There are prospects. There are stars. And then there’s Travis Hunter.

The Jaguars stunned the football world when they traded up to the No. 2 overall pick—forking over their No. 5 selection, two more picks this year, and next year’s first—to secure a player unlike any in the modern NFL. And that includes the man he’s most often compared to—his college coach Deion Sanders.

Hunter, the reigning Heisman winner, is not just a two-way player—he’s a two-way phenomenon. A shutdown corner with wide receiver instincts, or a No. 1 wideout with lockdown corner skills, depending on your perspective. He's as fluid in coverage as he is explosive off the line. And now, he’s a Jacksonville Jaguar.

But with greatness comes complication. Specifically, in this case: how do you pay a player who, quite literally, does it all?

"It's a little bit like [Shohei] Ohtani," Browns GM Andrew Berry told reporters during his pre-draft news conference. "You know he's playing one side, and he's an outstanding player. If he's a pitcher or hitter, he's an outstanding player. You, obviously, get a unicorn if you use him both ways."

In Ohtani’s case, his dynamism earned him a 10-year, $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, marking the largest contract in professional sports history.

And therein lies the rub. Hunter may have an even greater impact than Ohtani pitching every fifth day. He’s putting in twice the snaps, twice the film study, and potentially earning twice the Pro Bowl nods. In a league built on specialization, he’s shattering the mold. And he wants to keep doing it.

“I love being on the football field,” Hunter told CBS Sports. “I feel like I could dominate on each side of the ball.”

Which is great—for the Jaguars. But for their accountants? Slightly terrifying.

Consider the math: the top five wide receivers are slated to average $34.85 million in salary for 2025. Defensive backs? A modest $24.82 million. That’s a $10 million discrepancy, per Spotrac, and Hunter could feasibly command top-tier money at both positions.

Even his rookie deal, projected north of $46 million over four years, feels like a bargain for what Jacksonville hopes is a franchise-altering talent. Especially when he’s represented by Young Money APAA Sports and SMAC Entertainment, an off-field pairing capable of wringing every drop of value out of his brand. He’s already got Lil Wayne in his corner. 

Ultimately, the Jaguars didn’t just draft a corner or a receiver. They drafted a chess piece, a headline, a future face of the league. And maybe, just maybe, they drafted the question that could rewrite the modern NFL contract: what’s a two-way superstar really worth?