Likely NFL top draft pick Travis Hunter is as passionate about fishing as any of us...

[Josh]

Okay, so he's not fly fishing. But Travis Hunter, a guy who is a virtual lock to go in the top 5 picks of the upcoming NFL draft, seems like he loves fishing the same way all of us do. And more than that, just like for many of us, it seems to be his escape from his day job.

Big NYT/Athletic article can be found here for subscribers. But for those who can't access there, here's a workaround link:

https://archive.is/qDKQK

Outdoor Life kinda rewrote the same story for their site using The Athletic's work. But it's also not behind a paywall:

This Heisman Trophy Winner Would Rather Be Bass Fishing

Travis Hunter, winner of the 2024 Heisman Award, is a top prospect for the NFL draft. But he says he'd rather be bass fishing.

www.outdoorlife.com

 

[Brute]

Okay, so he's not fly fishing. But Travis Hunter, a guy who is a virtual lock to go in the top 5 picks of the upcoming NFL draft, seems like he loves fishing the same way all of us do. And more than that, just like for many of us, it seems to be his escape from his day job.

Big NYT/Athletic article can be found here for subscribers. But for those who can't access there, here's a workaround link:

https://archive.is/qDKQK

Outdoor Life kinda rewrote the same story for their site using The Athletic's work. But it's also not behind a paywall:

This Heisman Trophy Winner Would Rather Be Bass Fishing

Travis Hunter, winner of the 2024 Heisman Award, is a top prospect for the NFL draft. But he says he'd rather be bass fishing.

www.outdoorlife.com

Being a great receiver and cornerback, he probably can catch fish with his hands...

 

[SurfnFish]

the dude is a unicorn, one of one, no college athlete has ever played both sides of the ball as well as he has.
Wish him a long and healthy career.

 

[Brute]

the dude is a unicorn, one of one, no college athlete has ever played both sides of the ball as well as he has.
Wish him a long and healthy career.

Even HOF DB Charles Woodson never lined up as a receiver at Michigan, while he did return punts...playing both sides of the ball (and very well) for nearly every snap of the season is unheard of at the FBS level...

 

[clarkman]

call me a skeptic....at least until I see it done at a really high level in the NFL for more than a year or two (re: full time O & D).

not saying he isn't the best athlete and/or overall player this year, but we [should] all know how valuable QB is at this point. That's what actually moves the needle with regard to actual points.

All that said, I can't wait to see what this kid does.

 

[Brute]

call me a skeptic....at least until I see it done at a really high level in the NFL for more than a year or two (re: full time O & D).

not saying he isn't the best athlete and/or overall player this year, but we [should] all know how valuable QB is at this point. That's what actually moves the needle with regard to actual points.

All that said, I can't wait to see what this kid does.

I don't believe there is an nfl team that will let him play both sides of the ball every snap like he did at CO...I see him as a shut down corner who comes in on 3rd and 5 in the slot on offense...occasionally. He is too big an investment to let him get beat up that may snaps in a 17 game season, not counting post season...no one will last long like that...

 

[Josh]

What a surprise, self promotional huckster “Coach Prime” has used this coverage to weasel himself onto the Bassmaster Classic broadcast.

 

[Jerry Daschofsky]

Near and dear to my heart, there's another NFL player who is an outdoorsman, loves to fish gear and fly, and worked at Red's in the off season.

Kaleb McGary - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

In fact, I can see his life story becoming a movie. He's someone who should've never made the NFL. Yet he ended up being drafted first round ass a lineman.

Great kid.