Travis Hunter caught a pass in London for his second reception of the season. One week removed from the first game of his NFL career without an offensive snap, Hunter played six snaps on the offensive side of the ball.
Hunter caught his lone target for nine yards and a first down to help set up Parker Washington’s first touchdown of the day.
On the defensive side of the ball, Hunter played every one of Jacksonville’s 62 defensive snaps, the second consecutive week he has done so. This wasn’t Hunter’s best defensive game as he was targeted five times, surrendering four completions for 42 yards to the Eagles’ depleted wide receiver room.
Hunter did record six tackles and a pass breakup that forced a punt. However, Hunter’s most costly play was a third-and-17 pass interference that set up a Philadelphia touchdown.
When looking at Hunter’s overall snap count, the six snaps were his most meaningful of the season. While he recorded just one target and reception, Hunter was used less as a decoy and more as a read in the progression.
That tracks with what head coach Liam Coen said after the Bengals game, “Look at the last two weeks, what he’s been able to do while we stay firm on the plan.” Coen later added, “And so, will it come? Absolutely.”
What Coen is saying lines up with what the snap counts show, and a notable jump in Hunter’s offensive usage may be coming. One of the things that could lead toward that jump is the play of Brian Thomas Jr. Thomas was third in the league in receiving his rookie year, but over the last two years his production has been down.
Thomas Jr. has recorded just nine catches thus far this year, just seven more than Hunter despite playing 128 more offensive snaps. There has been trade buzz around Thomas Jr. for the last year now despite the Jaguars’ front office repeatedly shooting it down. Thomas Jr.’s level of play may be what allows Hunter to carve out a bigger role on offense.
The verdict, five weeks in: Hunter’s defensive share has been set. He is the team’s only cornerback to play 100% of the defensive snaps in the last two weeks. He is a full-time cornerback. The catch? It appears that his offensive role may be growing.
It is entirely possible that this is the most alive Hunter’s two-way goal has been in his NFL career thus far.
2025 (7 games)—324 offense, 162 defense (33% defense)
Week 1 vs. CLE —4 offense, 29 defense (88% defense)
Week 2 at DEN—7 offense, 37 defense (84% defense)
Week 3 vs. NE—5 offense, 45 defense (90% defense)
Week 4 at CIN—0 offense, 76 defense (100% defense)
Week 5 vs. PHI—6 offense, 62 defense (92% defense)
Season—22 offense, 249 defense (92% defense)
Hunting Snaps runs every week. The question it tracks: is the two-way experiment alive, or is Travis Hunter becoming a cornerback with an occasional offensive package?
Snap counts found via the NFL gamebook and Pro Football Reference
