Jacksonville Jaguars rookie wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter will be placed on injured reserve with a non-contact knee injury he sustained in practice on Thursday, head coach Liam Coen announced.
“We’re still assessing,” Coen said Friday morning. “We haven’t gotten all of the information. This just kind of got going last night when we got some information. So, we’re still waiting on further information to be able to determine how long it will be.”
The move to injured reserve will sideline Hunter at least four games for the Jaguars (4-3), who are returning from their bye to visit the Las Vegas Raiders (2-5) on Sunday.
Hunter is coming off his best offensive performance of his young NFL career. He recorded season-best totals in catches (eight) and receiving yards (101) while reeling in his lone touchdown of the season in Jacksonville’s 35-7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in London on Oct. 19.
“Yeah, it’s definitely not ideal timing — not that any injury is ideal timing,” Coen said. “But got to believe the makeup, his general attitude toward life, how he handles dealing with specific situations — I have a lot of belief in Travis as a person, as a competitor to come back better than ever.”
Hunter has a team-best 28 catches for 298 yards with that lone touchdown in seven games since being selected by the Jaguars with the second overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft.
He also has 15 tackles and three passes defended on the other side of the ball.
Hunter, 22, won the 2024 Heisman Trophy as a two-way standout at Colorado, where his defensive numbers included seven interceptions and 16 passes defensed in two seasons.
