Everyone in Jacksonville loves to talk about Travis Hunter like he's some kind of football unicorn, and honestly, that's fair. The guy won the Heisman at Colorado playing snap-for-snap on both sides of the ball, then went No. 2 overall to the Jaguars, who traded a future first-rounder to Cleveland just to make sure they got him. He signed a 4-year, $46.6 million rookie deal with a $30.57 million signing bonus paid entirely upfront, which tells you exactly how much the front office believes in the two-way experiment.
But belief and allocation are 2 different things. According to Hayden Winks, who talked to Jaguars beat reporters, the early word out of camp is that Hunter is drawing a lot more cornerback reps than receiver reps right now. That's a notable wrinkle for a guy the Jaguars marketed as a true dual-threat, and it matters a ton for anyone trying to figure out his real role in 2026.
Hayden Winks relayed the camp buzz on Hunter's reps split, plus a note that Bhayshul Tuten isn't projected for 1,000 rushing yards.
Consensus among the Jaguars reporters is Bhayshul Tuten does not rush for 1,000 yards (which is a lot!). Also, a lot more CB than WR for Travis Hunter. Great details from this show for the most fascinating team for fantasy purposes and beyond this year: https://t.co/Z8XCqOpDTR
That CB-heavy split lines up with what's been trickling out of Jacksonville for months. Hunter didn't get any real team or drill work over the offseason program while recovering, and the Jaguars have already signaled they want him locked in at cornerback in 2026, even as Coen insists the receiver reps are still coming. The exact split, per multiple camp reports, remains genuinely undetermined until Hunter gets an extended stretch of practice under his belt.
None of that stops Coen from selling the dream every time a microphone shows up. He's been raving about Hunter's motor and competitive streak, the kind of praise that sounds more like a receiver's coach talking about a workhorse than a defensive staffer talking about a corner.
Liam Coen gushed about Hunter's endurance and competitive character in comments relayed after a camp session.
The quote is real, but it doesn't settle the roster math. Multiple tight-end sets, a crowded receiver room and a defense that clearly wants Hunter's cover skills all push in the same direction, and that direction looks like cornerback getting the bulk of the reps for now. For fantasy purposes, that's the whole ballgame: a Hunter who's playing 30 defensive snaps and 20 offensive ones is a totally different asset than the one drafted as a do-everything weapon.
Jacksonville's camp runs through mid-August, and this is exactly the kind of storyline that shifts by the day as Hunter ramps up. Until he's logging full practices on both sides, expect the reps report to be the most-watched number in Duval.