Every week we try to take a look at rookie phenom Travis Hunter\u2019s game production and make sense of what we saw play out on the field.<\/p>\n
So far, each game has been a mixed bag, where Hunter sometimes plays a ton, plays just on one side or plays not much at all. The Travis Hunter Experiment\u2122 has been anything but easy to understand. Sunday\u2019s lifeless 35-7 loss<\/a> to the Los Angeles Rams didn\u2019t do much to help provide clarity towards the future.<\/p>\n With the Jags playing behind much of the day, Hunter was mainly used as the team\u2019s number one offensive weapon. Drops and the now seemingly standard miscues plagued Jacksonville all game, but it was Hunter who tried his best to step up.<\/p>\n The rookie receiver played a career-high 67 (sigh) snaps on offense which led him to a team-high eight catches on 14 targets. Both numbers set new career benchmarks. He eclipsed 100 yards for the first time in his career, ending with 101 yards. He also scored his first career touchdown. His lone score was almost inarguably Jacksonville\u2019s sole offensive highlight in London<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI just told coach to get me the ball [and] I\u2019ll go there and make a play,\u201d Hunter said Sunday<\/a>. \u201cAnd he got me the ball and I just did what I had to do.\u201d<\/p>\n Comparing Hunter\u2019s output in London to his output against the Seahawks, he certainly had a much better day producing offensively<\/a>. While playing 58 snaps at home in his team\u2019s 20-12 loss<\/a>, he caught just four balls for 15 yards.<\/p>\n Each week, the coaching staff has increased Hunter\u2019s offensive workload<\/a>. In Week 4, Hunter played about 57% of offensive snaps. That number has risen every week, rising to almost 87% Sunday.<\/p>\n \u201dThere definitely was a plan going into the game that we wanted to utilize him more on the offensive side of the ball,\u201d Coen said Sunday<\/a>, \u201cspecifically trying to get the ball into his hands. The first half was just kind of funky, the way we couldn\u2019t get anybody the ball consistently and get into a rhythm.\u201d<\/p>\n Coen said before the Rams game he wanted to make Hunter an offensive priority<\/a> heading into London, and his team delivered on that. Whether that was by nature of Brian Thomas Jr. forgetting how to catch<\/a> or gameplan, Hunter was the beneficiary of a big offensive day. Unfortunately for him, it was marred by the team\u2019s overall performance.<\/p>\n At this point in the year, Hunter is the team\u2019s second leading receiver with 298 yards. He sits 67 (SIGH) yards behind Thomas Jr. and 91 yards ahead of Parker Washington. Hunter actually has one more catch than BTJ on 10 fewer targets. The two have the same number of receiving touchdowns with one.<\/p>\n When looking at Hunter as strictly a receiver, his numbers are starting to make more sense. He is clearly a high-level receiver at this level \u2013 see his catch against Kansas City<\/a> \u2013 and the offense wants to get him involved. The offense may be broken as a whole but Hunter is doing his part, outside of penalties, to fix it. He sits at about six targets per game. This is the production you want from your first round receiver.<\/p>\n But you can\u2019t look at Hunter as just a receiver.<\/p>\n