{"id":557,"date":"2024-10-30T00:20:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T00:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=557"},"modified":"2024-10-30T00:20:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T00:20:50","slug":"mel-kiper-jr-calls-patriots-perfect-spot-for-college-footballs-most-exciting-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=557","title":{"rendered":"Mel Kiper Jr. Calls Patriots Perfect Spot For College Football&#8217;s Most Exciting Player"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-1955234\"><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/Travis_Hunter.jpg\" alt=\"Mel Kiper Jr. Calls Patriots Perfect Spot For College Football's Most  Exciting Player\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The New England Patriots very well could end up with a top five pick in next year\u2019s draft, opening up the opportunity to add another young asset.<\/p>\n<p>It would put them in a position to gift rookie quarterback Drake Maye an offensive weapon or add to their defense by drafting a premier playmaker. Perhaps the Patriots could do both with one pick.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN\u2019s Mel Kiper Jr. sees a path toward giving the Patriots that flexibility as the NFL draft guru believes New England is a terrific landing spot for Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re talking about the best player in the class, so the fit has to be a team likely to pick in the top five, if not earlier,\u201d Kiper wrote. \u201cThe Patriots would love to have the 6-foot-1, 185-pound Hunter, regardless of what position he plays in the pros. Quarterback Drake Maye needs a legitimate WR1, and Hunter can be that guy. His hand-eye coordination, speed and ball skills are all excellent. But I could also see a world where coach Jerod Mayo puts him on defense, lining him up opposite Christian Gonzalez to form a great young cornerback duo. New England can\u2019t go wrong; Hunter has eight TD catches and two interceptions this season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hunter is among the favorites to take home the Heisman Trophy after another standout season with the Buffaloes. He complied 60 receptions for 757 yards and eight touchdowns in eight games so far this season \u2014 surpassing last year\u2019s production \u2014 and also totaled two interceptions and 20 tackles on defense.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unlikely he would be a full-time, two-way player in the NFL, but much like Patriots cornerback Marcus Jones, he could primarily play one position and still see spot snaps on the other side of the ball. And whether Hunter ultimately lines up at wide receiver, cornerback or both, he would fill a hole for the Patriots.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>New England saw Hunter in action already this season. The Patriots reportedly sent scouts to see Hunter play in Colorado\u2019s season-opener against North Dakota State. Hunter tallied seven receptions for 132 yards and three touchdowns in the win.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no guarantee Hunter\u2019s name would still be on the board when the Patriots get on the clock. The Patriots currently would hold the No. 3 overall pick in the 2025 draft, but are tied with seven other teams who have just two wins.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESPN&#8217;s Mel Kiper Jr. believes the Patriots would be a terrific landing spot for one of the NFL draft&#8217;s most dynamic prospects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-england-patriots"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mel Kiper Jr. Calls Patriots Perfect Spot For College Football&#039;s Most Exciting Player - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=557\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mel Kiper Jr. Calls Patriots Perfect Spot For College Football&#039;s Most Exciting Player - 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