Across his first six games, Hunter has played 62.8% of the Jaguars’ offensive snaps and 38.8% of defensive snaps – just over half in total.
Deion Sanders also played as a cornerback and receiver, most notably during the 1996 season.
He was Hunter’s college coach at Colorado and Jackson State, and Sanders believes that the Jaguars are “not using him enough”.
“I’ve seen it every day for three straight years,” Sanders told the Kelce brothers’ New Heights podcast. “I know what he’s capable of, and I know how you’ve got to take care of him.”
However, NFL analyst Ryan Clark is among those who believe the Jags should develop Hunter as a cornerback first, then gradually as a receiver.
“He will be more impactful full-time on one side than moonlighting on both,” Clark wrote on X.
Hunter played more on defence in weeks two and three. His defensive snaps were then limited in week four because of a shoulder problem, and again in week five as fit-again veteran Montaric Brown’s snap count increased.
After getting married in May and becoming a father in August, a big year for Hunter off the field continued as he was baptised before last Sunday’s loss to Seattle.
“It means a lot,” he said after the game. “I’m becoming a better man, leaving my old flesh and becoming the new Travis.”
Asked on Wednesday what he hopes the ‘new Travis’ will be, he said: “Just respectful, kind, always loyal to my people. Being up front and straightforward, a family person.”
In terms of on the field, Hunter knows patience is key as he aims to register his first NFL touchdown or interception on Sunday.
“I’ve just got to let the game come to me,” he said. “Coach has been trying to dial up a couple of things for me, I’ve just got to continue to work and have the guys trust me because I’m doing my job every time.”