“The only thing I got is trophies.” That was Travis Hunter’s parting shot as he stood in the middle of the Colorado Buffs’ facility—calm, self-assured, and for one last time. It wasn’t just a flex. It was a statement of legacy, sealed in gold and grit. After electrifying college football with his two-way dominance, Hunter, now the Jacksonville Jaguars’ No. 2 overall pick, returned to the place that helped define his journey: Boulder. And when he walked back into his father-like coach Deion Sanders a.k.a. Coach Prime’s office, the emotion hit like altitude air in the lungs of a first-timer.
From stealing Coach Prime’s shoes gifted by LeBron James to going out fishing with him, Hunter’s unannounced visit to the Colorado Buffaloes’ facility wasn’t about media optics or nostalgia for nostalgia’s sake. It was personal. The cameras from Well Off Media may have captured it, but what unfolded between Travis Hunter and Deion Sanders was raw, unfiltered family energy. The former five-star recruit, who followed Coach Prime from Jackson State to Colorado, didn’t just come back to shake hands and smile for photos. He came back to ground himself—to reconnect with the man who pushed him, believed in him, and challenged him to turn generational potential into prime-time production.
The moment Coach Prime saw Hunter walk in, his reaction was pure Deion: shocked, then elated, then cracking jokes. “I can come down there and get some good fishing. Really good fishing,” Sanders said with that signature grin, already imagining Florida getaways. But Hunter wasn’t letting his mentor have all the punchlines. “I already jumped in and caught a six-pounder,” he clapped back, matching wits with the Hall-of-Famer as only someone in his inner circle can. It was a full-circle reunion—mentor and protégé, standing at the crossroads of departure and legacy.
But it wasn’t all laughs and banter. Beneath the warmth, there was weight. Hunter is in transition mode—packing his life into boxes, leaving the thin air of Boulder for the humidity and heat of Jacksonville. Yet even there, his attention to detail surfaced. “That’s why I put a whole AirTag in every box,” he told Sanders, speaking with the calm confidence on how to handle change. “I ain’t got nothing that can break. The only thing I got is trophies.” It wasn’t just memorable. It was defining. That’s Travis Hunter in a sentence.
Travis Hunter on moving his stuff from Colorado to Jacksonville :
“The only thing I got is Trophies”
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— We Coming (@SkoBuffsGoBuffs) May 3, 2025
For those who saw him rip down passes on defense, then turn around and torch cornerbacks on offense, that goodbye felt like the end of an era. But Hunter wasn’t just saying farewell—he was handing the baton to whoever’s next. Folsom Field won’t forget No. 12 anytime soon. And neither will Coach Prime, whose eyes quietly said what his jokes didn’t: This one’s gonna be hard to replace. Meanwhile, the buzz in Jacksonville isn’t just about how Hunter fits into the scheme—it’s about where he fits.
A Jaguars legend has already stepped in to cool the debate, clarifying that whether Hunter locks down the perimeter as a shutdown corner or lights up defenses as a wideout, the team didn’t “misuse” their pick—they made a bet on a unicorn.
Fred Taylor on Travis Hunter: ‘He’s still so raw’
Former Jaguars legend Fred Taylor has seen his fair share of freak athletes, and when it comes to Buffs star Travis Hunter, he’s all in. In a recent interview with 1010XL, Taylor made it clear—Hunter is the real deal, no matter where you line him up on the field. He can cook the other teams as a cornerback and wide receiver alike.
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“But when you look at his ball skills, you know, you look at his technicals, like, just his techniques, he’s still so raw,” Taylor said. “I mean, he’s had great coaching by one of the best ever, and Deion was so raw. He was just pure athlete. This is what we’re getting in Travis.”
Taylor sees the same untapped potential in Hunter that the NFL saw in Deion “Prime Time” Sanders. The kicker? Hunter isn’t just raw talent—he’s got the motor to back it up. “That stamina and endurance to be able to play the amount of plays he plays, and not just right one week or two weeks. He did it every single week, the entire season,” Taylor pointed out. “And he proved to everybody, this is what I want to do. This is what I’m gonna do. Now the NFL game is much different. Don’t get me wrong, but he’s in great shape.”
So, CB or WR? Fred Taylor isn’t stressing about the title—he’s just ready to watch a generational athlete grow.
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