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Travis Hunter apparently didn’t get the memo regarding his future use of the position.
Earlier this offseason, rumors swirled 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 change from his role last season.
The NFL Network reported this 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 and part-time corner receiver, which when you talk to teams last year, that’s probably where they thought the value was and really where they thought the production would be,” NFL insider Ian Rapoport said.
Hunter apparently caught wind of what Rapoport said and decided to take matters into his own hands.
“Now who told you that?” Hunter posted on X earlier this week.
Hunter, before suffer a season-ending injury in practice before Week 9, he played 67% of the team’s offensive snaps, compared to 36% of the defensive snaps. According to the report, Hunter is recovering well from the torn LCL.
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Travis Hunter looks on from the sidelines during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla., 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. On defense, he had 15 tackles and three assists. Hunter’s best offensive game was his last, when he caught eight passes for 104 yards and a touchdown in a 35-7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in London.
The Jaguars went 13-4 and won the AFC South last year before losing to the 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 to fill for Hunter.
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Travis Hunter (12) runs onto the field before an NFL preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers during an NFL preseason game at EverBank Stadium, Saturday, August 9, 2025 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union)
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Jacksonville moved up from the fifth pick in last year’s draft to Hunter.
