Travis Hunter saw incremental increases in his practice workload during the spring, seeing time at receiver and cornerback. As padded practices take place, a curated plan will be implemented for the Heisman winner. 
Earlier this month, it was confirmed the Jaguars would continue ramping up Hunter’s responsibilities during training camp, with certain practices involving work on both sides of the ball. After beginning strictly as a receiver, this year’s No. 2 pick has also handled cornerback drills in camp. Head coach Liam Coen recently confirmed a day-by-day approach will be taken in this case.
“You want to give him a couple days offense, a couple days defense, and then give him an opportunity to go flip-flop within the same practice and then that will kind of become the norm,” Coen said (via ESPN’s Michael DiRocco). “Every moment, every minute that he is in the building, it is accounted for and trying to make sure that we maximize his time, our time so that we can ultimately get the best outcome.”
Given the price Jacksonville paid to move up from fifth to second in the first-round order on draft night to land Hunter, his performance will be central to the evaluation of Coen and rookie general manager James Gladstone. A regular workload on offense and defense should await the Colorado product if all goes according to plan regarding his acclimation for both positions. As could be expected, no firm decision has been made yet with respect to how many snaps Hunter will play on any given week.
DiRocco has tracked the offense/defense snap split so far in camp, illustrating how certain days will contain exclusive work at one position or the other. Strong showings in that respect will allow for the team to continue including two-way days in Hunter’s summer routine. If the 22-year-old manages that workload well, he should be in store to take on a unique role come the regular season.
Curious to see how offenses attack him. I can see bullying and trying to wearing him down. I know everyone says he has this crazy energy and stuff, but last I checked he’s human.
Take him on deep routes, pick plays that will get some chips on him. Going to have him in motion to see what play call the defense has.
I don’t see the 2 way stuff fulltime happening very long. Defense FT and the wr bit will have to be maybe 15-20 snaps.
No team is trading a top 5 pick and a first next year for a corner at pick #2 overall. It’s more valuable to put the ball in his hands and try to score than defense.
Agreed 👆🏻
I think the NFLPA executives were too busy running scams to get a “no bullying” clause added to the CBA.
Getting hit in the NFL is a lot different than college.
He’s going to be dealing with nagging injuries his entire career.
There’s a reason why barely any players have ever played both sides of the ball.
I’d say college football allows more hits and tackles than todays NFL from what I’ve seen
Even Woody Hayes was allowed to get into the act…link to youtube.com
NFL players hit a bit harder, believe it or not. Faster and stronger will take its toll on his little frame.
I’d suggest watching college football too, because believe it or not, it seems they allow more hits and tackles there than today’s NFL
Not denying the amount of hits, just repeating what many rookies have said.