ESPN insider on what NFL comps he is hearing for Jaguars’ first round pick Travis Hunter.<\/p>\n
After speaking with executives, scouts, and coaches,\u00a0ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler<\/a>\u00a0emptied his post-NFL draft notebook and included\u00a0were NFL comps at both wide receiver and cornerback for Jacksonville Jaguars’ <\/a>first-round pick Travis Hunter.<\/p>\n According to Fowler, multiple scouts compared Hunter to Stefon Diggs at wide receiver and his brother Trevon Diggs at cornerback.<\/p>\n “The Jaguars<\/a> got their coveted receiver help — and more — with the trade up to acquire\u00a0Travis Hunter<\/a>\u00a0— essentially acquiring\u00a0both\u00a0of the Diggs brothers with the selection, as multiple scouts pointed out wide receiver\u00a0Stefon Diggs<\/a>\u00a0and cornerback\u00a0Trevon Diggs<\/a>\u00a0as comps,” Fowler wrote.<\/p>\n Stefon Diggs was a fifth-round draft pick by Minnesota in 2015 and has gone on to have a highly productive career. From 2017 through 2023, he had eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards in each of those seasons. This includes a 1,800-yard season in 2020, a 1,500-yard season in 2022, and three other years where he surpassed 1,200 yards. He’s also caught 74 touchdowns as well.<\/p>\n Trevon Diggs, meanwhile, has been a ballhawk during his career. From 2020 through 2023, he recorded 18 interceptions and 33 pass breakups. This includes an 11-interception season in 2021 and three seasons with nine-plus pass breakups.<\/p>\n For his career, he’s allowed a completion rate of 61% and a passer rating of 83.5, according to PFF<\/a>.<\/p>\n