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During his collegiate career at Jackson State and Colorado, Travis Hunter became one of the most unique players in all of college football.
His ability to play both cornerback and wide receiver — and excel at an elite level at both — ultimately led to him winning the Heisman Trophy after his junior season.
Hunter was selected No. 2 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars, and despite outside skepticism, he remained adamant about continuing to play both positions in the NFL.
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While he flashed high-level potential at each spot, the primary concern — whether his body could withstand that kind of workload at the professional level — quickly surfaced when he suffered a season-ending knee injury.
Despite the setback, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported on Sunday, ahead of the Jaguars’ matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers, that Jacksonville still expects to use Hunter as both a cornerback and wide receiver in 2026.
“Sources say Jacksonville does, in fact, plan to continue to deploy Hunter as their top wide receiver and matchup cornerback moving forward,” Rapoport said.
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It was a non-contact injury that Hunter sustained in practice on Oct. 30, and it came just as he was emerging from the best game of his rookie season during the Jaguars’ London matchup against the Los Angeles Rams.
He was highly competitive against Rams wideout Davante Adams on defense, and on offense he hauled in eight receptions for 101 yards and recorded his first career touchdown.
It looked like Hunter’s role was set to expand in head coach Liam Coen’s system, but the injury brought everything to a stop. He was initially placed on IR, with the expectation he’d miss at least four games, but further evaluation revealed the injury was more serious than the Jaguars anticipated.
Rather than risk making it worse, the team shut him down for the season, unwilling to gamble with one of their cornerstone players.
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