Jaguars could use Travis Hunter as WR1

Oct 27, 2025

Coen hinted at some lineup shifting after the bye week, saying: "We are going to play the best 11 [on each side of the ball] as much as humanly possible." He said that during an answer about assessing Travis Hunter's play and if they would be updating the plan for Hunter's usage after the bye.

Reading between the lines, it looks like Hunter is going to be a significant player in the offense going forward. That's what Coen said heading into last Sunday's game against the Rams, and then Hunter led the Jaguars in targets (14), catches (eight) and receiving yards (101) while playing a season-high 64 snaps. He now leads the team in receptions (28) and is second in receiving yards (298).

Fantasy Impact:

The story said don't be surprised if Hunter starts getting the WR1 treatment from the Jaguars in the season's second half, and that's partly due to his playmaking and run-after-the-catch ability, but also because Thomas hasn't played at that level all season. BTJ has five drops and has had really one solid fantasy game for owners this season. BTJ owners have already seen Brown, Washington and Patrick snag balls from Trevor Lawrence this season so when the team says they are going to play the best 11 players, it can't help but feel like bad news for Thomas. We just posted a story about how the Jaguars say they are not planning to trade Thomas, but it looks like he could be operating as a WR2 for the second half of the season. Hopefully for BTJ owners this is a wake-up call for the second year WR.

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