Jaguars plan to change Travis Hunter's usage after injury-shortened rookie season: report

The Jacksonville Jaguars reportedly program to deploy erstwhile Heisman Trophy victor Travis Hunter successful a antithetic mode adjacent season.

Hunter, 22, who starred arsenic a two-way subordinate successful college, is expected to beryllium a full-time cornerback adjacent play arsenic the Jaguars effort to maximize his value.

"(The Jaguars) expect him to beryllium a full-time corner, part-time receiver, which erstwhile you speech to teams past year, that astir apt was wherever they thought the worth was and truly wherever they thought the accumulation would lie," NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported connected Friday.

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Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Travis Hunter (12) runs the shot during the archetypal fractional against the Seattle Seahawks astatine EverBank Stadium successful Jacksonville, Florida, connected Oct. 12, 2025. (Morgan Tencza/Imagn Images)

Hunter, anterior to sustaining a season-ending injury in signifier heading into Week 9, played 67% of the team’s violative snaps compared to 36% of antiaircraft snaps. According to the report, Hunter is recovering good from the LCL tear.

The No. 2 wide prime successful the 2025 NFL Draft is running, and portion helium won’t beryllium a afloat subordinate successful OTAs, the squad believes helium volition beryllium a afloat subordinate successful grooming camp, according to the report.

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Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Travis Hunter looks to the sideline during the 4th fourth of an NFL shot matchup astatine EverBank Stadium successful Jacksonville, Florida, connected Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union)

In 7 games past season, Hunter caught 28 passes for 298 yards and a touchdown. On defense, helium had 15 tackles and 3 walk breakups. Hunter’s champion violative crippled was his past one, erstwhile helium caught 8 passes for 104 yards and a touchdown successful a 35-7 nonaccomplishment to the Los Angeles Rams in London.

The Jaguars went 13-4 and won the AFC South past twelvemonth earlier losing to the Buffalo Bills successful the AFC Wild Card Game. They anticipation Hunter’s instrumentality to the lineup volition assistance them physique connected past season’s success.

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Travis Hunter of the Jacksonville Jaguars celebrates aft an NFL shot crippled against the Kansas City Chiefs astatine EverBank Stadium connected Oct. 6, 2025 successful Jacksonville, Florida. (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)

Greg Newsome II, 1 of the Jaguars' cornerbacks past season, departed for the New York Giants successful escaped agency, leaving a starting spot for Hunter to fill.

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