Part of the reason Jaguars rookie Travis Hunter is so enthralling is because there's no one else like him.
But what if other teams, like the Pittsburgh Steelers, had two-way stars of their own?
That's the question posed by ESPN in a new article on Monday, wondering whether there is anyone who could be like Hunter on other teams.
Steelers beat reporter Brooke Pryor nominated Jalen Ramsey.
Here's her logic:
"Ramsey could have been the original Travis Hunter. In high school at Brentwood Academy in Tennessee, Hunter was a cornerback, receiver and running back. Ramsey dropped his offensive responsibilities in college at Florida State, but at 6-1 and 208 pounds, the physical Swiss Army knife of a player undoubtedly could have played on both sides of the ball if given the chance -- especially considering his versatility in the Steelers' secondary this season. And while in high school, he also won a state championship in the decathlon and set a Tennessee state record in the long jump."
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Ramsey has never recorded an offensive statistic in the NFL. He hasn't even been used as a kick returner.
He has 25 career interceptions with 269 interception return yards, just more than five yards per return.
The tough part about a thought experiment like this is knowing how it would actually translate.
Ramsey clearly was worth his recruitment out of high school as a two-way player. But could he have continued that in college, to the extent that it got to be carried into the pros? Pryor wrote that he could've been the "original Travis Hunter." That's high praise that would suggest that maybe Ramsey could've pulled it off.
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