The NFL Prospect Travis Hunter is expected to play both broad recipient and cornerback in the pros he did in college. But some experts have questioned the validity of a player who is distinguished at both positions at the Pro level.

A player who came close to Hunter’s ambitions in the NFL is his former University of Colorado and Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders. Sanders was almost exclusively known as an elite cornerback during his pro -career, but also played broad recipient at rare times, mostly during Dallas Cowboys’ season 1996.

Now, the former NFL-wide receiver and three-gangs Super Bowl champion Ed McCaffrey believe Hunter should follow a similar plan for Sanders. McAflrey believes that Hunter is more valuable as a cornerback, and does not expect Hunter to play each down on offense and defense in the pros, which Hunter often did in college.

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“Personally … I think right now that he gives greater value in the cornerback position, I don’t see a scenario where he doesn’t leave the field in the NFL, I don’t think it’s possible. Maybe for a game or once in a while you can play a significant number of snaps in the NFL, but long-lasting, I don’t think you can stop,” McCaffrey said.

“It’s different in college when you’re significantly better and more physically gifted than the guys you go against. When you come to the NFL, there’s not so much of a hole in talent.”

McCaffrey also did not exclude the possibility of Hunter focused on the broad recipient, but suggested that Hunter’s mechanics be more refined as a cornerback at the moment.

“Could he play recipient? Absolutely, he is athletic enough to do that. I think he would need to work more on his route running, and his skill set offensively than he would defensively,” McCaffrey said.

“I think most teams that seem to draft him want him to be the closed, lockdown left corner that can take the best recipient out of the game.”

McCaffrey said this as someone who thinks a footballer’s duty is to play no matter what position coach chooses.

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As the father of four current and former footballers, including the San Francisco 49ers star, who runs back Christian McCaffrey and Washington Commander’s wide receives Luke McCaffrey, and former players Max and Dylan McCaffrey, Ed has seen and helped ease lots of full-time position changes.

“Max played DB Junior Year and moved to the recipient’s senior year. Luke played cornerback like another, was a quarterback when he was a senior, now he is a recipient. Christian played on both sides of the ball,” McCaffrey said.

“So I absolutely love what Travis Hunter has done in college. Travis Hunter is a football player.”

Hunter himself has rejected the idea of ​​playing only one position in the NFL.

The upcoming rookie said he would “never play football again” if he was told by coaches only to focus on playing either cornerback or wide receiver.

“It never plays football again,” Hunter said CBS SPORTS Last week. “Because I’ve done it all my life and I love being on the football field. I feel I could dominate on each side of the ball, so I really enjoy doing it.”

Last season, Hunter played 713 snaps on offense and 748 snaps on defense and were still incredibly productive despite the huge amount of snaps.

He had 96 catches in 1,258 yards with 15 touchdowns as a broad recipient, while he had 35 tackles with four interceptions, 11 passports defended and a forced fumble like a cornerback.

Meanwhile, the team that is currently the odds-on-favorite to land hunter, Cleveland Browns, has suggested that they want Hunter to focus on playing broad recipient.

“With regard to Travis Hunter, Cornerback or Recipient, the answer is ‘Yes.’ He can play both, and I think that’s what makes him special.

“But I think that what makes him a bit of a unicorn is that he can do both at a high level.”