Overview

Position: CB

College: Colorado

Class: Junior

Age: 21

 

Measurables

Height: 6’0 3/8”

Weight: 188 lbs.

Arm length: 31 3/8″

Hand size: 9 1/8″

 

Athletic testing

40-yard dash: N/A

10-yard split: N/A

Vertical jump: N/A

Broad jump: N/A

Bench press: N/A

3-cone drill: N/A

Short shuttle: N/A

 

Strengths

High-end talent at both cornerback and wide receiver. Unmatched stamina playing both ways. Highly competitive with high expectations for himself. Ideal length and frame. Very smooth hips and overall movement skills. Terrific fluidity. Outstanding speed and athleticism. Tremendous acceleration and closing burst. Rare instincts. Instant reaction time. Highly confident in coverage. Very comfortable playing one-on-one coverage on an island. Great feel in man coverage with the quickness and footwork to stay on receivers. Quick to throttle down and stick opponents on stop routes. Closes with athleticism/speed when allowing some separation. Looks to jump deeper in-breaking routes. Natural mirror-and-match ability out of press coverage. Uses hands to be disruptive in coverage. Shows extreme patience versus stutter releases. Glides with opponents running across the field on crossing routes. Great spacing and awareness as a zone defender. Outstanding play recognition to identify route combinations. Tremendous ability to bait quarterbacks and jump the route as a zone defender. Fast and effective tracking his man across the formation on a designed touch and will make the tackle. Very willing hitter. Fills in to support the run on outside rushes. Does a good job engaging with blockers to keep outside contain. Effective chopping down opponents as a tackler. Excellent hustle to chase down opponents in the open field. Plenty of experience at both left and right cornerback. Has seen action in the slot. Exceptional tracking ability. Possesses top-tier ball skills. Extreme catch focus and soft hands. Creates consistent separation on in-breaking routes. Fearless going up as a receiver. Natural skills along the boundary. Very slippery and elusive with high spatial awareness. Can make a major impact as a part-time player on offense. Extremely high-character individual. Made game-saving goal-line stop with head-on forced fumble in eventual win over Baylor (2024).

 

Weaknesses

Might need to tone down the hand aggression early in routes at the next level. Sometimes comes in too hot and will be juked out on the perimeter. Understandable considering how many snaps he plays but could be less of a spectator away from the action at times. Possible concerns about slender build versus bigger NFL ball-carriers.

 

NFL comparison

Champ Bailey

 

Conclusion

Overall, Hunter is an all-around, playmaking cornerback with rare traits that can play both man and zone coverage at a high level. His best chance of becoming an All-Pro, impact player will likely be on defense while handling a package of plays on offense.

 

Big Board ranking: #2 | Positional ranking: #1