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Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter are continuing to improve their reputations ahead of the 2025 NFL draft.
Sanders threw two touchdown passes to Hunter, and rushed for another touchdown, in the first half of Saturday night’s home game against Cincinnati.
His effort led the Buffaloes out to a 10-point lead at the half.
Sanders ended the Buffaloes’ first drive of the game with a short touchdown pass to Hunter, then ran for a touchdown of his own on the next Colorado possession.
The Colorado quarterback went into the halftime break having gone 18-of-21 for 219 yards with three total touchdowns through two quarters.
Hunter caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from Sanders, his second of the night, in the final seconds of the second quarter.
The wide receiver and cornerback headed into the break having made seven catches for 113 yards, while recording one solo tackle and two passes defensed on the other side of the ball.
The Saturday night dominance from Colorado’s star duo led some fans to wonder if Sanders and Hunter could go as high as the No. 1 and No. 2 picks in the upcoming NFL draft.
The crowd at Folsom Field on Saturday night included five-star quarterback prospect Julian Lewis.
Lewis, who will be part of the Class of 2025, verbally committed to USC but officially visited Colorado for the first time last spring.
Colorado will hope that tonight’s outing from Sanders and Hunter is impressive enough to encourage Lewis to flip his commitment to Boulder for next season.
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