Jaguars' Travis Hunter pushes back on report of positional usage: 'Who told you that?'

Travis Hunter seemingly has not gotten the memo astir his reported aboriginal presumption usage.

Earlier this offseason, determination were rumblings that past year's 2nd wide pick, a two-way prima who won the 2024 Heisman Trophy, would go a full-time country portion occasionally playing wide receiver, a power from his relation this past season.

The NFL Network reported arsenic specified this past Friday.

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Travis Hunter of the Jacksonville Jaguars celebrates aft an NFL shot crippled against the Kansas City Chiefs astatine EverBank Stadium connected Oct. 6, 2025 successful Jacksonville, Florida. (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)

"(The Jacksonville Jaguars) expect him to beryllium a full-time corner, part-time receiver, which erstwhile you speech to teams past year, that astir apt was wherever they thought the worth was and truly wherever they thought the accumulation would lie," NFL insider Ian Rapoport said.

Hunter seemingly caught upwind of what Rapoport said and decided to instrumentality matters into his ain hands.

"Now who told you this?" Hunter posted connected X earlier this week.

Hunter, anterior to sustaining a season-ending injury in signifier heading into Week 9, played 67% of the team’s violative snaps compared to 36% of antiaircraft snaps. According to the report, Hunter is recovering good from the LCL tear.

Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Travis Hunter looks to the sideline during the 4th fourth of an NFL shot matchup astatine EverBank Stadium successful Jacksonville, Florida, connected Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

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In 7 games past season, Hunter caught 28 passes for 298 yards and a touchdown. On defense, helium had 15 tackles and 3 walk breakups. Hunter’s champion violative crippled was his past one, erstwhile helium caught 8 passes for 104 yards and a touchdown successful a 35-7 nonaccomplishment to the Los Angeles Rams in London.

The Jaguars went 13-4 and won the AFC South past twelvemonth earlier losing to the Buffalo Bills successful the AFC Wild Card Game. They anticipation Hunter’s instrumentality to the lineup volition assistance them physique connected past season’s success.

Greg Newsome II, 1 of the Jaguars' cornerbacks past season, departed for the New York Giants successful escaped agency, leaving a starting spot for Hunter to fill.

Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Travis Hunter (12) runs connected the tract earlier an NFL preseason matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers of an NFL preseason matchup astatine EverBank Stadium, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025 successful Jacksonville, Fla. (Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union)

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Jacksonville traded up past twelvemonth from the 5th spot successful the draught to prime Hunter.

Fox News' Ryan Canfield contributed to this report.

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