Travis Hunter didn’t just flash at Jacksonville Jaguars training camp on Aug. 2 - he took over stretches of Day 4 at the Miller Electric Center with plays on both sides of the ball.
The second-year wide receiver/cornerback gave the crowd exactly what it came for. On offense, he hauled in a deep ball from Trevor Lawrence while being grabbed by a defender. On defense, he stepped in front of a pass from Nick Mullens and ripped the ball away for what appears to be his first interception in a team period during a training camp over the last two seasons.
Hunter’s biggest burst came in the next 11-on-11 period after a quieter start to the day. He had already caught one pass on a crossing route from Lawrence in his first 11-on-11 work, and he was ordinary in the 7-on-7 period. Then, with two standout snaps separated by just five plays, he made his mark.
The interception came against tight end Quintin Morris. Hunter broke on the throw, got his hands on the ball, and controlled it as he went to the ground after Mullens had thrown into coverage.
A few snaps later, he was back on offense and running down the right sideline when cornerback Preston Hodge - Hunter’s former Colorado teammate - grabbed a fistful of his jersey and kept hold. Lawrence still put the ball up, and Hunter made the catch anyway.
Hunter was in the middle of one more notable play late in the final 11-on-11 period, though this one went against him. Mullens connected with rookie CJ Williams on a corner route for a 20-yard touchdown, with Hunter trailing by a step-and-a-half.
His workload ticked up a bit from the first three days of camp, and he answered with production that showed exactly why he keeps drawing attention. Across the day, Hunter logged seven offensive snaps and 10 defensive snaps in 11-on-11 work, plus two offensive plays and one defensive play in 7-on-7.
Through the first four practices, he has totaled 22 offensive snaps and 34 defensive snaps in 11-on-11 periods, along with five offensive snaps and seven defensive snaps in 7-on-7. That leaves him at 27 snaps on offense and 41 on defense overall, with three catches, three pass breakups and one interception.
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