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The Jacksonville Jaguars have confirmed that Travis Hunter will play more cornerbacks in 2026.
Throughout the offseason, there have been conflicting reports over whether the No. 2 pick would transition into more of a full-time role on defense.
General manager James Gladstone has finally issued some clarity, revealing that while Hunter will be deployed more often at corner, he will still remain a key piece of the offense and may not see his snap share decrease.
“He is set to play both sides of the ball,” he said on The Rich Eisen Show on Wednesday. “The piece that I think we can expect to see is actually an uptick in corner usage.
“Last year it was a higher volume, higher percentage of wide receiver usage than it was corner. I think we can expect to see that corner percentile and count go up. That’s not to say anything impacts his availability and usage on offense. It just means that cornerback usage will increase.”
Hunter played 324 offensive snaps and 162 defensive snaps in seven appearances before a knee injury ended his rookie season.
He had 28 catches for 298 yards and a touchdown on offense, with 15 tackles on defense.
Jacksonville added a pair of sixth-round receivers in April’s NFL Draft with Josh Cameron and C.J. Williams arriving.
Cornerback is a bigger need for the team, but the Jags drafted Hunter to play both sides of the ball and intend to do so.
“It’s not to say [his snaps] won’t increase on offense either, but it was lower on the defensive side this past season,” Gladstone added. “We also have a different defensive cornerback room and the bodies are different than it was a year ago.
“Our roster construction is different than it was a year ago, so it’s more fitting to slot him at corner than it was last year.”
Hunter played 688 defensive snaps and 672 on offense in his final season at Colorado as he won the Heisman Trophy.
The former Buffaloes sensation has made no secret of his desire to continue that trend in the pros and looks set to be granted his wish.
“He wants to play both ways,” Gladstone explained. “He wants to do exactly what he set out to do when he first started putting that into action all those years ago.
“That’s his dream, and we’ll support that in the best way we can and do what we feel like is in the best interest of winning football games.
“That’s putting him in position to do what he does best and that’s with the ball in his hands and in defending some of the best receivers.”
Who won the Travis Hunter-Mason Graham trade?
Now that the draft is concluded, we can see the final tallies between the Jaguars and Cleveland Browns.
Jacksonville gave up a haul to move up from fifth to second, which the Browns turned into Mason Graham, Quinshon Judkins, Dylan Sampson and KC Concepcion.
Jaguars have no choice but to honor Hunter’s wishes
The Jaguars forced themselves into a corner with the Travis Hunter trade.
There would be absolutely no justification for giving up such a massive haul to trade up and select a wide receiver or cornerback at No. 2.
The math simply doesn’t work for a player who doesn’t either play quarterback or regularly sack quarterbacks.
A wide receiver and cornerback? Now there is a debate.
The argument would go that by adding a player capable of helping the offense and defense, you free up space on the roster and salary cap.
Hunter must play both ways regularly. If he doesn’t, it means senior figures in the organization are admitting failure — something which is even more rare than a two-way prospect.
In the best-case scenario, he will make a difference. The worst would see the workload destroy his body and that is a very real risk, which is magnified by the team’s hubris.
Should Hunter’s injury history become a problem, will his employers be able to admit defeat and pick a role going forward?
As for Cleveland, there is a far easier way to improve your offence and defense. Trading back.
The Browns added a rock-solid DT, two promising running backs and a dynamic pass-catcher with the Jags’ picks.
Graham, Judkins and Sampson formed part of an elite rookie class for Cleveland in 2025 and 2026 pick Conception has the ability to transform what has been a shoddy offense as a major boost to the WR corps.
The Jags also landed Bhayshul Tuten and Rayuan Lane as part of the pick swaps.
It is still too early for a full judgement, but even if Hunter stars on both sides of the ball and manages to avoid suffering injuries through overuse, it is hard to look past Cleveland’s side if Conception is a hit.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars have confirmed that Travis Hunter will play more cornerbacks in 2026.
Throughout the offseason, there have been conflicting reports over whether the No. 2 pick would transition into more of a full-time role on defense.
General manager James Gladstone has finally issued some clarity, revealing that while Hunter will be deployed more often at corner, he will still remain a key piece of the offense and may not see his snap share decrease.
“He is set to play both sides of the ball,” he said on The Rich Eisen Show on Wednesday. “The piece that I think we can expect to see is actually an uptick in corner usage.
“Last year it was a higher volume, higher percentage of wide receiver usage than it was corner. I think we can expect to see that corner percentile and count go up. That’s not to say anything impacts his availability and usage on offense. It just means that cornerback usage will increase.”
Hunter played 324 offensive snaps and 162 defensive snaps in seven appearances before a knee injury ended his rookie season.
He had 28 catches for 298 yards and a touchdown on offense, with 15 tackles on defense.
Jacksonville added a pair of sixth-round receivers in April’s NFL Draft with Josh Cameron and C.J. Williams arriving.
Cornerback is a bigger need for the team, but the Jags drafted Hunter to play both sides of the ball and intend to do so.
“It’s not to say [his snaps] won’t increase on offense either, but it was lower on the defensive side this past season,” Gladstone added. “We also have a different defensive cornerback room and the bodies are different than it was a year ago.
“Our roster construction is different than it was a year ago, so it’s more fitting to slot him at corner than it was last year.”
Hunter played 688 defensive snaps and 672 on offense in his final season at Colorado as he won the Heisman Trophy.
The former Buffaloes sensation has made no secret of his desire to continue that trend in the pros and looks set to be granted his wish.
“He wants to play both ways,” Gladstone explained. “He wants to do exactly what he set out to do when he first started putting that into action all those years ago.
“That’s his dream, and we’ll support that in the best way we can and do what we feel like is in the best interest of winning football games.
“That’s putting him in position to do what he does best and that’s with the ball in his hands and in defending some of the best receivers.”
Who won the Travis Hunter-Mason Graham trade?
Now that the draft is concluded, we can see the final tallies between the Jaguars and Cleveland Browns.
Jacksonville gave up a haul to move up from fifth to second, which the Browns turned into Mason Graham, Quinshon Judkins, Dylan Sampson and KC Concepcion.
Jaguars have no choice but to honor Hunter’s wishes
The Jaguars forced themselves into a corner with the Travis Hunter trade.
There would be absolutely no justification for giving up such a massive haul to trade up and select a wide receiver or cornerback at No. 2.
The math simply doesn’t work for a player who doesn’t either play quarterback or regularly sack quarterbacks.
A wide receiver and cornerback? Now there is a debate.
The argument would go that by adding a player capable of helping the offense and defense, you free up space on the roster and salary cap.
Hunter must play both ways regularly. If he doesn’t, it means senior figures in the organization are admitting failure — something which is even more rare than a two-way prospect.
In the best-case scenario, he will make a difference. The worst would see the workload destroy his body and that is a very real risk, which is magnified by the team’s hubris.
Should Hunter’s injury history become a problem, will his employers be able to admit defeat and pick a role going forward?
As for Cleveland, there is a far easier way to improve your offence and defense. Trading back.
The Browns added a rock-solid DT, two promising running backs and a dynamic pass-catcher with the Jags’ picks.
Graham, Judkins and Sampson formed part of an elite rookie class for Cleveland in 2025 and 2026 pick Conception has the ability to transform what has been a shoddy offense as a major boost to the WR corps.
The Jags also landed Bhayshul Tuten and Rayuan Lane as part of the pick swaps.
It is still too early for a full judgement, but even if Hunter stars on both sides of the ball and manages to avoid suffering injuries through overuse, it is hard to look past Cleveland’s side if Conception is a hit.
Stay up to date with the NFL across all our talkSPORT platforms – subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest news, opinion, exclusive interviews and our daily unfiltered, unscripted show ‘The S* Word, from 8am ETÂ
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