Jacksonville Jaguars rookie Travis Hunter spent most of his time on offense the first day of training camp but found a way to get some defensive work.
Some internet critics during the Jacksonville Jaguars OTAs and minicamp questioned how seriously first-round rookie Travis Hunter was taking the NFL, since he was spotted a few times joking with teammates and dancing to the background music at practice.
Here's their answer: On the first day of training camp on Wednesday, July 23, Hunter was the first position player on the practice field.
And he wasn't jogging around catching passes: Hunter was working with a coach on blocking techniques, pounding on a small sled.
Is that serious enough?
Hunter had a solid first day of camp, wearing a teal offense jersey and staying on that side of the ball for almost the entire practice. He did not drop a pass, either in drills or team periods and even put the work on blocking to good use on his first 11-on-11 play, when he successfully screened out veteran Jourdon Lewis on a running play.
Jaguars coach Liam Coen gave a hint about how Hunter, the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner for his two-way exploits at wide receiver and cornerback at Colorado, will be used during the beginning of camp.
“We'll probably ... give him a couple days offense, couple days defense, and then give him an opportunity to go flip-flop within the same practice," Coen said. "And then that will kind of become the norm. The whole camp's mapped out. Every single moment ... every single minute that he is in the building, it is accounted for ... trying to make sure that we maximize his time, our time, so we can ultimately get the best outcome.”
Training camp No. 1 for Travis Hunter
On Day 1, here's how the Jaguars used Hunter:
Offense: Hunter had 14 reps in team drills: nine during 11-on-11 and five during 7-on-7. Hunter caught all three passes that were targeted for him, a bubble screen, an out pattern and a ball over the middle where he made a leaping catch. Quarterback Trevor Lawrence threw all three passes.
![Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Travis Hunter (12) runs the ball after a catch during an NFL training camp session at the Miller Electric Center, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]](https://media.zenfs.com/en/the-florida-times-union/35dbd52fcce353583db044217888d7e9)
Defense: Hunter spent an entire special teams period with secondary coach Ron Milus and two team staffers on footwork and other aspects of pass coverage.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Travis Tracker: Jaguars rookie Travis Hunter takes all team reps on offense
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