Travis Hunter is back on the field for the Jacksonville Jaguars, and early in training camp, the focus has been less on the comeback from his ACL injury and more on how the team is managing his two-way workload.
Hunter spent the offseason rehabbing last season’s ACL injury, then returned for camp and immediately started splitting time between cornerback and wide receiver. In the first practice, he logged 12 total snaps in 11-on-11 work, with eight at cornerback and four at receiver, according to ESPN’s Michael DiRocco.
There were flashes on both sides of the ball. Jamal St.
Cyr reported that Hunter broke up a deep ball from Nick Mullens intended for Josh Cameron. On offense, Hunter went up for a Trevor Lawrence pass but couldn’t finish the play.
Day 2 brought a similar mix. DiRocco noted that Hunter caught one of his two targets, while defensively he saw one target come his way and the pass fell incomplete after Cameron was unable to get both feet in bounds. Hunter’s workload also ticked up, as he played 24 total 11-on-11 snaps, with 16 on defense and four on offense.
After Thursday’s practice, defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile said Hunter is settling back in and looks the part physically.
"He's getting back in the flow, back in the swing of things, and he looks good," Campanile said. "Like a lot of these guys, changed his body a little bit this offseason.
The silver lining, obviously, you never want to see anybody get injured, but he put his best foot forward in the weight room, as he was recovering from a lower body injury and really built up his upper body and everything. So he just looks really physical in the team work and in the individual periods.
He's done a good job."
Liam Coen recently said Hunter added about 10 pounds of muscle during the offseason.
Even with more of his work expected to come at cornerback this season, the Jaguars still plan to use Hunter on offense. That makes the details matter, and Campanile said he and defensive pass game coordinator Matt Araujo are squeezing in every bit of extra time they can with him.
"He's got a lot of heavy lifting. He's splitting time, so every second matters, every second counts," Campanile said. "I think Matt Araujo has done a great job with him in that room, really just being super detailed, finding any second of the day to help him out from a fundamentals perspective and continuing to grow."
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