It’s the kind of versatility the Jaguars envisioned when they gave up a second-round pick and a 2026 first-rounder to move up three spots and select Hunter.
“It might not be every single day, but I would say it would probably be a little bit more normal than not,” coach Liam Coen said.
The Jaguars planned for months to get to the point where Hunter was working interchangeably on both sides. They used him solely at receiver to open organized team activities in May and then expanded his usage as the team stacked practices.
By the start of training camp last month, he was working a day on offense and then a day on defense.
But getting him to do both within minutes, sometimes seconds, was the next step in his NFL evolution.
“Hopefully, more offense,” Lawrence quipped. “Just the way he plays, the energy he plays with. Even just little things like interacting with the fans and the juice he brings into the stadium. That stuff does mean something.
“Not everyone necessarily has that personality, but he has something about him that’s just special. The energy he brings and the energy he plays with and the joy and all that stuff — the way he runs around — it’s fun to watch and it’s fun to play with a guy like that. I think he’s starting to play a lot faster now that he knows the system and can play free.”