Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter gained the 2024 Heisman Trophy Award Saturday night time in New York City.
Hunter, who performs each large receiver and cornerback, earned 552 first-place votes for a complete of two,231 factors. Boise State operating again Ashton Jeanty completed in second place with 309 first-place votes and a pair of,017 factors.
The 214-point margin is the closest in a Heisman race since 2009, when Mark Ingram beat Toby Gerhart by 28 votes. Hunter scored 80.14% of his factors, the eleventh highest in Heisman Trophy historical past.
Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel and Miami (Fla.) quarterback Cam Ward completed third and fourth, respectively.
Hunter is barely the second Colorado participant to win the Heisman, becoming a member of RB Rashaan Salaam (1994). He can be the primary non-quarterback to win the award since 2020 and solely the fifth non-quarterback to win the award within the twenty first century.
This was solely the second time previously decade {that a} pair of non-quarterbacks completed within the prime two in Heisman voting. The final time was in 2015, when Alabama operating again Derrick Henry gained the award and Stanford operating again Christian McCaffrey took second.
Hunter totaled 92 receptions for 1,152 yards (12.5 yards per catch) and 14 touchdowns this season as a wideout. Both Hunter’s receiving and landing totals lead the Big 12, and he has recorded over 100 receiving yards in seven video games. Meanwhile, he recorded 4 interceptions, a career-high 11 passes defensed and 32 mixed tackles.
During the common season, he performed 688 defensive snaps and 672 offensive snaps. Hunter and the Buffs n. 23 (9-3) will play No. 2 BYU. 17 (10-2) on the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 28.
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Before spending the final two seasons in Boulder, Hunter performed for Jackson State in 2022, alongside present Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders; Hunter, Shedeur Sanders and coach Deion Sanders all left JSU for CU after the 2022 common season.
Hunter is now the primary Heisman winner to play within the FCS. He has the second-best likelihood of changing into the primary general decide within the 2025 NFL Draft.
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