Two NFL analysts name Jaguars WR/CB Travis Hunter most anticipated debuting player to watch in Week 1 of the regular season
We are just one week away from the NFL schedule release. Opponents for every team have already been determined, but dates and times will be revealed on Wednesday, May 14. The Jacksonville Jaguars are ready to kickoff a new era under first-year head coach Liam Coen and general manager James Gladstone. The Jaguars have had […]
We are just one week away from the NFL schedule release.
Opponents for every team have already been determined, but dates and times will be revealed on Wednesday, May 14. The Jacksonville Jaguars are ready to kickoff a new era under first-year head coach Liam Coen and general manager James Gladstone.
The Jaguars have had a very busy offseason, including moving on from wide receivers Christian Kirk and Gabe Davis, picking up the fifth-year option of defensive end Travon Walker, and trading up to the No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft to select WR/CB Travis Hunter.
How the Jacksonville brass decides to handle Hunter will be fascinating, as he attempts to play both WR and CB on a full-time basis. Whether he'll be able to do that remains to be seen, but it appears that the Jaguars are going to do their best to give him the opportunity to do so.
That's going to make Hunter and the Jags must-watch television. According to NFL analysts Dan Parr and (former Jags RB) Maurice Jones-Drew, Hunter will be the most anticipated debuting player to watch in the entire NFL come Week 1.
"I’m most excited to see the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner, Travis Hunter, make his NFL debut. You know, the guy who has a chance to alter the sport itself, according to Jaguars general manager James Gladstone, who, in his first draft on the job, mortgaged the future to trade up for him. Will Jacksonville use Hunter at wide receiver and cornerback right away? If he majors in offense, as expected, how much will he be utilized on D? Will he immediately live up to the unprecedented hype that will follow him into the league? We might be on the verge of seeing something that’s never been done in the NFL’s modern era. Get your popcorn ready." — Dan Parr
"The Jaguars made the blockbuster move of the 2025 NFL Draft when they traded up for two-way star Travis Hunter. Now the question is: How will first-year head coach Liam Coen utilize Hunter and his immense talent? Last season at Colorado, he played 1,460 snaps (average of 112.3 per game) as a full-time receiver and cornerback. For reference, no NFL player has averaged more than 78 snaps per game in the past decade, per NFL Research. I'd love to watch the generational talent play both sides of the ball, as he could impact Jacksonville's passing game as a playmaking receiver and the pass defense as a ballhawk in the secondary. We won't know exactly how Coen plans to deploy the rookie until September." — Maurice Jones-Drew
It hasn't been often throughout the Jags' history that they've had a lot of eyes on them nationally. That's about to change come September, and it could be a permanent change if Hunter plays well and Jacksonville turns into a winning program. Hunter will have the opportunity to go down as one of the most transcendent players in NFL history.
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