Deion Sanders is issuing a warning for NFL teams interested in Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter.

Hunter, the two-way star who followed Sanders from Jackson State to Colorado, hopes to continue playing both wide receiver and cornerback after being called up to the professional ranks.

Coach Prime doubled down this week, suggesting that a team unwilling to let Hunter play on both sides of the ball shouldn’t even bother signing him.

“He’s going to do that or they shouldn’t draft him,” Sanders said when asked about Hunter’s future in the NFL in an interview with Rich Eisen on Friday. “Don’t do that. And I will make sure of that. Don’t draft him if you don’t want to give him the opportunity to play on both sides of the ball. Now you can be creative. He doesn’t have to do what we did with him here and play every snap.”

A Pro Football Hall of Fame member who thrived as a two-way (and two-sport) player, Sanders believes Hunter’s talent is too exceptional to be limited to one position.

Hunter, who came into the national spotlight with his performance at Colorado, has consistently demonstrated elite skills at both wide receiver and cornerback.

“Now you can be creative,” Sanders added regarding Hunter’s potential NFL commitment. “You don’t have to do what we did with him here and play every snap, but … let’s say he starts in corner. He needs to be in your nickel packages…or spread out packages on offense because he will likely be your best receiver. And you’re going to look like an idiot if your best receiver is on the bench and you can’t get on offense, you can’t get the ball down the field. Or vice versa.

“Your best corner isn’t on the pitch and they’re bombarding you right now – and he’s on the sideline with you.”

In the 2024 regular season, Hunter accumulated 1,192 receiving yards on 92 catches and 14 touchdowns.

He also recorded four interceptions and 11 passes defended.

His dynamic playmaking abilities were widely praised and cemented him as one of the most versatile NFL prospects in recent memory.

Hunter is expected to be one of the top picks in the 2025 NFL Draft along with Sanders’ son Shedeur, Colorado’s starting quarterback.