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Travis Hunter apparently didn’t get the memo about his reported future position usage.
Earlier this offseason, there were rumblings that last year’s second overall pick, a two-way star who won the 2024 Heisman Trophy, would become a full-time corner while occasionally playing wide receiver, a shift from his role this past season.
NFL Network reported as such last Friday.
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Travis Hunter of the Jacksonville Jaguars celebrates after an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs at EverBank Stadium on October 6, 2025 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)
“(The Jacksonville Jaguars) expect him to be a full-time corner-part-time receiver, which, when you talk to teams last year, was probably where they thought the value was and really where they thought the production was going to be,” NFL insider Ian Rapoport said.
Hunter apparently caught what Rapoport was saying and decided to take matters into his own hands.
“Now who told you that?” Hunter signed X earlier this week.
Hunter, before suffers a season-ending injury in practice heading into Week 9, played 67% of the team’s offensive snaps compared to 36% of defensive snaps. According to the report, Hunter is recovering well from the LCL tear.
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Travis Hunter looks on the sideline during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
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In seven games last season, Hunter caught 28 passes for 298 yards and a touchdown. In defense he had 15 tackles and three passes. Hunter’s best offensive game was his last, catching eight passes for 104 yards and a touchdown in a 35-7 loss to Los Angeles Rams in London.
The Jaguars went 13-4 and won the AFC South last year before losing Buffalo Bills in the AFC Wild Card Game. They hope Hunter’s return to the lineup will help them build on last season’s success.
Greg Newsome II, one of the Jaguars’ cornerbacks last season, left for the New York Giants in free agency, leaving a starting spot for Hunter to fill.
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Travis Hunter (12) runs on the field before an NFL preseason matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers in an NFL preseason matchup at EverBank Stadium, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union)
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Jacksonville traded up from the fifth pick in the draft last year to select Hunter.
