Leading up to the 2025 NFL Draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars were supposed to have the fifth selection in the first round. Yet, they were one of several teams that saw the extra value of Travis Hunter’s ability to play both sides of the ball and proceeded to trade up with the Cleveland Browns to No. 2, where Jacksonville selected the reigning Heisman winner.
While many analysts were trying to determine whether Hunter would focus on playing wide receiver or cornerback in the NFL, the former Colorado star will instead play both sides of the ball, just as he did in college. However, some NFL players don’t think the Jaguars’ plans will be as successful as they imagine.
Specifically, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce thinks there’s a simple solution to lessen Hunter’s overall impact. Recently Kelce revealed how he expects NFL teams to approach Hunter when he’s on defense.
> “Teams are going to be going after him. They’re going to try and make his day miserable. Dude, if he plays corner, they’re just going to run deep balls at him all day. The wide receivers just take off on him all day. Just to try to get him tired. Why wouldn’t you just attack him that way?”
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> [Travis Kelce on Travis Hunter](https://nypost.com/2025/07/05/sports/travis-kelce-reveals-how-teams-will-attack-jaguars-travis-hunter-all-day/)
Kelce’s idea does sound like a fairly sound strategy. While Hunter is an incredible athlete, there has to be a breaking point when it comes to his conditioning. No one would be able to handle being forced to cover go routes each and every play.
Of course, the Jaguars may be able to offset this potential plan by running more zone coverages, which could effectively dampen Hunter’s overall impact too. Either way, teams may already have a trick or two up their sleeves when it comes to defending the Jaguars’ new potential superstar.
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