Travis Hunter Reveals His One Major Request to Roger Goodell Ahead of NFL Draft

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Cole Sullivan | Last updated Apr 8, 2025 4:41 PM ET

Travis Hunter just capped off one of the most impressive collegiate careers we've seen in a long time, and now he is set to be selected in the NFL draft, which is scheduled for April 24.

He’s expected to be off the board quickly, with projections suggesting he could land within the first five picks, potentially at No. 2 to the Cleveland Browns, where growing buzz between the two sides is taking place.

However, before the big day, Hunter revealed one major request to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who will call his name at the podium on draft night in Green Bay.

Hunter asked that Goodell announce both wide receiver and cornerback when stating his position, which would certainly be an uncommon occurrence.

"He better say wide receiver and DB,” Hunter said. “I need him to say wide receiver and DB.”

Hunter was a unique player in college, playing over 700 snaps on both offense and defense, and excelling at both positions. He appeared in over 90% of Colorado's total team snaps and managed to make it work.

He remains adamant that he can play both positions at the NFL level, despite many believing it's not feasible due to the workload and the physical toll it could take on his body.

That said, his former head coach, Deion Sanders, has never wavered in his support that Hunter should be playing both ways in the NFL.

"You would be an idiot to sit out there with your defense on the field and your corners getting killed, and he's on the sideline by you. What do you think those fans are going to do? Boo," Sanders said. "You're already going to be bad because you drafted him early because you're already bad. Let's get that straight, you're already a bad team. What you think those fans going to do when he's sitting over in the corner are getting bombed?"

"He's going to make your quarterback better, he's going to make your [offensive] coordinator better," Sanders added of Hunter. "He's going to make your whole defense better because a quarterback will look and second guess that throw and say 'I am really going to try this [throwing at Hunter]? I may have success, but if I don't, he's gone with it [an interception].' That's who this guy is

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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