Video: Travis Hunter Responds to Travis Kelce About Playing WR and CB in NFL

Colorado star Travis Hunter agreed with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce in that he needs to prove his two-way bona fides in the NFL.

Kelce said earlier this month he believes Hunter can juggle offensive and defensive roles at the next level, though he pointed to the challenge that will pose.

On the newest episode of The Travis Hunter Show, the Heisman Trophy winner acknowledged the onus is on him to show he can succeed when playing both ways.

"Like he said, I have to prove that I can do it," Hunter said. "That's my main thing. I'm going to prove that I'm gonna do it and I can do it. He's not telling no lie. I just can't go to the league and they just, 'Oh, here you go, Trav, you could do all this,' and I don't go out and show up how I'm supposed to show up."

The Buffs standout has maintained a desire to split reps at corner and wideout, despite the absence of a parallel in modern history. The select few who qualify for the distinction either only nominally played two positions or didn't extend the experiment for more than a year or two.

With Hunter, there's no question he has the skills to be an impactful defensive back or pass-catcher in the NFL. In two years at Colorado, he had 1,979 receiving yards and 20 touchdown grabs along with 47 tackles and seven interceptions. He's the No. 1 overall player on Bleacher Report's 2025 big board.

The skepticism stems almost entirely from whether Hunter could hold up physically if he's trying to duplicate his college workload.

As a junior in 2024, Hunter logged 1,483 snaps between offense, defense and special teams. By comparison, Cincinnati Bengals wideout Ja'Marr Chase and Detroit Lions safety Kerby Joseph played 1,054 and 1,085 snaps respectively. They were singled out because Chase led the NFL in every major receiving category and Joseph had the most interceptions (nine).

Maybe Hunter is simply that special and shifts the paradigm for what people conceive of two-way players in the NFL. As he said, though, he'll first have to earn the opportunity.