Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter won the 2024 Heisman Trophy on Saturday night in New York.
Hunter, who plays both wide receiver and cornerback, garnered 552 first-place votes for a total of 2,231 points. Boise State go back Ashton Jeanty finished in second place with 309 first place votes and 2,017 points.
The 214-point gap is the closest in a Heisman race since 2009, when Mark Ingram beat Toby Gerhart by 28 votes. Hunter scored 80.14% of the points, the 11th highest in Heisman Trophy history.
Oregon strategist Dillon Gabriel And Miami (Florida) strategist Cam Room finished third and fourth respectively.
Hunter is only the second Colorado player to win the Heisman, joining RB Rashaan Salaam (1994). He is also the first non-quarterback to win this award since 2020 and only the fifth non-quarterback to win this award in the 21st century.
It was only the second time in the last decade that a pair of non-quarterbacks finished in the top two in Heisman voting. The last time was 2015, when Alabama running back Derrick Henry won the award and Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey was a finalist.
Hunter totaled 92 receptions for 1,152 yards (12.5 yards per catch) and 14 touchdowns this season as a wideout. Hunter’s reception and touchdown totals lead the league. Big 12and he had over 100 receiving yards in seven games. During that time, he recorded a conference-high four interceptions with 11 passes defensed and 32 combined tackles.
During the regular season, he played 688 defensive snaps and 672 offensive snaps. Hunter and the No. 23-ranked Buffs (9-3) play No. 17 BYU (10-2) at the Alamo Bowl on December 28.
Before spending the last two seasons in Boulder, Hunter played for Jackson State in 2022, with the current Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders; Hunter, Shedeur Sanders and head coach Deion Sanders all left JSU for CU after the 2022 regular season.
Hunter is now the first Heisman winner to play in the FCS. It has the second best rating be the first overall pick in 2025 NFL Draft.
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