Travis Hunter's shift to corner: 46.8 defensive snaps a game through four 2026 games
Hunter has gone from 46.3 offensive snaps a game in 2025 to 3.8 in 2026, while Jacksonville allows 13.3 points a game. The answer weighs the offense's lost targets against thin defensive evidence.
Published: · Figures as of October 5, 2026
Asked: Is Travis Hunter being wasted at corner?
Corner hasn't hurt Jacksonville, but the offense has lost him
Hunter now plays almost entirely defense, 46.8 defensive snaps a game against 3.8 on offense over four 2026 games, and the Jaguars are 3-1 allowing 13.3 points a game, down from 19.8 in 2025. Coverage stats such as passes defended are not held, so his play at corner can't be graded directly. The team figures are not his alone.
His role went from two-way to defense in one season. In 2025 he averaged 46.3 offensive and 23.1 defensive snaps over seven games. In 2026 his offensive snaps were 4, 6, 5 and 0, while his defensive snaps rose from 29 to 37, 45 and 76. In the last game he played 100% of the defensive snaps and none on offense.
| Game date | Offensive snaps (snaps) | Defensive snaps (snaps) |
|---|---|---|
| 9/7/25 | 42 | 6 |
| 9/14/25 | 42 | 43 |
| 9/21/25 | 37 | 43 |
| 9/28/25 | 38 | 9 |
| 10/6/25 | 39 | 25 |
| 10/12/25 | 59 | 22 |
| 10/19/25 | 67 | 14 |
| 9/13/26 | 4 | 29 |
| 9/20/26 | 6 | 37 |
| 9/27/26 | 5 | 45 |
| 10/4/26 | 0 | 76 |
- 2026 season starts at 9/13/26
| Measure | 2025 (7 games) | 2026 (4 games) |
|---|---|---|
| Hunter offensive snaps per game | 46.3 | 3.8 |
| Hunter defensive snaps per game | 23.1 | 46.8 |
| Hunter targets per game | 6.4 | 0.3 |
| Hunter tackles per game | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| Jaguars points allowed per game (full season) | 19.8 | 13.3 |
| Jaguars points scored per game (full season) | 27.9 | 26.0 |
The offense has coped without him. Jacksonville scores 26.0 points a game, against 27.9 last season. Parker Washington leads the targets with 26 for 228 yards, ahead of Brenton Strange (18), Jakobi Meyers (15) and Brian Thomas Jr. (15). Hunter has one target, one catch and 8 yards. In his seven 2025 games he had 45 targets, 28 catches, 298 yards and one touchdown, so the receiving production they gave up is real but small in total.
The defensive evidence is thin and mostly about the team. The Jaguars have 6 interceptions in four games, Hunter has one of them, and he has 13 tackles. Tackles are a volume stat at corner, not a coverage grade. The 13.3 points allowed covers four games, against 17 in 2025, and the table doesn't say how much of the drop is his.
The "wasted" case is mainly about cost. The Jaguars gave up a receiver they used on about 46 offensive snaps a game last year, and the results so far don't show that costing them.
Confidence: Low. It is four games, and the team improvement can't be credited to him without coverage data. His passes defended and targets allowed, or an offense that struggles to replace his targets, would change this.