Texans Hint at Bold Plan to Stop Travis Hunter vs. Jaguars

The Houston Texans will have their first meeting of the season against their division rival Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, also marking the first-ever time they'll get a look at the one and only Travis Hunter, the second-overall pick in this year's draft.

Of course, facing a unicorn talent like Hunter presents some unique challenges for Houston. There's no one else in the league that does what he does, playing on both sides of the ball in the wide receiver corps and secondary, albeit while his corner skills haven't been put on full display in the first two weeks of action (49 total defensive snaps through Weeks 1 and 2).

But for head coach DeMeco Ryans, the Texans won't exactly be keying in on Hunter throughout the day, no matter where he lines up. Houston just has to focus on being themselves defensively.

"Yeah, for Travis [Hunter], we play. We have to do us better, so it's not us just singling out one player," Ryans said of matching up against Travis Hunter. "He's definitely a part of what they do, and they will try to feature him, but we don't overextend ourselves and try to chase ghosts or anything. He aligns all over the place. 
He'll be in every position. They're gonna find ways to get him the ball. We just have to play sound."

Ryans didn't go without handing out notable praise Hunter's way, though, applauding his ability to be an effective playmaker on both ends, which certainly won't be ignored come Sunday in Jacksonville.

"You see why he's drafted where he's drafted, the impact he's had at both places he was at, in Jackson State and also in Colorado. 
You see the impact that the kid has made. Outstanding, young man, outstanding player. And it's really cool to see a guy be able to play on both sides of the football in the National Football League, where a lot of people say it can't be done, but it's impressive."