By Zac Jackson, James Boyd and Cale Clinton

The teams with the top two picks in the 2025 NFL Draft have very different thoughts on the top prospect in the class.

Colorado wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter is a unique NFL player thanks to his two-way ability. While players testing both offensive and defensive positions in college is nothing new, none have played with Hunter’s volume or prowess. In 2024, Hunter played 714 of 823 (86.8 percent) of Colorado’s offensive snaps and 748 of 902 (82.9%) defensive snaps. The 21-year-old totaled 96 catches for 1,258 yards and 15 TDs as a receiver, leading the Big 12 in receptions and receiving touchdowns while adding 11 passes defensed and four interceptions on defense en route to winning the 2024 Heisman Trophy.

That true dual-threat ability has led to one of the most interesting questions of the 2025 combine cycle: Can Hunter play both ways at the professional level? If not, where is he most likely to play? Already, the decision-makers at the top of the draft disagree about how they would prioritize his development.

Tennessee Titans coach Brian Callahan, whose team currently possesses the No. 1 overall pick, emphasized that Hunter has the potential to be a two-way star in the NFL.

“That’s very realistic,” Callahan said Tuesday. “He’s a unique player. There’s not a whole lot of other players you could compare (to) what he’s done. There’s not many guys that have played that many snaps on both sides of the ball. You watch his tape, and you see his ability to play both (wide receiver and cornerback) at a very high level.”

That being said, Callahan leans toward making Hunter a cornerback.

“He probably starts at corner, and then you find ways to inject him into the offense as he gets more comfortable,” Callahan said. “But I think corner is probably his starting point, in my opinion. You might get varying opinions on that, but then I think he has a real role as a receiver.”

Hunter could certainly help out a Titans secondary that finished the season with 11 interceptions in 2024 (t-12th fewest) and finished 27th in EPA per dropback, according to RBSDM.

Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry agreed with Callahan that Hunter could start both ways, but disagreed on where the star should focus initially, saying that he leaned toward selecting him as a wide receiver with the No. 2 overall pick.

“The answer is yes,” Berry said during his combine media availability. “He can play both and that’s what makes him special. We see him as a receiver primarily first, but again what makes him a bit of a unicorn is the fact he can do both at a high level.

“It’s six of one, half dozen of the other. I do think there’s an element where his superpower is his ball skills. And (at receiver) you’re in position where he can have the ball in his hands, say, 100 times a year vs. 30. We will let our coaches and scouts fight it out and see where he is on the board, but any team would be happy to have him.”

Could Cleveland draft the best player available at No. 2?

The Browns have many needs, and neither wide receiver nor cornerback are atop the list. But if the Browns view Hunter as a rare prospect and decide to take a longer-term view of things with their decisions in the next few weeks, he’s a real candidate to be the No. 2 pick.

Myles Garrett or no Myles Garrett, the Browns seem more likely to draft a quarterback or edge rusher Abdul Carter. It’s been a decade since the Browns had the kind of explosive punt returner Hunter would be, but that’s unlikely to sway the decision at No. 2. — Zac Jackson, Browns beat writer

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