Travis Hunter spent another Jaguars practice looking very much like a cornerback first.
Jacksonville’s Tuesday training camp session tilted heavily toward defense for the rookie, following a Monday workout in which he took 20 defensive snaps and none on offense. ESPN’s Michael DiRocco counted Hunter at 19 defensive snaps during 11-on-11 periods on Tuesday, with just two offensive snaps mixed in.
Those two offensive reps came with Nick Mullens, not Trevor Lawrence, even though Parker Washington was sidelined, according to John Shipley of Jaguars on SI. Hunter still managed to get one touch in that limited work on offense.
On defense, the day included a couple of familiar-looking matchups. Jamal St.
Cyr posted on X that Hunter lined up against Brian Thomas Jr. twice, and both throws resulted in completions. Hunter also came up to help stop a completed pass to Austin Trammell.
DiRocco recently noted that Hunter hasn’t seen many targets in camp, and Jaguars coach Liam Coen pointed to the traits that make that happen.
"When you have length and anticipation and have a good feel for routes, I think that the playmaking, getting your hands on balls or just denying the ball with good coverage, that's a win in itself that I think goes a little bit unnoticed from corners," Coen said, via ESPN. "It's like, yeah, when they don't get a lot of work, it's probably because they're doing their job and doing it at a high level, so I've been pleased with him."
The Jaguars still intend to use Hunter on both sides of the ball, but the early camp pattern suggests his workload is being built around cornerback. What his role looks like at wide receiver by Week 1 is still up in the air.
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