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PositiveUsageAug 2, 2026
Through camp, Hunter has taken 34 snaps on defense and 22 on offense across 11-on-11 work. On Sunday alone, he logged 17 total snaps (10 on defense, 7 on offense). Entering camp, he was expected to participate more on defense than offense, which has materialized, but he's still getting substantial offensive run. Hunter told NFL Network he wants to play 'all of them' and 'can't stay on the sideline,' while QB Trevor Lawrence noted Hunter 'would play every snap on both sides of the ball if he was able to' and confirmed 'when he's on offense, he's making plays.'
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NegativeRoleAug 1, 2026
Hunter, the former No. 2 overall pick, didn't seem to take kindly to reports that the Jags planned for him to be a primary corner and part-time receiver. The truth won't be known until Hunter is on the field for a significant amount of time. How much he participates early in camp and where that participation takes place will indicate the club's intentions. If Hunter is the lockdown corner most believe he's capable of being and continues to make plays at receiver, the Jags could have trouble taking him off the gridiron. The rest of the offensive playmakers could have some say in how much time Hunter sees at WR. After a disappointing second season, Brian Thomas Jr. has received glowing reviews this offseason, Parker Washington soared to close last season, and Jakobi Meyers remains a consistent professional. If BTJ gets back on track, there could be less of a reason to use Hunter in a ton of offensive sets.
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Scout Bucky Brooks ranked Hunter as the No. 1 prospect at both wide receiver and cornerback during the 2025 pre-draft process, though he frequently suggested Hunter was a more natural cornerback. Brooks believes Hunter's defensive role will allow him to showcase elite "see ball, get ball" skills developed since his five-star recruit days at Collins Hill High School. Despite skeptics suggesting a more prominent defensive role will curtail offensive contributions, Brooks views the two-way approach as worthwhile given Hunter's enticing flashes in limited action; Hunter could start as CB1/WR4 but "absolutely could make his offensive mark early and carve out a bigger role on that side of the ball as the season progresses."
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In his final game of 2025 before a season-ending knee injury, Hunter logged his first 100-yard receiving effort against the Rams in London, commanding 14 targets and catching 8 passes for 101 yards with a touchdown on a deep corner route. Over seven games, he caught 28 passes for 298 yards and a touchdown, typically serving as a WR3/4. Head coach Liam Coen explained the team will use "packaging" to maximize Hunter's talents through a limited offensive menu focused on contested catches, quick screens, and bubbles rather than requiring him to master the entire playbook, allowing him to excel as both a defender and targeted playmaker.
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Jaguars head coach Liam Coen and GM James Gladstone are committed to deploying Hunter as a two-way player in 2026, with an uptick in cornerback usage expected compared to his rookie year. Hunter spent two-thirds of his snaps on offense in 2025 (305 of 459), but the team plans to increase his defensive role while maintaining offensive packages. Gladstone stated: "I think we can expect to see that corner percentile and count go up. That's not to say anything impacts his availability and usage on offense." The shift reflects Jacksonville's improved receiving corps (Jakobi Meyers, Parker Washington, Brian Thomas Jr.) and defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile's preference for stickier man-coverage principles that suit Hunter's athletic cover skills.
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If Travis Hunter's league allows him to score offensive points as an IDP (individual defensive player), he should go within the first wave of defensive players; someone in a DB roster spot having the potential to add a handful of weekly receptions or even score is massive, and Hunter would possibly be an unfortunate injury to another wideout away from playing an even larger offensive role. However, if Hunter is eligible for points at just one position, regardless if it's only at wide receiver or only at cornerback, he's not worth targeting until late in the draft.
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Travis Hunter finished his 2025 rookie campaign with 28 catches, 298 receiving yards, a touchdown reception, 15 tackles and three passes defensed; he played 66.7% of Jacksonville's offensive snaps and 35.9% of plays on defense. There was offseason talk of Hunter shifting more to defense, and reports throughout camp have continued trending that way, given Jacksonville has a need at corner and a strong wide receiver room that includes Parker Washington, Brian Thomas Jr. and Jakobi Meyers.
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Hunter's workload continues to tilt heavily toward defense; on Wednesday he played 28 snaps on defense and just 2 on offense, continuing a trend from earlier in camp when he was closer to one-third offensive snaps. The shift reflects Jacksonville's strategic preference to develop him as a cornerback (where he has CB1 tools) rather than split reps with Brian Thomas Jr., Parker Washington, and Jakobi Meyers on offense. Notably, Hunter's offensive reps remained low even when Washington didn't participate, with Austin Trammell taking most slot snaps instead.
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