If Rod Woodson was advising Travis Hunter, he tells TMZ Sports activities he’d counsel the Buffs star solely play nook within the NFL … explaining he thinks the Heisman Trophy winner might be “an All-Professional” on the place.

Hunter, in fact, was named school soccer’s finest participant earlier this month due to the way in which he dominated at each WR and CB — however Woodson says doing each at a excessive degree within the NFL is simply not possible.

The previous Pittsburgh Steeler — who performed defensive again within the league for 17 seasons — stated he’d quite see Hunter deal with nook … and take occasional reps at wideout, similar to his mentor, Deion Sanders, did throughout his NFL days.

“I simply assume in case you are burning candles at each ends of the stick, he may play nicely,” Woodson stated, “however the chance that he’ll be nice at each … that is not going. Not within the Nationwide Soccer League.”

As a substitute, Woodson says Hunter ought to focus on protection … the place “he might be that All-Professional, subsequent generational nook.”

Moreover, Woodson informed us due to the shortage of lockdown DBs, it would even be a extra profitable path than a wideout.

“It is arduous to search out younger, dynamic cornerbacks that come out and may shut these guys down,” Woodson stated.