Travis Hunter waited to see if Shedeur Sanders would be picked in NFL Draft before heartbreak Travis Hunter was hopeful Shedeur Sanders’ NFL journey would begin shortly after his Thursday night. Speaking to reporters after he being selected second overall by the Jaguars in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, the former Colorado cornerback/wide receiver briefly paused his media session when the Saints were on the clock at No. 9 to see if they would take the polarizing QB, whose slide would only continue from there.
Travis Hunter briefly paused his media session on April 24, 2025, to see if pal Shedeur Sanders was taken during the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Yahoo Sports/X Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders were teammates at Colorado and Jackson State, where they were coached by the QB’s father, Deion Sanders. AP “You good, my bad, I was hoping that was Shedeur,” the Heisman Trophy winner, 21, said.
Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement New Orleans, which had been linked to Sanders, 23, amid questions about Derek Carr’s availability due to a shoulder injury, selected former Texas offensive tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. Sanders, one of the buzziest prospects of this year’s class, did not hear his name called in the first round, sliding past the Steelers at No. 21 and the Giants, who traded for the Texans’ No. 25 pick to grab Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart.
Travis Hunter, a cornerback/wide receiver, was selected second overall by the Jaguars in the 2025 NFL Draft. AP He was joined by his mom and fiancée during the festivities in Green Bay. Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Hunter spent the past two seasons in Colorado with Sanders, the son of the NFL great Deion Sanders.
He was coached under Deion at Jackson State in 2022 before moving to Boulder the following season. Follow The Post’s live coverage of the 2025 NFL Draft Hunter attended the NFL draft festivities in Green Bay, where he was joined by family and fiancée Leanna Lenee. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Meanwhile, Sanders watched the night unfold in Texas with loved ones.
Shedeur Sanders slid out of the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. AP There had been speculation he could go to the Saints, Giants or Steelers. AP As the first round concluded, Sanders said he’ll use this night to “fuel the fire.” “We all didn’t expect this, of course,” Sanders said, as seen in a social media video.
“But I feel like, with God, anything is possible. Everything is possible. I don’t feel like this happened for no reason.
All this is is, of course, fuel to the fire. We all know this shouldn’t have happened.” The second and third rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft begin Friday night.
