Andrew Berry has typically referred to Travis Hunter as a unicorn.
On Thursday, the Browns normal supervisor went one step additional and in contrast the Heisman Trophy winner to reigning Nationwide League MVP and baseball two-way celebrity Shohei Ohtani.
Many predict Tennessee to take Miami QB Cam Ward with the primary total decide, which might put Cleveland in prime place to take Hunter with the second choice.
With many debating whether or not Hunter can be finest used at broad receiver, defensive again or taking part in each offense and protection, Berry stated throughout his pre-draft information convention on Thursday that it does not matter the place he traces up.
“It’s a bit of bit like Ohtani, proper? The place when he’s taking part in one facet, he’s an excellent participant. If he’s a pitcher, if he’s a hitter, he’s an excellent participant. You clearly get a unicorn when you use him each methods,” Berry stated.
Hunter doesn’t get to decide on his staff like Ohtani did when he first arrived as an MLB hopeful earlier than the 2018 season, a course of that assured the Nippon Skilled Baseball star the power to proceed on as a two-way participant, as he is topic to the NFL Draft. Nevertheless, Hunter has made his intentions identified if a staff drafts him and desires him to decide on between both broad receiver or cornerback by saying that he’d by no means play soccer once more had been that to occur, which is its personal leverage.
Together with the Heisman, Hunter received the Biletnikoff Award because the nation’s finest broad receiver and the Bednarik Award as the perfect defensive participant.
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Hunter was on the sector for 1,462 of Colorado’s 1,725 performs from scrimmage final season. He performed 714 snaps on offense (86.8% of the Buffaloes performs) and 748 on protection (82.9%).
No different participant within the Soccer Bowl Subdivision performed in additional than 56% of his staff’s snaps final season.
Hunter was a first-team choice at cornerback and all-purpose on the Related Press All-America staff in addition to second staff at broad receiver.
Berry sees Hunter’s main place as broad receiver, the place he had 96 receptions for 1,258 yards and 15 TD catches final season.
“He has plenty of uncommon qualities, however in all probability the rarest is his capability with the ball, his ball abilities. We’d wish to put him ready that maximize that capability,” Berry stated.
On protection, he had 4 interceptions, 11 cross breakups and a compelled fumble.
Hunter can be the fourth Heisman Trophy winner drafted by the Browns, becoming a member of Charles White, Johnny Manziel and Baker Mayfield.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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