*Note: This report only covers Travis Hunter as a wide receiver. There is a separate cornerback scouting report for Hunter.
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2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Travis Hunter
Travis Hunter (WR – Colorado)
6-foot-1 | 185 Pounds
Background
Travis Hunter was a consensus five-star recruit who was considered by many to be the best in his class. Ended up committing to Jackson State to play under Deion Sanders, catching 18-188-4 (10.4) over eight starts, missing five games due to an undisclosed injury. Followed Sanders to Colorado, where he posted 57-721-5 (12.6) as a receiver in 2023 (missing three games with a lacerated liver) before winning the Heisman Trophy and the Fred Biletnikoff Award this past season with a 92-1,152-14 (12.5) line.
Positives
Took major strides forward each year, culminating in being named college football’s top receiver this past season. Typically plays on the outside, but will take some snaps from the slot as well. Runs routes to all three levels of the field: Screens, hitches, curls, out routes, back-shoulders, fades, deep overs, posts, go-balls, etc. Has very quick feet to release at the line of scrimmage and does an excellent job of using tempo changes throughout his routes to create separation.
Hunter sinks his hips into stems and doesn’t lose much speed into and out of his breaks. Good awareness to settle into soft spots against zone coverage. His ball skills are fantastic; makes very good adjustments to the ball and routinely comes down with throws away from his frame. Will sell out to make a catch. Very good at tracking over his shoulder. Has excellent awareness, body control and flexibility when working near the sideline. Works back to the ball to keep the defender out of the picture.
Shows excellent concentration to come down with difficult contested catches. Dangerous run-after-catch skills, with elite burst and elusiveness, impressive vision and creativity and the speed to hit home runs when he finds a crease. The team manufactured him some touches on jet sweeps and screens to get the ball in his hands. Uses his determination and flexibility to wiggle out of some tackle attempts.
Negatives
Hunter’s frame is on the thin side. Lines up on the right very often, so it would be nice to see more of his footwork from the other side of the field. Can have some trouble dealing with physical opponents because of his relatively average functional strength. Contact balance when getting bumped isn’t the best. Gets pinned to the sidelines a little bit when running fades.
Would like to see a bit more nuance to Hunter’s deep routes. Forced to make more contested catches against man coverage than anticipated. A lot of his production came on short routes underneath zone coverage. Not a very powerful runner and typically doesn’t survive much contact as a runner. Was banged up in both 2022 and 2023, which could create some durability concerns.
Summary
One of the most athletic receivers you’re likely to see, with an excellent combination of speed, quickness, burst, flexibility, body control and ball skills. Releases well at the line and knows how to use tempo to create separation. Looks fast through the stems, with dangerous playmaking skills after the catch as well.
Setting aside Hunter’s status as an elite cornerback prospect, as a pure receiver, he’d be one of the top overall prospects in the draft, if not the best. Could be the first overall pick. It’s inconceivable he slips out of the first three or four selections.
Projection: Round 1
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A very big, smooth, savvy receiver with an incredible catch radius and a graceful game, McMillan established himself as one of the best wide receivers in college football over the past two seasons. May never be the fastest or most explosive wide receiver, but has a great understanding of how to use tempo, nuance and technique to create separation.
Is capable of coming down with contested catches even in tight coverage, with rare size that makes him a mismatch for most cornerbacks. May not have quite the same strength and physicality as Mike Evans did coming out, but is a similar prospect and should go similarly high in the first round, likely within the first five or 10 picks.
Projection: Round 1
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A dynamic player with the ball in his hands, Burden’s combination of speed, quickness, vision, balance and physicality led the Tigers to scheme up ways to get him the ball, whether on underneath throws, sweeps, screens or otherwise. He also offers some impressive traits as a receiver, with good stop-start quickness to create separation, impressive tracking and body control and a strong pair of hands.
As it currently stands, he doesn’t have a ton of recent experience playing outside and will need to continue diversifying his route tree and polishing his route-running technique, but that doesn’t look like it will stop him from being a first-round pick.
Projection: Round 1
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Another highly-polished Buckeyes receiver prospect, Egbuka’s excellent combination of acceleration, quickness, route-running savvy, hands and toughness should make him a highly reliable pro receiver.
Likely would have been a first-round pick last year had he stayed healthy. Coming back to put together the season he did gives him a very good chance of going there this year if everything checks out medically during the pre-draft process. A nice reliable, pro-ready big slot option.
Projection: Round 1
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More 2025 NFL Draft Scouting Reports for Wide Receivers
- Travis Hunter (Colorado)
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- Isaiah Bond (Texas)
- Tre Harris III (Mississippi)
- Matthew Golden (Texas)
- Xavier Restrepo (Miami)
- Tez Johnson (Oregon)
- Tai Felton (Maryland)
- Savion Williams (TCU)
- Pat Bryant (Illinois)
- Kaden Prather (Maryland)
- Jayden Higgins (Iowa State)
- Jalen Royals (Utah State)
- Jack Bech (TCU)
- Tory Horton (Colorado State)
- Ricky White III (UNLV)
- Jaylin Noel (Iowa State)
- JaCorey Brooks (Louisville)
- Kobe Hudson (Central Florida)
- LaJohntay Wester (Colorado)
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