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10-08-2025
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Jaguars' Liam Coen evaluates Travis Hunter's play at WR and CB vs. Steelers
Following Travis Hunter's preseason debut with the Jacksonville Jaguars, which included him seeing snaps at both wide receiver and cornerback, what did head coach Liam Coen think of his performance? "I think he made a couple good catches on some option routes," Coen said. "Missed the one tackle defensively that I noticed. Like that was the only thing I noticed about his overall play. In terms of that, I'll have to watch the tape on how he operated defensively a little bit more, but I thought offensively he made the right decisions on those option routes, made a good catch, almost broke out of that one where Trevor put it behind him on that third down we talked about. But I'll have to go watch the tape a little bit more to know more." Hunter played the first offensive possession and saw three targets on that drive--although one was negated by a penalty. He caught all three passes, two of which came on those in-breaking option routes that Coen mentioned and another was on a screen. In the stat book, Hunter finished his night on offense with two targets, two receptions, and nine yards. On defense, Hunter played the second and third possessions. The ball didn't come his way, but he did miss a tackle in the run game near the line of scrimmage. ESPN's Michael DiRocco noted that on one play, "there may have been some confusion on a coverage." When it was all said and done, Hunter was on the field for three total possessions--one on offense and two on defense--playing 18 snaps, with 10 coming on offense and eight on defense. This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: Jaguars vs. Steelers: Liam Coen evaluates Travis Hunter's play
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05-08-2025
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Why Jaguars' depth chart reveal was great Travis Hunter fantasy news
The Jacksonville Jaguars currently find themselves in untrodden territory. The team invested quite a bit in moving up to select Travis Hunter at No. 2 in the 2025 NFL draft, and it took the reigning Heisman Trophy winner with the intent to turn him into the NFL's first regular two-way player in more than 60 years. Hunter played most snaps at both receiver and cornerback in college at Colorado, but as of now, it's not exactly clear how the Jaguars intend to use him as a rookie in 2025. However, we may have gotten a bit more clarity as the team released its first depth chart of the season amid training camp. On the depth chart, Hunter is listed as a starting receiver alongside Brian Thomas Jr. and free agent addition Dyami Brown. Meanwhile, he is listed among the second-string cornerbacks, behind starters Tyson Campbell and Jourdan Lewis. That would seemingly indicate that Hunter is going to see the bulk of his snaps on offense, at least to start, and that is certainly a boon for fantasy football managers with Hunter on their team. Hopes are high for the Jaguars' offense in 2025 as the team is now led by Liam Coen, one of the NFL's top offensive coordinators last season. With Coen, a healthy Trevor Lawrence and Thomas, who starred as a rookie last season, this could be a productive unit with Hunter poised to benefit, as well. The only major concern for fantasy managers would be that Hunter's usage on defense could siphon critical snaps away on offense and limit his fantasy production. We'll have to see how Hunter is used when the Jags take the field in preseason for the first time against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday, but the team seems to be indicating that fantasy managers can rest easily and most of Hunter's early contributions will be on the offensive side of the ball. This article originally appeared on For The Win: Jaguars' depth chart reveal good sign for Travis Hunter in fantasy
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19-07-2025
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Burning question for Jacksonville Jaguars' offensive line unit during training camp
The Jacksonville Jaguars' rookies will report for training camp on July 19th, the veterans on July 22nd, and the first practice will take place on July 23rd. So with training camp almost here, we will be taking a position-by-position look at the Jaguars' roster, specifically examining the one big question that faces each unit. Up next is the offensive line. If you missed any of our other previews, you can find them below. Quarterbacks Running backs Wide receivers Tight ends Who makes up the Jaguars' starting five come Week 1? Early on in his tenure as head coach, Liam Coen was direct in saying that the offensive line play had to improve this season. To help accomplish that, GM James Gladstone made six additions up front between free agency and the NFL draft. With a number of new faces, there is added versatility to the offensive line unit and a lot more competition, which the Jaguars have leaned into this offseason, with there reportedly being a lot of mixing and matching throughout OTAs and minicamp. "That was the thing we saw and we wanted in the spring," OL coach Shaun Sarrett said via of the competition up front. "It's going to really pop its head when you come into training camp. There are guys who running with the ones right now, and there's guys that are running with the twos. But they have to hold on to their spots. We'll keep them working at it each day and hopefully we have the best five starting when it all flattens out." Based on what we know right now from the reporting of ESPN's Michael DiRocco, Wyatt Milum is competing with Ezra Cleveland at left guard, although Cleveland has the "early edge" in that competition. DiRocco also mentioned that Chuma Edoga was seeing time at right tackle with the starters, along with Anton Harrison. So, potentially, the Jaguars' starting offensive line unit could be Walker Little at left tackle, followed by Cleveland, Robert Hainsey, Patrick Mekari, and Edgoa. However, evaluating offensive line play before the pads come on isn't an easy task, so a lot can change between now and when final roster decisions have to be made. This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: Jaguars training camp: Big question facing offensive line unit
