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I don't think it's real complicated myself.
Sucks for us FF nerds. No way I take him in the 1st round of a rookie draft now (non IDP of course)
IDP makes this interesting imo. There’s still no way I’d take a corner in the first but early 2nd starts to get interesting if you think he’ll get 5-10 snaps a game as receiver.
Let's use Surtain as an example. In one of my IDP leagues, Surtain averaged 9.3 PPG. The top CB averaged 15.9. To even match the top CB, Surtain would have had to average 3 receptions and 35 yards a game as a WR. Looking at this, Hunter would probably have to play about half of the offensive snaps to even approach the top IDP CBs. He would have to play both full time to really make a difference in fantasy. Not worth the risk to me.
Right. Assuming Hunter is basically the best corner in the league. He probably won’t be at surtain’s level immediately.
NFL on ESPN
"He can be an All-Pro as a corner and pretty damn quickly."
@MinaKimes explains how Travis Hunter's football IQ will elevate him as a cornerback rather than a wide receiver in the NFL
The message coming out of NE is they are going to build in the trenches this offseason on both sides of the ball and then work their way out. Who knows if they actually think that. I know they answered some media questions this week and suggested they will fix most of their holes through free agency and focus on best player available in the draft. If they really plan on concentrating on the OL and DL, I don't see there being enough solid players available through free agency that they will be able to sign to shore up those position groups. That could end up leaving them taking line help on either side of the ball at 4. They also pointed out that their view of Hunter is him having a day job and a side gig (although they did not specify what they considered his primary role would be . . .although it's thought that NE sees him as a CB). Theoretically, if the top 4 picks are the 2 QB, Hunter, and Carter, they might take whichever defender is there at 4. I've seen other mocks where they just slot NE with whichever OT they feel is best. I don't think at this point NE has mapped out what they want yet.
ESPN College Football
“[The Patriots] consider Travis Hunter the No. 1 corner and the No. 1 wide receiver in this draft.”
—@BostonConnr on New England's potential interest in Travis Hunter(via The @PatMcAfeeShow)
I could see the Giants drafting him and giving him a few WR snaps a game on plays designed for him
I know nothing about anything but this is my take.
sounds pretty intelligent to me
sounds pretty intelligent to me
There is a lot of noise coming from teams that he's one of the top receivers in the draft on their boards and that they're considering him at WR. These teams are now paying 41 million dollars for the best receiver there is. That's good QB money. The value is in making Hunter a receiver. Follow the value and follow the money. If a well-run team selects him, then it behooves them to make him a receiver. You can bet dollars to donuts that New England, spurned at the table by WRs even when they back up the Brinks truck, is going to make him a WR. They can't attract anybody else!
Derek Stingley just signed for 3 years at 30 million dollars, terms not exactly known right now. That's quite the disparity from highest-paid corner to highest-paid WR. And the next highest-paid CB makes 25 million dollars. So you've got WR2s like Tee Higgins making around or more than what the second highest-paid corner in the league makes.
Hunter is a potentially excellent receiver but is going to need to work at it. Teams are going to have to stick by him as he goes through becoming something other than an athletic specimen. Does he have the hands and desire? We will see. But whoever drafts him is probably looking at using him as a WR if they're well-run. If the Giants draft him, you can best believe he'll be a cornerback and play receiver part-time. But the other clubs? Tennessee, Cleveland, New York, New England? Well, I can see Cleveland making him a CB because they're stuck with their heads in the sand, too. I can't see TN drafting him at 1 and doing the same. (Maybe they trade down and let a QB-needy team select Ward?)
So much in flux. So much in play. I think it depends on the noise of the team signing him. I'll bet if he goes to NE, they make him a WR. I don't think he falls that far, though. So interesting.
I am on board here. The parts to includesounds pretty intelligent to me
There is a lot of noise coming from teams that he's one of the top receivers in the draft on their boards and that they're considering him at WR. These teams are now paying 41 million dollars for the best receiver there is. That's good QB money. The value is in making Hunter a receiver. Follow the value and follow the money. If a well-run team selects him, then it behooves them to make him a receiver. You can bet dollars to donuts that New England, spurned at the table by WRs even when they back up the Brinks truck, is going to make him a WR. They can't attract anybody else!
Derek Stingley just signed for 3 years at 30 million dollars, terms not exactly known right now. That's quite the disparity from highest-paid corner to highest-paid WR. And the next highest-paid CB makes 25 million dollars. So you've got WR2s like Tee Higgins making around or more than what the second highest-paid corner in the league makes.
Hunter is a potentially excellent receiver but is going to need to work at it. Teams are going to have to stick by him as he goes through becoming something other than an athletic specimen. Does he have the hands and desire? We will see. But whoever drafts him is probably looking at using him as a WR if they're well-run. If the Giants draft him, you can best believe he'll be a cornerback and play receiver part-time. But the other clubs? Tennessee, Cleveland, New York, New England? Well, I can see Cleveland making him a CB because they're stuck with their heads in the sand, too. I can't see TN drafting him at 1 and doing the same. (Maybe they trade down and let a QB-needy team select Ward?)
So much in flux. So much in play. I think it depends on the noise of the team signing him. I'll bet if he goes to NE, they make him a WR. I don't think he falls that far, though. So interesting.
sounds pretty intelligent to me
There is a lot of noise coming from teams that he's one of the top receivers in the draft on their boards and that they're considering him at WR. These teams are now paying 41 million dollars for the best receiver there is. That's good QB money. The value is in making Hunter a receiver. Follow the value and follow the money. If a well-run team selects him, then it behooves them to make him a receiver. You can bet dollars to donuts that New England, spurned at the table by WRs even when they back up the Brinks truck, is going to make him a WR. They can't attract anybody else!
Derek Stingley just signed for 3 years at 30 million dollars, terms not exactly known right now. That's quite the disparity from highest-paid corner to highest-paid WR. And the next highest-paid CB makes 25 million dollars. So you've got WR2s like Tee Higgins making around or more than what the second highest-paid corner in the league makes.
Hunter is a potentially excellent receiver but is going to need to work at it. Teams are going to have to stick by him as he goes through becoming something other than an athletic specimen. Does he have the hands and desire? We will see. But whoever drafts him is probably looking at using him as a WR if they're well-run. If the Giants draft him, you can best believe he'll be a cornerback and play receiver part-time. But the other clubs? Tennessee, Cleveland, New York, New England? Well, I can see Cleveland making him a CB because they're stuck with their heads in the sand, too. I can't see TN drafting him at 1 and doing the same. (Maybe they trade down and let a QB-needy team select Ward?)
So much in flux. So much in play. I think it depends on the noise of the team signing him. I'll bet if he goes to NE, they make him a WR. I don't think he falls that far, though. So interesting.
Again, I just can't see it... And if I'm wrong, then it screws me both as a thinker, and as someone holding the #3 pick.
He's just SO good at corner... Unbelievable, really... I don't know that he has IT to be a top receiver. A good one? yes. a great one? I dunno...
But hey, I obviously don't think it's impossible, just really unlikely. He was a heck of a college receiver, no doubt. Something about this kid makes me thinks he'd rather be a legend than just chase the biggest bag possible. Because honestly, he's gonna make major bag from the NFL and endorsements regardless.
But we'll see, you're not wrong in your thought process.. But NE is likely where he'd go to die.
Waiting for Hunter to come out and say he want's to be a WR. As you pointed out, WR is a much more lucrative pay scale than CB. Not like Hunter has no part of the decision in this situation.sounds pretty intelligent to me
There is a lot of noise coming from teams that he's one of the top receivers in the draft on their boards and that they're considering him at WR. These teams are now paying 41 million dollars for the best receiver there is. That's good QB money. The value is in making Hunter a receiver. Follow the value and follow the money. If a well-run team selects him, then it behooves them to make him a receiver. You can bet dollars to donuts that New England, spurned at the table by WRs even when they back up the Brinks truck, is going to make him a WR. They can't attract anybody else!
Derek Stingley just signed for 3 years at 30 million dollars, terms not exactly known right now. That's quite the disparity from highest-paid corner to highest-paid WR. And the next highest-paid CB makes 25 million dollars. So you've got WR2s like Tee Higgins making around or more than what the second highest-paid corner in the league makes.
Hunter is a potentially excellent receiver but is going to need to work at it. Teams are going to have to stick by him as he goes through becoming something other than an athletic specimen. Does he have the hands and desire? We will see. But whoever drafts him is probably looking at using him as a WR if they're well-run. If the Giants draft him, you can best believe he'll be a cornerback and play receiver part-time. But the other clubs? Tennessee, Cleveland, New York, New England? Well, I can see Cleveland making him a CB because they're stuck with their heads in the sand, too. I can't see TN drafting him at 1 and doing the same. (Maybe they trade down and let a QB-needy team select Ward?)
So much in flux. So much in play. I think it depends on the noise of the team signing him. I'll bet if he goes to NE, they make him a WR. I don't think he falls that far, though. So interesting.
Waiting for Hunter to come out and say he want's to be a WR. As you pointed out, WR is a much more lucrative pay scale than CB. Not like Hunter has no part of the decision in this situation.sounds pretty intelligent to me
There is a lot of noise coming from teams that he's one of the top receivers in the draft on their boards and that they're considering him at WR. These teams are now paying 41 million dollars for the best receiver there is. That's good QB money. The value is in making Hunter a receiver. Follow the value and follow the money. If a well-run team selects him, then it behooves them to make him a receiver. You can bet dollars to donuts that New England, spurned at the table by WRs even when they back up the Brinks truck, is going to make him a WR. They can't attract anybody else!
Derek Stingley just signed for 3 years at 30 million dollars, terms not exactly known right now. That's quite the disparity from highest-paid corner to highest-paid WR. And the next highest-paid CB makes 25 million dollars. So you've got WR2s like Tee Higgins making around or more than what the second highest-paid corner in the league makes.
Hunter is a potentially excellent receiver but is going to need to work at it. Teams are going to have to stick by him as he goes through becoming something other than an athletic specimen. Does he have the hands and desire? We will see. But whoever drafts him is probably looking at using him as a WR if they're well-run. If the Giants draft him, you can best believe he'll be a cornerback and play receiver part-time. But the other clubs? Tennessee, Cleveland, New York, New England? Well, I can see Cleveland making him a CB because they're stuck with their heads in the sand, too. I can't see TN drafting him at 1 and doing the same. (Maybe they trade down and let a QB-needy team select Ward?)
So much in flux. So much in play. I think it depends on the noise of the team signing him. I'll bet if he goes to NE, they make him a WR. I don't think he falls that far, though. So interesting.
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