Travis Hunter limited in workouts
The Jaguars’ two‑way rookie Travis Hunter will be a limited participant in offseason workouts because of a knee issue, with staffers saying the plan is to have him ready for training camp. That limited tag signals a cautious ramp for a high‑profile athlete who plays on both sides of the ball. (rotoballer.com)
Jacksonville spent a first-round pick in 2026 and two more 2025 picks to move up for Travis Hunter, and now the first big update on him is caution: general manager James Gladstone said Hunter will be limited through the offseason program with the goal of being full speed for training camp. (usatoday.com) That matters because Hunter was not drafted as a normal rookie. Jacksonville took him No. 2 overall in April 2025 after trading up from No. 5, and the club called him a wide receiver and defensive back on draft night because the plan was always to use him on both sides of the ball. (jaguars.com, nfl.com) A normal rookie has to learn one playbook, one meeting schedule, and one set of body demands. Hunter’s whole appeal is that he can handle two jobs, which is why an early spring slowdown hits differently for him than it would for a standard cornerback or receiver. (nfl.com, cbssports.com) Hunter built that reputation at Colorado by doing something almost nobody in modern college football does. In his Heisman season, he posted 92 catches, 1,152 receiving yards, and 14 touchdown catches while also recording 31 tackles and 4 interceptions on defense. (heisman.com) He was on the field almost constantly. National Football League reporting on draft night said he played 1,460 snaps in his final college season, or 111.5 per game, and no other player had averaged more than 78 snaps per game over the previous decade. (nfl.com) That workload is why Jacksonville’s timeline matters more than a simple April injury note. The Jaguars are not just trying to get a knee ready for practice reps; they are trying to get a player ready for the volume, cutting, and recovery demands of two positions in the same week. (usatoday.com, nfl.com) The team’s public message has been specific on timing. Gladstone said the target is training camp, not these spring workouts, which tells you Jacksonville is treating April as a ramp-up period instead of a deadline. (cbssports.com, nbcsports.com) That also fits the price the Jaguars paid to get him. When a team gives up the No. 5 pick, the No. 36 pick, the No. 126 pick, and a future first-rounder for one player, it has every reason to protect May and June if it thinks August and September are the real checkpoints. (jaguars.com, nfl.com) So the headline is not that Jacksonville suddenly doubts the two-way experiment. The headline is that the Jaguars are slowing the setup so the most unusual rookie in football can still arrive at training camp ready to try the same two-way role that made him the Heisman Trophy winner and the No. 2 pick. (usatoday.com, heisman.com, jaguars.com)
