Travis Hunter doesn't regret his decision to flip his commitment from Florida State to Jackson State heading into college and eventually following head coach Deion Sanders to Colorado.

As he said on The Pivot Podcast (h/t Dan Morrison of On3), the decision proved prescient:

"I think I asked [Coach Sanders] this question two months ago. I said, 'What would we be if I didn't decide to go there?' And I still don't know the answer because when I first talked to him it was like I don't care who he is, I don't want to go there. But, as I talked to him more, it was like this might be the place. He's more than just a coach, he's a father. I'd be at his house up at 1:00 and I'd leave in like the next three hours and I'd still be up, running around. I don't know where I would be. I've tried to figure that out. I try not to think too much on it because we've got one more game. It's going to be our last together. It gets you kind of emotional because it changed my life forever. I texted him that one game a couple of games ago, like, 'Coach, you changed my life forever.' Just being able to see where I'm at now, I don't know where I would have been at if I went to Florida State."

Hunter, 21, probably could have remained an excellent two-way player had he gone to Florida State, though he noted that he didn't believe the Seminoles would have allowed him to play on both sides of the ball. He also would have won an ACC title last season and controversially come up just short of reaching the College Football Playoffs.

But would he be a Heisman Trophy finalist this season had he remained committed to the Seminoles? Would he have been a three-year starter had he not joined Sanders at Jackson State and later Colorado? Would he have earned the same level of NIL earnings or had the same level of cultural impact?

Those questions are impossible to answer with certainty, of course. What isn't debatable is that the path he took worked out just fine for him.

Under Sanders' tutelage, Hunter caught 92 passes for 1,152 yards and 14 touchdowns on offense, adding 31 tackles, four interceptions and 11 passes defensed on defense. He's the frontrunner to win the Heisman and very well could end up as the top overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft.

The only question truly surrounding Hunter is whether he'll be more of a receiver or cornerback in the NFL. It's hard to imagine him surviving the rigors and commitments of the pro game on both sides of the ball, though he's hoping to be given the chance to prove he can handle the responsibility.

"Whatever helps my team, that's what I'm going [to do], but hopefully they give me the chance to show them what I can do on both sides of the ball," he told ESPN's Scott Van Pelt on Tuesday.