Travis Hunter

#12 · WR · Jr. · Colorado6′1″ · 185 lb · Suwanee, GA · Collins Hill

Travis Hunter: WR · Colorado · #12.

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Travis Hunter

WR · Colorado · Jr · #12

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Arrived at Colorado from Jackson State. Named All-America (Consensus) two seasons running, most recently in 2024. One game to point at: 153 receiving yards and 9 receptions against Cincinnati — Week 9, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Colorado in the news

Three-star LB decommits from ColoradoBuffaloes Wire Oct 27
Sanders denies bribery accusationBroBible Oct 27
Former Colorado player calls out Deion SandersYahoo Sports Oct 20
ESPN host feuds with Deion SandersYahoo Sports Oct 15

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Colorado	96	1,258	13.1	15	58
2023	Colorado	57	721	12.6	5	47
Career		153	1,979	12.9	20	58

Season	Team
2024	Colorado	2	5
2023	Colorado	--	--
Career		2	5

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 31-26vs North Dakota State	7	132	18.9	3	41	3 TD catches
Wk 2	L 10-28@ Nebraska	10	110	11.0	0	28
Wk 3	W 28-9@ Colorado State	13	100	7.7	2	21	2 TD catches
Wk 4	W 38-31vs Baylor	7	130	18.6	0	46	130-yard receiving day
Wk 5	W 48-21@ UCF	9	89	9.9	1	29
Wk 7	L 28-31vs No. 18 Kansas State	3	26	8.7	0	14
Wk 8	W 34-7@ Arizona	2	17	8.5	0	14
Wk 9	W 34-23vs Cincinnati	9	153	17.0	2	34	Season-high 153 yds
Wk 11	W 41-27@ Texas Tech	9	99	11.0	1	24
Wk 12	W 49-24vs Utah	5	55	11.0	0	28
Wk 13	L 21-37vs Kansas	8	125	15.6	2	51	2 TD catches
Wk 14	W 52-0vs Oklahoma State	10	116	11.6	3	31	3 TD catches
Bowl	L 14-36vs No. 17 BYU	4	106	26.5	1	58
Total		96	1258	13.1	15	58

Signature game

Week 1 · 2024

W 31-26

vs North Dakota State

7 rec · 132 yds · 3 TD

A close one, won by 5 at home.

With S. Sanders — 445 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 81.8 · 17 rush yds (6 car) · J. Horn Jr. — 7 rec · 198 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · BYU · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +4.83Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Travis Hunter for 43 yds for a TD (Alejandro Mata KICK)
Week 13 · Kansas · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +4.76Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Travis Hunter for 51 yds for a TD (Alejandro Mata KICK)
Week 1 · BYU · 3rd and 12 · Q2 · EPA +4.58Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Travis Hunter for 58 yds to the BYU 14 for a
Week 14 · Oklahoma State · 3rd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +3.86Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Travis Hunter for 31 yds to the OKST 37 for a
Week 11 · Texas Tech · 2nd and 19 · Q3 · EPA +3.74Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Travis Hunter for 24 yds for a TD (Alejandro Mata KICK)
Week 9 · Cincinnati · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.60Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Travis Hunter for 34 yds for a TD (Alejandro Mata KICK)

4 more plays

Week 4 · Baylor · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.45Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Travis Hunter for 46 yds to the BAY 34 for a
Week 13 · Kansas · 2nd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +3.26Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Travis Hunter for 26 yds for a TD (Alejandro Mata KICK)
Week 1 · North Dakota State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.24Sanders to Hunter: a 41-yard touchdown pass.
Week 4 · Baylor · 3rd and 15 · Q3 · EPA +3.24Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Travis Hunter for 31 yds to the BAY 8 for a

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Deion Sanders, all pass-leaning offenses — 13-12 over that span.

2023Colorado4-8HC: Deion Sanders · Pass-leaning

2024Colorado9-4HC: Deion Sanders · Pass-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 94 (#2 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

94All-America level #2 of 466 · 2024?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: receptions (100th percentile). Strength: rec tds (100th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#134 / 610 · 78th pct

21.1%

TD rate#146 / 610 · 76th pct

9.5%

Yards / catch#235 / 610 · 62nd pct

12.8

EPA / target#254 / 610 · 58th pct

0.94

Catch rate#290 / 610 · 53rd pct

90.5%

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#2 / 541 · 100th pct

Rec TDs#2 / 541 · 100th pct

Rec yards#4 / 541 · 99th pct

1258

Rush TDs#22 / 299 · 87th pct

Long catch#169 / 541 · 68th pct

Yards / catch#266 / 541 · 50th pct

13.1

Rush yards#201 / 299 · 32nd pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

83rd → 58th percentile

Explosive rate

61st → 78th percentile

Catch rate

61st → 53rd percentile

TD rate

64th → 76th percentile

Yards / catch

57th → 62nd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	6.8	102	14.3	1.3
Road5g	8.6	83.0	9.6	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	7.6	99.0	14.5	1.0
Weeks 8+6g	7.2	94.2	12.5	1.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Deion Sanders

Pass share

59.2%

481 pass / 331 run

Plays / game

62.5

13 games

Team sack rate

8.2%

523 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Heisman Trophy winner

The trophy is in the case.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

94 · #2 of 466 WRs · 2024

Former five-star. Now #2 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2024

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA—

WCFF1st

SN1st

SI1st

Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.

Travis Hunter

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Style of play

Fans

Colorado in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Heisman Trophy winner

Two seasons at Colorado, drafted

Moves

2022

2023 9 games

2024 13 games

2025

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