Travis Hunter’s two-way value is already giving the Jacksonville Jaguars some real breathing room, at least when it comes to the cornerback side of the salary cap.
For this season, the league-wide cap sits at $301.2 million, and Jacksonville has $17.819 million tied up at cornerback, according to Over the Cap. That puts the Jaguars 27th in the league in spending at the position, with that total eating up 5.9% of the team’s cap space.
There’s a catch, though: Over the Cap lists Hunter as a wide receiver, so his $10.6 million cap hit does not show up in the cornerback total. That classification matters. Because Hunter can line up on both sides of the ball, the Jaguars get a roster piece who adds flexibility for James Gladstone without driving up the cornerback number.
Viewed that way, Jacksonville has a starting corner who doesn’t count against the position group’s cap spending.
Jourdan Lewis carries the biggest cornerback cap hit on the roster, and it’s a relatively modest one at $6.599 million. That figure ranks 37th among all cornerbacks for the 2026 season.
Montaric Brown’s new deal also helps keep things manageable. The Jaguars backloaded the contract and added void years, which leaves Brown with a 2026 cap hit of just $3.92 million.
The rest of the group is built cheaply. Jarrian Jones and Christian Braswell are still on rookie contracts, while Jabbar Muhammad is a second-year UDFA. Preston Hodge and Devon Marshall are current UDFAs, and Keni-H Lovely and Dane Jackson are on minimum deals.
Among that group, Jones has the highest 2026 cap hit at $1.52 million.
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