Travis Hunter had some pregame jitters.
He was candid following the Jaguars’ 31-25 preseason loss to the Steelers on Saturday, his first taste of NFL action.
“I was a little nervous at first,” Hunter said. “But after the first play, I was good.” 3
Hunter, whom the Jaguars drafted with the No. 2 overall pick in April, played both sides of the ball as expected — 10 snaps on offense at receiver and eight snaps on defense at cornerback.
He caught two passes for 9 yards.
“He made a couple good catches on some option routes and missed the one tackle defensively that I noticed,” head coach Liam Coen said. “I’ll have to watch the tape on how he operated defensively a little bit more, but I thought offensively, he made the right decisions on those option routes. Made a good catch, almost