Travis Hunter wasn't college football's first two-way player, but the class of 2022's No. 1 overall prospect took the country by storm this past year as he won the 2024 Heisman Trophy at Colorado and was the 2025 NFL Draft's No. 2 pick via the Jacksonville Jaguars. His success sheds a new light on high school players across the country, and **[Jermaine Bishop](https://247sports.com/Player/Jermaine-Bishop-46136343)** could be next to follow in his footsteps.
The newly-minted five-star athlete from Willis (Texas) High, [who committed to Texas on Wednesday](https://247sports.com/college/texas/article/texas-lands-five-star-athlete-jermaine-bishop--249932459/), is a legitimate playmaker on both sides of the ball.
On defense, he's been known to shut down one side of the field, while on offense he's close to putting his name in the record books.
In fact, Bishop is 796 yards away from being the all-time receiving yards leader in Greater Houston. He's roughly 1,500 yards from landing in the all-time Texas high school football top 10.
Bishop had 1,414 yards as a sophomore, making plays for eventual Florida quarterback DJ Lagway, and he didn't miss a beat when Lagway left for college. As a junior, Bishop upped his production despite Lagway's departure to 1,565 yards and 18 touchdowns.
Over that time, Bishop established himself among the country's best pure football players and Lone Star State's must-see attraction. Taking inspiration from Hunter and other two-way stars who came before him, Bishop feels he can make a difference on both sides of the ball when he gets to the college level.
"Being able to watch Travis Hunter do that at the college level was great for me," Bishop said. "Now that people know that it's possible to do it, they know it can be done at that level. It was an eye-opening experience for the rest of the world."
Bishop held 24 offers, and schools like Houston, Texas, Texas A&M and USC were among those making the strongest push, recruiting him with the possibility of playing both offense and defense.
Florida and Oklahoma were also in the picture, though both preferred Bishop to focus on one side of the ball. While he's been adamant about playing both sides, Bishop admitted that if he had to narrow it down, he'd lean toward defense.