Whenever Travis Hunter is on a football field or in front of a microphone, he quickly reminds the world that he’s different from everyone else. As a full-time star on both sides of the ball, Hunter has earned the right to be called a unicorn. The recent contract he received from the Jacksonville Jaguars is proof he’s one of a kind, because so was his contract.
On Sunday, Jacksonville officially signed the No. 2 overall pick to a four-year, $46.65 million fully guaranteed contract. The contract includes a $30.57 million signing bonus, which Hunter received entirely upfront. That made him the first non-quarterback, who wasn’t drafted first overall, to receive his entire signing bonus upfront.
With Hunter and Jacksonville having the bold goal for the young athlete to star at receiver and cornerback simultaneously, this rookie deal could just be Hunter’s first unprecedented contract, if everything goes according to plan.
Travis Hunter officially signed his four-year, $46.65 million fully guaranteed contract. His $30.57 million signing bonus, paid entirely upfront, sets a new record—making him the first non-quarterback not drafted first overall to receive his entire signing bonus upfront. The deal… pic.twitter.com/3GUPghqHUJ
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 22, 2025
Travis Hunter will have one-of-a-kind contracts if his career goes according to plan
While everyone continues to wonder if the two-way sensation will be able to play on both sides of the ball in the NFL, there has been very little talk about what future contracts will look like if he does thrive at corner and receiver. With Hunter not taking a single snap in the league yet, that’s thinking extremely far ahead, but it’s worth wondering just how weird his second contract could get.
Ahead of the 2025 season, top receivers are making north of $30 million annually, with Ja’Marr Chase atop the market at $40 million a year. At cornerback, the top guys are making $24 million or more a year, with Derek Stingley Jr. leading the market at $30 million. Hunter has the talent to be both a top receiver and a top corner. Additionally, when he’s eligible for an extension in the 2028 offseason, the market for receivers could be near $50 million a year, and $40 million for corners.
Let’s say he actually becomes an elite player at both positions like he was in college. Will he be paid $90 million a year, combining the market-setting amount for each position? What happens if the team wants to franchise tag him? Which position tag would he receive? Could there be some unprecedented tag the league unveils just for him?
While those all seem like complicated questions that are hard to answer, they are questions the Jaguars are hoping will one day be answered, because it means Travis Hunter became everything he thinks he can be. If that happens, Jacksonville will figure out some unprecedented contract that will likely be loaded with incentives and have a lot of clauses so that Hunter is being appropriately compensated for the value of staring at two important positions.
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