Jacksonville Jaguars' two-way sensation Travis Hunter will be back for year two after his rookie season was ended early due to injury.
The Jacksonville Jaguars drafted wide receiver and cornerback Travis Hunter out of Colorado with the second overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Hunter was a highly-coveted prospect, being dominant on both sides of the ball.
In his final year at Colorado in 2024, Hunter caught 92 passes for 1,152 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns while playing wide receiver. Defensively, Hunter had four interceptions, 36 total tackles, 11 pass breakups and a forced fumble.
Hunter garnered a plethora of awards for such the outstanding season, including the Heisman Trophy, the Bednarik Award and the Biletnikoff Award. He was also named All-American and was voted the Big 12 Defensive Player of The Year.
The Jaguars traded up in the draft to get their difference maker of a prospect. In his rookie season in the NFL, Hunter continued to play on both sides of the ball, which many believed would not work at the pro level, at least initially.
However, Hunter displayed his talent in his first year in the league, catching 28 passes for 298 yards and a touchdown. He also totaled 15 total tackles and three passed defended as a cornerback.
Hunter's best game was against the Los Angeles Rams during Week 7 in London, where he caught eight passes for 101 yards including a touchdown and had a pass defended. The Jaguars lost the game 35-7, but Hunter was a bright spot in defeat.
Hunter's rookie season was cut short due to a torn right LCL in his knee, which occurred in a practice in late October of 2025.
Despite losing Hunter, early, the Jaguars concluded the regular season 13-4, turning the franchise around.
Hunter is now gearing up for year two in the NFL, and many have been wondering if he'll continue to be on offense and defense. That question has been well-settled.
Jaguars General Manager James Gladstone spoke about Hunter on The Rich Eisen Show.
"He is set to play both sides of the ball. The piece that I think we can expect to see is actually an uptick in corner usage. Last year it was a higher volume, higher percentage of wide receiver usage than it was corner," Gladstone said. "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. It just means that cornerback usage will increase."
Hunter can continue to prove that he can be a two-way player in the NFL, a prominent factor in determining that is the Jaguars plan for him going forward.