{"id":755651,"date":"2026-02-16T09:15:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T09:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/755651\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T09:15:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T09:15:22","slug":"jags-travis-hunter-to-be-utilized-as-full-time-cb-part-time-wr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/755651\/","title":{"rendered":"Jags Travis Hunter to be utilized as full-time CB, part-time WR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feb. 15, 2026, 8:44 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Recently, NFL Network&#8217;s insider <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CameronWolfe\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">Cameron Wolfe<\/a> reported that the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/jacksonville-jaguars\/365\" data-autotag=\"0e187629-debe-49e8-9e02-83bd36ad3fcc\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> had a new plan for Travis Hunter starting with the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Hunter will be utilized as a full-time cornerback and part-time wide receiver in the future. The Jags still have Jourdan Lewis and Jarrian Jones under contract, but Montaric Brown and Greg Newsome are set to be free agents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">According to Cameron Wolfe, Brown, and\/or Newsome may not be back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;They also have Montaric Brown and Greg Newsome, cornerbacks about to be free agents; they&#8217;re expected to let at least one of those cornerbacks walk in free agency so Travis Hunter can have that starting spot there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Letting Brown, Newsome, or both walk shows that the Jaguars have full faith in Travis Hunter&#8217;s abilities at the position. The organization labeled Hunter a &#8220;generational talent&#8221; coming out of the University of Colorado. Brown was very good last season and played at a high level. Newsome came in during a midseason trade and had to learn a completely new scheme, which hindered him somewhat, but the decision will be made strictly from a value standpoint.<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Hunter was a vital part of the puzzle, helping turn things around from a dismal season in 2024, but a season-ending injury derailed his productive rookie season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Hunter should be able to return in May to participate in offseason workouts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Feb. 15, 2026, 8:44 a.m. ET Recently, NFL Network&#8217;s insider Cameron Wolfe reported that the Jacksonville Jaguars had&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":755652,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2060],"tags":[95878,7,212,125,2401,213,6,99115,99116,95882,96044,95936,96030,97225,98255,95888,95895,95899,95883,98258,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-755651","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville-jaguars","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-jacksonville","11":"tag-jacksonville-jaguars","12":"tag-jacksonvillejaguars","13":"tag-jaguars","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-sstssportsnfltouchdown","16":"tag-sstsntouchdown","17":"tag-tagamerican-football","18":"tag-taggreg-newsome-ii","19":"tag-tagjacksonville-jaguars","20":"tag-tagjarrian-jones","21":"tag-tagjourdan-lewis","22":"tag-tagmontaric-brown","23":"tag-tagnfl","24":"tag-tagnfl-hub","25":"tag-tagoverall-neutral","26":"tag-tagsports-news","27":"tag-tagtravis-hunter","28":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116079554083574296","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/755651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=755651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/755651\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/755652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=755651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=755651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=755651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}