Travis Hunter has been hard at work going into his rookie season thanks to a plan put in place by the Jacksonville Jaguars coaching staff that will prepare him to play on both sides of the football. Appearing on Thursday's episode of The Pat McAfee Show, Jaguars head coach Liam Coen explained the team had Hunter do on-field work with the offense and defense during the final day of mandatory minicamp to build up his "mental and physical endurance" before they reconvene for training camp next month. Coen also noted the Jaguars' plan involved Hunter meeting with defensive coaches on days when he did on-field drills with the offense, and vice versa, to make sure he was staying on top of things.

When the Jaguars originally drafted Hunter by trading up for the No. 2 pick, Coen told reporters they envisioned him starting out playing primarily on offense while learning and practicing defense throughout their offseason program. Hunter's work with the defense really started to ramp up during their OTA session on May 22 after he spent most of rookie minicamp and the first few days of OTAs doing receiver drills.

Based on the highlights from the Jaguars on social media, Hunter seems to look comfortable when he is lined up at cornerback. Hunter is taking on a difficult task that really hasn't been tried by any player in the NFL on a full-time basis in several decades. Deion Sanders' most extensive use at wide receiver was in 1996 when he caught 36 passes for 475 yards as a receiver and made the All-Pro first team as a cornerback.

The Jaguars will almost certainly keep a close eye on Hunter's snap counts throughout training camp and preseason to avoid overloading him before the regular season. It's going to be fascinating to what Hunter bring his unique ability to the NFL. The Jaguars made a big bet on him as a key player for their future by trading a 2026 first-round pick in the package to move up.