Two-way rookie Travis Hunter will see more defensive action on Sunday when his Jacksonville Jaguars visit the Cincinnati Bengals.
The No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft only played six snaps at cornerback in the season-opening victory over the Carolina Panthers, adding a team-high six catches for 33 yards on 42 snaps as a wide receiver.
Head coach Liam Coen said the plan all along was to gradually increase Hunter's defensive involvement, a process that will accelerate this weekend against Bengals wideouts Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.
"Going into Week 1, it was, 'OK, we know that it's not going to be a ton on defense,'" Coen said Wednesday. "The goal is to increase and continue to increase (his defensive snaps). It just so happens that we're playing Cincinnati with two good wideo