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The Jacksonville Jaguars reportedly scheme to deploy erstwhile Heisman Trophy victor Travis Hunter successful a different measurement adjacent season.
Hunter, 22, who starred arsenic a two-way subordinate successful college, is expected to beryllium a full-time cornerback adjacent play arsenic nan Jaguars effort to maximize his value.
"(The Jaguars) expect him to beryllium a full-time corner, part-time receiver, which erstwhile you talk to teams past year, that astir apt was wherever they thought nan worth was and really wherever they thought nan accumulation would lie," NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported connected Friday.
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Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Travis Hunter (12) runs nan shot during nan first half against nan 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 believe heading into Week 9, played 67% of nan team’s violative snaps compared to 36% of protect snaps. According to nan report, Hunter is recovering good from nan LCL tear.
The No. 2 wide prime successful nan 2025 NFL Draft is running, and while he won’t beryllium a afloat subordinate successful OTAs, nan squad believes he will beryllium a afloat subordinate successful training camp, according to nan report.
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Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Travis Hunter looks to nan sideline during nan 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, he had 15 tackles and 3 walk breakups. Hunter’s champion violative crippled was his past one, erstwhile he 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 nan AFC South past twelvemonth earlier losing to nan Buffalo Bills successful nan AFC Wild Card Game. They dream Hunter’s return to nan lineup will thief them build connected past season’s success.
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Travis Hunter of nan Jacksonville Jaguars celebrates aft an NFL shot crippled against nan Kansas City Chiefs astatine EverBank Stadium connected Oct. 6, 2025 successful Jacksonville, Florida. (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)
Greg Newsome II, 1 of nan Jaguars' cornerbacks past season, departed for nan New York Giants successful free agency, leaving a starting spot for Hunter to fill.
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