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We finally found something Jaguars two-way star Travis Hunter doesn't excel at

Travis Hunter's workload on offense is decreasing, favoring defense, and he has shown limited success in field goal kicking.

First seen Aug 20, 2026 · 11:34 AM UTC · last updated Aug 20 4:07 PM

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Travis Hunter is the name to watch here, and the trend is mildly negative for his fantasy outlook. Both sources indicate his offensive workload is being scaled back as the Jaguars lean into his defensive role, with a brief, unsuccessful placekicking experiment in practice adding to the sense that his snap allocation is being spread thin rather than centered on wide receiver reps. For a rookie who many drafters were banking on as a two-way fantasy asset, this is a signal to temper expectations on the offensive side of the ledger heading into draft season. He's not off the radar, but you should treat him as a boom/bust flier rather than a locked-in target share, and draft him accordingly — later than you might have a month ago.

This news doesn't directly touch Brian Thomas Jr. or Jakobi Meyers, but the ripple effect matters: if Hunter's offensive snaps shrink, that volume has to go somewhere, and both Thomas and Meyers stand to benefit as the more established receiving options in that offense. Keep both in a solid draft-and-hold tier, with Thomas as the clear alpha target and Meyers as a steady complementary piece. Parker Washington and Austin Trammell are only tangentially involved as depth names in this same receiver room; there's no specific actionable news on either, so leave them as late-round or bench-stash considerations at best.

Confidence here is moderate — both sources agree and come from the same outlet, so treat the offense-to-defense shift as credible, but this is training camp/practice-level reporting, not a finalized role. Revisit Hunter's ADP and role clarity closer to the season before locking in your draft strategy.

Jaguars two-way star Travis Hunter tries hand at placekicking during joint practice

Jacksonville Jaguars star cornerback and wide receiver Travis Hunter showed that not everything comes easy.

The two-way stud took his shot at placekicking during Wednesday’s special teams session at joint practice with the Carolina Panthers. Hunter took five field goal attempts from 27 yards out, per Garry Smits of The Florida Times-Union, with the first four missing badly, including a couple that barely got off the ground.

Hunter finally connected on his fifth try from chippy-range.

At least he didn’t go 0-fer. The event showed that even for the best of athletes, adding another skill isn’t always easy.

That preamble is the entertaining bit regarding Hunter from Wednesday’s practice. The more actionable news is that the dual-threat’s workload continues to tilt heavily toward defense, as expected.

On Wednesday, Hunter played 28 snaps on D and just two on offense. It continues the trend of the Jags getting the second-year stud more work on one side of the ball. After beginning camp closer to one-third of his snaps coming on offense, the tip toward the defense in recent days is a sign of where things could be headed.

Hunter owns the tools to be CB1, and Jacksonville is a much more stout defense if he becomes a lock-down corner. There isn’t as large of a need on offense, where Brian Thomas Jr., Parker Washington and Jakobi Meyers can handle the load. Notably, Hunter’s reps on offense remained low despite Washington not participating in practice on Wednesday. Austin Trammell, not Hunter, took most of the slot snaps with Washington out.

We’ll see if the recent trend with Hunter’s reps continues for the rest of training camp or the Jags pump his offensive snaps back up as we get closer to the start of real games.

Coverage from Nfl Dot Com News · by Kevin Patra · Aug 20, 2026 · read original