Travis Hunter: Why the NFL ‘unicorn’ is preparing to launch in London with the Jacksonville Jaguars

Through his first six games, Hunter has played 62.8% of the Jaguars’ offensive snaps and 38.8% of their 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 the Jaguars are “underutilizing him.”

“I saw it every day for three years in a row,” Sanders told the Kelsey brothers’ New Heights podcast. “I know what he’s capable of, and I know how you should 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.

“It will be more impact full-time on one side than overtime on both sides,” Clark wrote on X.

Hunter played more defense in weeks two and three. His defensive snaps were then limited in Week 4 due to a shoulder issue, and again in Week 5 with veteran Montarique Brown increasing his snap count.

After getting married in May and becoming a father in August, Hunter’s big year off the field continues as he was baptized before last Sunday’s loss to Seattle.

“It means a lot,” he said after the match. “I’m becoming a better man, leaving my old body and becoming the new Travis.”

Asked Wednesday what he hopes the “new Travis” will be, he said: “Just respectful, kind, always loyal to my people. Honest and straightforward, a family person.”

On the field, Hunter knows patience is key as he aims to score his first NFL touchdown or interception on Sunday.

“I have to let the game come to me,” he said. “The coach has tried to do some things for me, I just have to keep working and make the players trust me because I do my job every time.”