion Sanders 2.0, it’s Tennessee. Titans GM Mike Borgonzi is feeling it, too. “I think he could,” he said when asked if Hunter could keep up the two-way madness. “You’ve seen it.” And they need him.

The Titans’ secondary was bottom-tier last season—11 interceptions, ranked 27th in EPA per dropback. A playmaker like Hunter? That’s a whole defensive facelift. Look, the league ain’t seen someone like him since Prime Time himself, and even Deion only dabbled in offense. Hunter? He’s making both sides of the ball look like home.

The Browns low-key might be sold on him as a WR, but Hunter is out to prove he’s the whole damn package. With Tennessee keeping their options open, Cleveland might just regret boxing him in. The question isn’t if Hunter can dominate both positions—it’s who will let him. And whoever does? Yeah, they’re about to get one of the coldest playmakers the league has ever seen.