Jaguars’ First Depth Chart Offers Hint Towards Plan for Travis Hunter’s Rookie Year

The football world got a peek into Jacksonville's thinking Monday.
Travis Hunter appears set for time on both sides of the ball this year.
Travis Hunter appears set for time on both sides of the ball this year. / Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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For months now, football fans have been tantalized at the prospect of Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Travis Hunter playing two ways. In 2024, he did just that at Colorado—and won a Heisman Trophy.

On Monday afternoon, the Jaguars unveiled their first depth chart via Jamal St. Cyr of WJXT-TV in Jacksonville—and fans' prayers were very tentatively answered.

Ahead of Jacksonville's preseason opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers Saturday, Hunter was listed as a first-string wide receiver and a second- or third-string cornerback.

The former position will presumably see him catch passes from quarterback Trevor Lawrence, alongside fellow first-teamers Dyami Brown and Brian Thomas Jr. In the latter position, he is listed as potentially splitting time with second-year Mississippi State and Florida State product Jarrian Jones.

The Jaguars took Hunter second in April's draft, trading up with the Cleveland Browns to get him.

Jacksonville, which posted winning seasons in 2022 and '23, will look to put a miserable 4–13 '24 campaign behind it in '25.


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PATRICK ANDRES

Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest. Andres has covered everything from zero-attendance Big Ten basketball to a seven-overtime college football game. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a double major in history .