JACKSONVILLE – They know, and they're not saying.

When it comes to Jaguars rookie wide receiver/defensive back Travis Hunter, the question of where he will play – offense or defense – and just how much, remains a deliciously intriguing one.

And James Gladstone is fine with the intrigue.

"The fact that, that exists is certainly a hand that we'll keep close," Gladstone said Wednesday.

Gladstone, in his first season as the Jaguars' general manager, spoke to the media on Wednesday. The primary subject: the team’s 2025 initial 53-player roster, which became official Tuesday at 4 p.m. Other subjects: Quarterback Trevor Lawrence, a deep running room and a revamped offensive line.

Perhaps the most intriguing subject:

Hunter, the No. 2 overall selection in the 2025 NFL Draft, who is expected to play both offense and defense extensively – becoming the first NFL player to do so to that extent in at least three decades. The Jaguars have yet to publicly specify how much he will play on either side, something Gladstone said Wednesday was by design.

"There's a competitive advantage to not knowing what side of the ball he's going to be deployed on fully," Gladstone said. "If that's half, if that's a mixture … all those sorts of things can vary from one week to the next."

Hunter, the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner, has worked extensively on offense and defense throughout the offseason program and 2025 Training Camp. He sustained an upper-body injury August 14, then missed the Jaguars' Preseason Week 2 game against the New Orleans Saints before all Jaguars starters did not play in this past Saturday's preseason finale against the Miami Dolphins.

Hunter returned to practice Wednesday, with Gladstone saying he was "rolling full speed" and adding that the Jaguars expect the same impact from Hunter as expected before his recent missed practice time.

"There hasn't been any shift on that front," Gladstone said. "We expect him to be who we know him to be, and that's someone who impacts both sides of the football, and can't wait to see him on Sundays and one Monday night here this season."

Gladstone on Wednesday also addressed:

• Lawrence's development in Head Coach Liam Coen's offensive system. Gladstone said he is "absolutely jacked at the progression [from Lawrence] we saw from the offseason program to now," adding:

"Going through so many different schemes throughout the early portion of his career, finding stability, finding confidence and understanding the intent of one play to the next, the operation takes some time. Trevor was doing a phenomenal job operationally throughout the course of the offseason program and really being consistent and doing what was explicitly asked. Throughout the course of training camp, he began to test everything and began to push the limits, not just to do what was asked, but go beyond that. That was the exciting thing that you began to see sort of take shape – taking riskier throws and actually threading the needle in a way that was jaw dropping. That was the exciting progression from let's call it the offseason program to now where we are at the end of training camp."

• An offensive line that underwent major change since January.

Projected starters:

• Left tackle Walker Little
• Left guard Ezra Cleveland
• Center Robert Hainsey
• Right guard Patrick Mekari
• Right tackle Anton Harrison

Reserves: Chuma Edoga, Wyatt Milum, Jonah Monheim and Cole Van Lanen. Hainsey, Edoga and Mekari signed as unrestricted free agents in March, with Milum and Monheim selected in the 2025 NFL Draft. "The thing that jumps out across the offensive line is the versatility," Gladstone said.

"You've got guys that can swing from left to right, guard to tackle, guard to center. It's a great group, and nobody's pigeonholed to a singular spot with that in mind. That obviously gives you the luxury on game day to feel like you're not pigeonholed and that you're not going to be tight. The fact that we ended up addressing that position group so heavily throughout the offseason gave us a lot of confidence, a lot of competition, and that obviously led to a lot of growth. We're really jacked about the progression that we saw from a number of the guys returning, a number of the guys that we added."

• A running back room that features four players – Travis Etienne Jr., Tank Bigsby, rookie Bhayshul Tuten and rookie LeQuint Allen Jr. – who could be active on game day. "Pretty juiced up about the fact that we've got four running backs who we feel very confident in," Gladstone said.

"Each of those guys has a role right here and now, and that will continue to shape itself over the course of the season. Knowing we're going to run the ball, the idea of attrition isn't a stretch, and the fact that we have four guys that we feel confident in, trust in, is a really good thing. Excited about where it's at, excited to see where it goes."