Travis Hunter underlined his desire to play both the broad receiver and the cornerback in the NFL, and it seems that the New York giants are ready to make this wish a reality if the winner of the Heisman trophy fell to them in n ° 3 in the draft of the NFL next week.
Speaking at his annual press conference on pre-project on Wednesday, the director general of New York, Joe Schoen, said that the Giants “would not be afraid” to align Hunter on both sides of the ball.
Schoen said that “I would not doubt the child. He is this type of athlete. He had this type of production, the number of shots he plays in a game, does not stop, goes, gets a glass of water and goes up on the field.
“So he has this type of athletics, he has a good state of mind, he is a big child. So, I would not doubt him.”
While the leaders of the NFL said that Hunter could become a pro Bowl player in one or the other, Hunter made the headlines earlier in the week he said that he would never play football again if a team told him that he could not play both the broad receiver and the cornerback.
“Because I have done it all my life,” said Hunter at CBS Sports, “and I love being on the football field. I feel like I can dominate on each side of the ball, so I really like to do it.”
Of course, a large part of the concern about Hunter’s game in both directions stems from the higher workload. With the Colorado buffaloes last year, Hunter played in more than 84% of the team’s shots. For the prospect, according to ESPN, the Dane Jackson corner half played 48% of the total shots of the Carolina Panthers last season which was most in the NFL.
“We look at the workloads and the footage every day,” said Schoen, “and then what we should be settled is the mental part, because the offensive is very difficult to learn, then defense on a weekly basis, it is no longer the university where,” hey, we are going to play coverage 3 against Nobraka.
“There are many more week-type stuff that our coaches do. So how much can you mentally manage where you can go there and execute and they can trust you to do your job.”
If Hunter is even available at No. 3, it remains to be seen. Many experts believe that it is an essential option for Cleveland’s Browns at No. 2 after Tennessee is presumed to select the quarter-Arrière Cam Ward with the first overall choice. In addition, New York will also have to decide if Hunter is the best choice of a quarter-tree available. Schoen, however, said the giants “do not think it is compulsory” to select a QB at No. 3 after adding Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston to the list alongside Tommy Devito.
– field level media