JACKSONVILLE – LookAhead Wednesday.
Let's get to it …
John from Jax
Hi, KOAGF. So far, the Travis Hunter experiment is failing. It seems the coaches all forgot what management traded to get him here and to be a game changer. Can you think of one memorable play he made in the first two games? I can't. Can you explain why his snap counts are so low overall? I can't. Something strange is going on. Either he is still dealing with an injury or the coaches are trying to play nice with the other players. Bottom line is to get Hunter out there on nearly all defensive snaps and a good chunk of offensive snaps. I know you will try to justify it, but you have to agree, right?
Second-year wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter has played in roughly 60 percent snaps at cornerback in the first two games of the 2026 regular season because the Jaguars currently feel that rotating players at corner is the best way to play at the highest level possible. I'm guessing the coaches will play Hunter "all defensive snaps and a good chunk of offensive snaps" when he has proven to them that's the best chance for the Jaguars to win. Remember: While Hunter has been a high-profile topic around the Jaguars for 18 months, the reality is he didn't play or practice from Week 9 of last season until the beginning of training camp in late July. He has played nine NFL games and therefore in a real sense is still very much a rookie. We are in the early stages of a long story here – and while observers may desperately want the team to play him more, I expect the team will do so when coaches feel that gives them … wait for it … the best chance to win. Remember: No one around the Jaguars is "anti-Hunter." They are "pro-winning." I haven't the foggiest idea if that's "justifying" anything, but that is where the Travis Hunter Situation currently stands.
Your Momma? From Jax
Can we please stop with Jags have not lost a regular season game since blah blah blah. In the playoff loss, quarterback Trevor Lawrence looked identical to the guy who played last Sunday. The team behaved the same way, too. Let a game go that we should have won and were leading. The only team that entered this season on a winning streak was the Seattle Seahawks. You don't win Super Bowls in the regular season, so it doesn't really matter, does it?
The Jaguars lost a regular-season game to the Denver Broncos last Sunday. They won nine consecutive regular-season games before that, which does matter because you don't make the postseason without winning in the regular season. The Jaguars' last five losses have all been to teams that were in the postseason last season, with the last three losses decided late by a few plays. The next step is winning games against the best teams more consistently. That's a hard step. Remain tuned.
Alex from Shawnee
Holy Overreaction Week! A lot has been made about the snap percentage of Travis Hunter, which I completely understand, but people seem to be overfocusing on that aspect and not his play. What are his stats as a cornerback this year? I know he had a pass defensed early on against Denver. I don't remember a reception on him in either game. For a cornerback in Game Nine of his NFL career, I think he is playing phenomenally - regardless of how much he's on the field. I am one fer Travis Hunter.
One fer Hunter.
Mike from East Alabama from Pensacola
I'm really not trying to create a "Where's 12?" every week. But for at least last week, how did 12 fare, in your opinion? I saw some attention-getting coverage, but the offensive packages looked really clunky. I know I'm fanning. But it's already his … what, seventh, eighth game as a pro! Is it time to call the "great experiment?" failed?
It's absolutely fair for people to wonder "Where's 12" every week regarding Hunter. The Jaguars traded significant draft capital to select him No. 2 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft with the idea that he would play a significant role on both offense and defense. He has played in about 60 percent of defensive plays and sparingly on offense through two games of his second season, so why wouldn't people have questions about that? It appeared from this view that Hunter played fine on defense on the snaps he played in the first two games with minimal offensive impact. I expect his role will expand in time. There's every confidence around the Jaguars that Hunter will be fine moving forward.
Joe from Jacksonville
Benjamin from Upstate is correct. A great mind roughly 2,000 years ago said, "You will cease to fear, if you cease to hope." All we can really do is watch and be entertained.
Always keep a litter bag in your car. If it gets full, you can just throw it out the window.
James from Jagsonville back from Salt Lake City
Mr. O. No way should Travis Hunter be playing behind Montaric Brown. If I'm not mistaken, he's giving up too long touchdowns. At least when Travis had the penalty he was all over the guy. He didn't get beat. I'm not sure with his speed you can beat him. Less and less rotation please, Mr. Cohen. Travis being a part-time player on both sides is a waste of talent.
While your passion is as impressive as your confidence, I don't expect Jaguars Head Coach Liam Coen – a.k.a., Liam Cohen – to have defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile rotate cornerbacks "less and less." At least not until performance merits such a move. Brown and Hunter are both starting at cornerback for the Jaguars.
Oscar from Palm Coast, FL
The Jaguars traded up and used a Top Five pick on Travis Hunter, yet his usage so far doesn't seem to reflect that kind of investment. At this point, it feels like there has to be more going on behind the scenes. Do you think this is simply a coaching/usage decision, or is there something we're not seeing that explains why Hunter isn't being utilized more?
It's a coaching/usage decision.
Ken from Jacksonville
Do you think Cohen and Gladstone's tenure in Jacksonville are inextricably intertwined? I don't, which is partly why I believe Hunter is not getting the reps the media and fans want. It seems to reason Cohen is putting the players out there who he believes are best suited to give the team the best chance to win (as he should), the natural implication then of Hunter not being on the field as a wide receiver or cornerback full-time means he is not one of the team's best at either of those positions. Do you think the public relations of a trade would prohibit them from doing so? How do you see this playing out? Can you reasonably foresee a scenario where he continues to play part-time for more than another year?
I think the Jaguars' leadership team of Coen. General Manager James Gladstone and Executive Vice President of Football Operations Tony Boselli works as one vision and is in lockstep to a remarkable degree. I think Hunter has played nine NFL games and trying to draw long-term conclusions – while an understandable instinct and perhaps unavoidable in our 24/7, jump-to-conclusion, I-need-answers-NOW media age – is premature and reckless. I am not saying people won't draw such conclusions. I am saying they are premature and reckless.
Greg from Boise, ID
The Jags have been on a long win streak and played well for the most part. Do fans really think this streak would never end? Sometimes the win just doesn't come due to a whole host of reasons. The sky is not falling!
Good eye.
Marvin from Jacksonville
Everyone freaking out should be reminded that we also lost our Week 2 game last year – to the Cincinnati Bengals in heartbreaking fashion. We all know how that season turned out.
Good eye.
Ron from Orlando, FL
Your answer regarding Travis Hunter is not sufficient. Trading future first-round picks to move up to No. 2 in the draft is never for a rotational player. That pick should be an elite every down starter and everyone knows that. Rotational cornerback and occasional wide receiver is obviously not worth multiple first-round draft picks, so I think it is a very fair question: What is the long-term plan for Travis Hunter?
The Jaguars expect Hunter to be a long-term, front-line starting corner and an impact player offensively. He has played in nine NFL games. This is the short term.
JAY from THE BURG, FL
That shine is rubbed off a bit now for every team. The fire is lit. It is about staying hungry and playing 60-minute football. And getting better every week. Next up: the Pats. Go Jags!
It's indeed LookAhead Wednesday.
