Deion Sanders baffled by Jaguars' use of Travis Hunter — SkimNews
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- Deion Sanders said on his coaches show this week that he has "no idea what's going on" with Travis Hunter's role, noting he coached the two-way star at Colorado where Hunter averaged more than 113 snaps per game and rarely came off the field
- Travis Hunter played just 60% of Jacksonville's defensive snaps in last week's loss to the Broncos and has been barely used on offense early in his second NFL season
- Jaguars coach Liam Coen said the team is looking for "different ways to get him involved" and expects Hunter to play more total snaps against the Patriots on Sunday
- As a rookie, Hunter recorded 28 receptions for 298 yards and one touchdown over seven games before a season-ending knee injury in 2025, when he started in the secondary and played on offense
- Sanders publicly questioned Hunter's workload last September during his rookie year and said earlier this offseason he was surprised the Jaguars never reached out about how to utilize Hunter's full skill set
- Coen attributed the cornerback rotation to a pregame plan the staff laid out, noting Jacksonville did the same early last season before Hunter's injury
- Hunter has not complained about his role after two games, saying after the Broncos loss that he was simply following the coaching staff's plan
Why it matters: A Heisman winner who averaged 113+ snaps per game in college is playing 60% of defensive snaps with almost no offensive touches, and if Coen follows through on giving Hunter more snaps vs. the Patriots it would reverse a workload pattern Sanders has been publicly flagging since Hunter's rookie year.
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