A United Airlines rider was stunned to find retired she was sitting adjacent to Travis Hunter connected a caller flight, arsenic she called the caller Jaguars draught prime 'the nicest young man.'
Sandy Hawkins Combs was flying location from Denver erstwhile she happened to beryllium seated adjacent to Hunter - whom the Jaguars selected with the No. 2 wide prime successful past month's NFL Draft.
As Combs elaborate successful a Facebook post, the 'polite' Hunter offered to assistance her with her container and called her 'ma'am.'
'Anyone would beryllium arrogant to person him arsenic a lad oregon grandson - truthful polite,' she wrote.
However, it wasn't until different passengers starting greeting him and taking pictures that Combs realized she was sitting adjacent to idiosyncratic famous.
'I turned and asked him, 'Who americium I sitting adjacent to?' I looked astatine his Jaguar pants, smiled, and asked, 'Are you an athlete?' He smiled and said, 'I'm Travis. Yes, I was drafted by the Jags.' I already told my sons I privation his jersey,' she wrote.
Travis Hunter had a heartwarming enactment with a rider connected a United Airlines flight
Hunter was selected No. 2 wide by the Jaguars successful the NFL Draft past month
'He's truthful humble and down-to-earth—I would person ne'er guessed helium was a nonrecreational athlete. JACKSONVILLE JAGS, you did good! I volition beryllium buying tickets.'
Combs and Hunter posed for a heartwarming selfie, arsenic some of them smiled for the camera.
She besides thanked United Airlines for seating him adjacent to the dual-threat player, who lines up astatine some wide receiver and cornerback.
The station was past publicized connected X by reporter Travis Holmes, starring to wide praise of Hunter.
'Just seems similar a large kid,' 1 fan said.
'Love this kid, dude conscionable encompasses fun, kind, humble and vigor each together,' different added. '#Jaguars got the close feline to physique this happening with.'
Hunter is seen carrying the shot during Jaguars minicamp connected Saturday afternoon
'This is adorable and awesome,' a 3rd added.
Hunter, the Heisman Trophy victor past season, heard his sanction called past period aft the Jaguars traded up for the No. 2 pick.
In speech for the erstwhile Colorado star, Jacksonville parted ways with the No. 5 wide pick, the No. 36, No. 126 and a 2026 first-rounder.
The Jaguars besides received a fourth-round prime and a sixth-round prime successful the deal.