Deion Sanders Reveals Disappointment Over Recent Jaguars-Travis Hunter Situation

On a recent episode of ‘The Barbershop Podcast’, Sanders brought up the issue with Garrett Bush saying, “Even a guy like Travis Hunter, being drafted to Jacksonville, and I’ve had him for the last three years. Don’t you think you would want to talk to me to let me know, to ask me how — what gets him going and what backs him off and, and what, like, you wouldn’t want to know that?”

Jaguars Will Continue the Two-Way Role for Hunter in 2026

Jacksonville still wants Travis Hunter to be a true two-way player, not just a receiver who occasionally helps on defense.

That is the big takeaway from the latest update around his role. After an injury-hit rookie season, it would have been easy for the Jaguars to scale things back and make his job simpler. Instead, they seem ready to lean further into what made him such a unique prospect in the first place.

Hunter spent more time on offense last season, partly because that was where Jacksonville needed him most. But going into 2026, the Jaguars appear ready to give him a bigger workload at cornerback while still keeping him involved as a pass-catching weapon.

That makes the plan both exciting and tricky. Hunter has already shown he can handle a heavy two-way role in college, but doing it in the NFL, especially after knee surgery, is a much bigger ask. The speed, physicality, and weekly grind are different.

The Jaguars’ roster moves also suggest they may be preparing for that shift. They added help at receiver but did not make a major cornerback addition, which makes Hunter’s defensive snaps even more important.

If it works, Jacksonville has one of the most unique players in football. But if the workload is not managed carefully, the risk is obvious.