Travis Hunter teases future MLB career: 'Be like a Coach Prime'
Colorado two-way star and Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter may follow in the footsteps of Deion Sanders and pursue a career in both the NFL and MLB.
Hunter floated the idea of becoming a multi-sport professional athlete while talking up his skills on a recent episode of "The Travis Hunter Show" podcast.
"If y'all don't know, I can play a lot of sports. But you will never know, 'cause I play football," Hunter said. "But I could play basketball too. I can run track. I could do long jump, high jump, and track. I can do the mile ... the 400. I could play baseball if I felt like it.
"I ain't gonna lie, baseball, making that money. So I might make the transition soon, be like a Coach Prime, Deion Sanders. Go ahead and get my Ms over there, too, while I get my Ms in the NFL. I could go out there and be a good outfielder for you. I can steal bases for you. I can't hit for nothing, but I can learn that. That ain't hard."
Sanders, who coached Hunter at Colorado and Jackson State, played 14 seasons in the NFL and nine years in MLB, winning two Super Bowl titles and making a World Series appearance in 1992.
Hunter is widely projected to be a top-five pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.