Travis Hunter played four snaps on offense in the Jacksonville Jaguars’ season opener. A year ago, he was a starting wide receiver for the team. With the emergence of Parker Washington and the acquisition of Jakobi Meyers, the Jaguars’ receiving room became crowded.
On the 2025 Week 1 depth chart, Hunter was listed as a starting wide receiver and a backup cornerback. This season, those roles are flipped, with Hunter now listed as a starting cornerback and backup receiver.
Hunter played 33 total snaps in Sunday’s 34-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns, with 29 coming on defense and four on offense. In camp, Hunter was sitting at a roughly 65-35 split, but that trend became even more pronounced in Week 1, with 88% of his snaps on Sunday coming on the defensive side of the ball.
Head coach Liam Coen said at the end of August that there would be “a major focus being on the defensive side of the ball right now.” However, the snap count split was even more lopsided than what camp suggested.
Despite playing just four offensive snaps, Hunter touched the ball twice, catching one pass for eight yards and adding a three-yard run. Coen has said that he wants to get the ball in Hunter’s hands, and when Jacksonville was intentional about doing so when he entered the game on offense.
On defense, Hunter had a quiet but effective day. He was targeted just once, allowing a four-yard reception before making the tackle well short of the first down. Hunter covered Jerry Jeudy and K.C. Concepcion for much of the day.
Hunter only played 59% of the defensive snaps. It is worth noting that Coen removed several starters as the game got out of hand, which could explain the lower snap total. Another possibility is that with this being Hunter’s first game back since his LCL injury he was on a pitch count. However, while Coen said to give him time to ease back in he never mentioned a pitch count.
Before the season, Hunter said he couldn’t stand the sideline. “I can’t sit there and just watch football. I got to be on the field.” On Sunday, he watched 41% of Jacksonville’s defensive snaps and all but four offensive plays.
Hunter Snap Counts:
Camp- 61 offense, 116 defense, 1 special teams (65% defense)
Week 1 vs. CLE- 4 offense, 29 defense (88% defense)
