1. Travis Hunter played college football for the Jackson State Tigers and Colorado Buffaloes, winning the Heisman Trophy with the latter in 2024.
29 Facts About Travis Hunter
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Travis Hunter was selected by the Jaguars second overall in the 2025 NFL draft.
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Travis Hunter was born on May 18,2003, in West Palm Beach, Florida where he was raised until later moving to Atlanta, Georgia near the end of his eighth grade year.
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Travis Hunter earned the MaxPreps Georgia Player of the Year award.
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Travis Hunter broke the Georgia state record in career receiving touchdowns with 48, previously held by Braxton Hicks.
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Travis Hunter played in the 2022 Polynesian Bowl, where he won the offensive MVP honors after recording five receptions for 54 yards.
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Travis Hunter was considered the number one overall ranked recruit by 247Sports and Rivals, as well as number two by ESPN.
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On December 15,2021, Travis Hunter flipped his commitment to the Jackson State Tigers coached by Deion Sanders.
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Travis Hunter became the first five-star recruit to sign with an HBCU or FCS school, with the move being cited among the most surprising signings in college football recruiting history.
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Travis Hunter recorded two receiving touchdowns and two interceptions in the Jackson State spring game, which was the first HBCU spring game to ever be nationally televised.
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Travis Hunter returned in week 7 victory against Campbell where he had four receptions for 24 yards.
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In week 11, Travis Hunter had two receptions for a season high 49 yards and one touchdown against Alcorn State.
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Travis Hunter recorded an interception for the second consecutive week.
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Travis Hunter transferred to the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023, following Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders.
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In week 3, Travis Hunter sustained an injury during Colorado's overtime victory over rival Colorado State, the injury sidelined him for the next three games.
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Travis Hunter returned from injury week 7 against Stanford where he hauled in a season high 13 catches for 140 yards and two touchdowns.
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In week 8, Travis Hunter caught two interceptions against number 23 ranked UCLA.
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In week 9, Travis Hunter had eight catches for 98 yards and a score against number 16 ranked Oregon State.
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In week 11, Travis Hunter had four receptions for 82 yards and one touchdown against Washington State.
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Travis Hunter totaled 1,036 snaps including 437 on offense, 568 on defense and 31 on special teams, averaging 115.1 per game.
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Travis Hunter was named a 2023 Consensus All-American and second-team All-PAC-12.
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Travis Hunter significantly impacted the offense with 10 catches for 110 yards, but he faced criticism for his lack of effort on the Cornhuskers' first score of the game.
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Travis Hunter was the Colorado Buffaloes second-ever Heisman winner, the first being Rashaan Salaam in 1994.
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Travis Hunter was only the second-ever defensive player to win the award, following Charles Woodson in 1997.
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Travis Hunter was selected second overall in the 2025 NFL draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars in a trade involving the Cleveland Browns.
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Travis Hunter went on to play semipro football in the Florida Football Alliance and the Southern States Football League, winning the latter's Offensive Rookie of the Year award in 2007.
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Travis Hunter was one of the cover athletes for EA Sports College Football 25 along with Donovan Edwards and Quinn Ewers.
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Travis Hunter is engaged to his high school sweetheart, Leanna Lenee, and is planning a wedding for May 2025.
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Travis Hunter has a Twitch channel and a YouTube channel with Leanna.