Watch: Colorado star Travis Hunter scores highlight-reel touchdown in return

Hunter was the talk of college football through the first two-and-a-half weeks of the season as he made an impact as both a wide receiver and cornerback, averaging over 100 snaps per game over the first two contests. But in Colorado's Week 3 game against Colorado State, he was on the receiving end of a late hit as a wide receiver that knocked him out of the lineup for the next three games.

He was a dual-threat star at the FCS level a year ago under Deion Sanders at Jackson State and transferred to Colorado when Sanders became the Buffaloes head coach. Hunter is proving every time he steps on the field that his impact a year ago was not simply the result of playing against a lower level of competition. He can do it at the highest level of college football as well. 

Prior to his injury, Hunter had recorded nine tackles, two pass defenses and an interception on defense while also catching 16 passes for 213 yards. His touchdown in the first quarter on Friday was his first at the FBS level. He scored four on offense at the FCS level last season.