JACKSONVILLE – He has flashed, and that is good.

What the Jaguars want moving forward is to turn Travis Hunter's flashes into consistent and increased production – and Head Coach Liam Coen said part of the bye week was spent working toward that end.

Of the Jaguars' multiple tasks in recent days, this was a big one.

"[The bye] definitely gave us an opportunity as a staff to look at how we can continue to use him," Coen said of Hunter.

Coen spoke to the media Monday, a day after the Jaguars' 2025 bye. Among the topics: the continued development of Hunter, the No. 2 overall selection in the 2025 NFL Draft who has played extensively this season at cornerback and wide receiver.

Hunter has played 66.67% of offensive snaps through seven games and 35.92% of defensive snaps, never playing less than 52.9% of offensive snaps and never playing more than 68.3% of defensive snaps.

"You definitely look at how much more can he handle, how much more can we put him in a position to be successful on both offense and defense and what does that look like?" Coen said.

Hunter caught eight passes for 101 yards and his first NFL touchdown in a 35-7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the Jaguars' last game before the bye, with all eight receptions coming in the second half. That was the first 100-yard-game by a Jaguars receiver this season.

Hunter through seven games has 28 receptions for 298 yards and a touchdown offensively.

"You look at the end of the last game against the Rams with he and [quarterback] Trevor [Lawrence] building on a connection and making some plays towards the end of the game," Coen said. "It was a little out of reach at the time, but you're still seeing competitive throws and catches in live action, which is something we've needed."

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• Coen on Monday reemphasized the need to "stay ahead of the chains" offensively, meaning being effective on early downs to be in better down-and-distance situations. Coen following the loss to the Rams had emphasized reducing avoidable mistakes and operations errors, particularly early in games. The Jaguars against the Rams faced down-and-distance of more than 10 yards on all three of their first possessions. The Jaguars punted on all three possessions, with the Rams during that time taking a 14-0 lead. "Offensively, when you're on schedule, usually good things have occurred and when you're off schedule, it's tough sledding," Coen said.

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• Coen on Monday also discussed the need to run more effectively moving forward, saying: "I've got to call more runs in general." The Jaguars, who are currently 14th in the NFL in rushing at 119.7 yards per game, through five games averaged 137 yards per game rushing with a run-pass balance of 28.2-34.4 per game. They were tied for the AFC South lead at 4-1 at that point, having won three consecutive games – including back-to-back victories over the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs. Penalties early and deficits later in the last two games made balance more difficult, forcing the Jaguars to throw more early – with the Jaguars trailing just 9:10 in their first four games of the season and leading just 7:40 in their last two games. They averaged 76.5 yards per game during a two-game losing streak – losses to the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams – just before this past Sunday's bye with a run-pass balance of 19-52 per game.  "When we run the football, we're a little bit more balanced," Coen said. "It's a matter of winning first and second down. When you start drives and you have a run, you get a hold and your first and 20 … now I'm probably not going to run it on first. You're trying to just look for the balance. It's something that we've got to get back to being able to do a little bit more." Running back Travis Etienne Jr., after rushing for 98.5 yards per game in Weeks 1-4, has rushed for 40.0 yards per game the past three games. "It's executing whatever coach calls," Etienne said. "I just want to go out and make plays when my name is called. It opens up everything for Trev. If you go back and look at the statistics, whenever the run game is going, we do really well. We have to control the controllables. If we don't control that, us committing to the run game won't change anything."