Jaguars' historic $46 million two-way stud named prime breakout candidate

Jaguars' historic $46 million two-way stud named prime breakout candidate originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The future is bright for the Jacksonville Jaguars .

After back-to-back disappointing seasons, Jacksonville enjoyed one of its best campaigns in recent memory, securing 13 regular-season wins and getting a home playoff game. The Jaguars lost a heartbreaker to the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Wild Card round, but there’s no question the franchise is headed in the right direction. Judging by the fact that Fox Sports’ Greg Auman believes that the Jaguars’ 22-year-old historic two-way stud (he became the first player in Pro Football Focus history to record the highest-graded rookies list in a single week last season) is a prime breakout candidate for the 2026-27 campaign, it’s safe to say he’s also under the impression that Jacksonville is in good shape moving forward.

“(Travis) Hunter's debut season was disappointing on both sides of the ball (wide receiver and cornerback),” Auman wrote Monday. “He had 28 catches for 298 yards and a single touchdown at receiver and had even less production at corner, posting 15 tackles and zero interceptions. After seven games, his rookie season ended early with a knee injury, watching as the Jaguars finished 13-4 and won a division title.

” “Hunter's on course to be fully recovered by the start of training camp, and it should be a simpler second season for him. It remains to be seen how much work he'll get on offense — the Jaguars traded for Jakobi Meyers during last season and gave him a lucrative extension, and they've held off on trading third-year receiver Brian Thomas Jr. , with Parker Washington enjoying a breakout season last year.