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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
Oliver Connolly

Travis Hunter wants to be the NFL’s Shohei Ohtani. Will anyone let him?

Travis Hunter is predicted to go in the top three of this week’s draft.
Travis Hunter is predicted to go in the top three of this week’s draft. Photograph: Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images

Every once in a while, a player comes along who breaks our understanding of a sport. Basketball has Victor Wembanyama. Baseball has Shohei Ohtani. For professional football, enter Travis Hunter.

There are good prospects, there are great prospects, and then there is whatever Hunter is. The Heisman Trophy winner and soon-to-be top-five draft pick is looking to do the improbable: play both sides of the ball in the NFL, offense and defense, full-time.

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