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RR Ralphie Report: Travis Hunters wins AP Player of the Year

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A very good amen ahead of Saturday...

Colorado two-way superstar Travis Hunter has been name Associated Press Player of the Year for his efforts in 2024, the AP announced Thursday morning.

By now, everyone knows of Hunter’s heroics in Boulder. The hybrid wide receiver/cornerback has excelled on both sides of the football for the Buffaloes, reeling in over 1100 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns this season, along with four picks and 11 pass breakups on defense.

Hunter has already been awarded the Paul Hornung Award for the second consecutive year, along with the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Award and Ronnie Lott Defensive Player of the Year Award, given to the nation’s top defenders. Hunter is a finalist for the Blitnikoff, Bednarik, Walter Camp, and Maxwell Awards, and most importantly, the Heisman Trophy.

All this to say, why is it important if Hunter wins AP Player of the Year? Does it even matter ahead of the Heisman ceremony? We’ve got bigger fish to fry, right?

Simply put, yes, it does matter.

Winning AP Player of the Year (PotY, for short) is an extremely good omen ahead of Saturday’s Heisman ceremony. The last eight recipients of the AP PotY have all gone on to win the Heisman, along with 22 of the previous 26 recipients. The last player to receive the award and not win the Heisman was Christian McCaffrey’s final season at Stanford. (And he probably should have won the Heisman that year, anyway...)

The other players to win the AP PotY and not the Heisman are Josh Heupul in 2000 at Oklahoma, Rex Grossman in 2001 at Florida, Brad Banks in 2002 at Iowa, and Ndamukong Suh in 2009 at Nebraska.

Hunter coming away with AP PotY means that Saturday’s Heisman ceremony in New York City should be a lot less stressful for Colorado fans. As of now, Hunter is a heavy favorite to win the trophy, with odds of -2000 that he leaves NYC with Colorado’s second Heisman.

Also of note, Hunter was named the AP’s Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, and Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders earned Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year.

As the accolades continue to rack up for Hunter, Ralphie Report will keep you updated as news breaks! Be sure to keep up with us to ensure you don’t miss anything.

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