Travis Hunter’s return to the field is already taking shape in public view.
The Jaguars rookie, whose first NFL season ended before it could really get going, is now sharing the rehab process through a YouTube mini docu-series titled “Road to Recovery.” Two episodes are currently available, giving fans a look at the work ahead as he pushes toward the 2026-27 season.
Hunter’s season was derailed on Oct. 30, 2025, when he suffered a non-contact right knee injury during practice while working on the defensive side of the ball before Jacksonville’s Week 9 matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders. The Jaguars placed him on injured reserve the next day. On Nov. 11, the team announced his season was over and said he had undergone successful surgery to repair an isolated lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury.
The procedure was performed in Dallas, Texas, by Dr. Dan Cooper and Jaguars team physician Dr. Kevin Kaplan, according to the team.
Even with the setback, the expectation around Hunter hasn’t changed much. He is supposed to be a limited participant in on-field work during the offseason, but he should be back as a full participant by the time training camp opens in late July.
And the Jaguars still intend to use him the way they drafted him: on both sides of the ball.
Hunter, the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner and the No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, was already splitting time between offense and defense before the injury. Last season, he logged 324 snaps on offense as a wide receiver and 162 on defense as a cornerback, according to ESPN. He averaged 46.2 offensive plays, 23.1 defensive plays and 69.8 plays overall per game.
The off-field details around Hunter have also stayed in the spotlight. In June, he signed a four-year, $46.65 million fully guaranteed contract with the Jaguars, including a $30.57 million signing bonus paid upfront, according to ESPN.
Hunter and Leanna Hunter were married on May 24, 2025, in Tennessee, ESPN reported. In an Instagram post, Leanna Hunter wrote: "On 02/26/2022 you first asked me to be your girlfriend.
Now 3.5 years later, on 05/24/2025, I became your wife," Leanna Hunter wrote in an Instagram post. "You make me the happiest woman on this planet and I am so excited to spend forever with you."
The couple met at Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, Georgia, and dated throughout Hunter’s three-year college career at Jackson State University and University of Colorado before getting engaged in February 2024, ESPN reported. They welcomed their son in August 2025.
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