Jaguars' GM reveals ideal Travis Hunter plan for 2026

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When the Jacksonville Jaguars selected Travis Hunter in the NFL Draft last season, the big question was which side of the ball the franchise would play him.

Having played both receiver and corner to a high level in college, many were unsure if Hunter could translate that to the NFL.

And in truth, Hunter never really got going at either position in his rookie season.

But what about Year 2? Are the Jaguars going to continue to put Hunter on both sides of the ball?

Jaguars general manager James Gladstone has revealed that Hunter will spend more time on one side of the ball than the other in 2026

"He is set to play both sides of the ball," Gladstone said The Rich Eisen Show. "The piece that I think we can expect to see is actually an uptick in corner usage. Last year it was a higher volume, higher percentage of wide receiver usage than it was corner.

"I think we can expect to see that corner percentile and count go up. That's not to say anything impacts his availability and usage on offense. It just means that cornerback usage will increase."

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