2-way Star Travis Hunter Makes Field Goal in Jaguars Training Camp Practice

The former second overall pick plays both wide receiver and cornerback for the Jags. But at Wednesday's practice, Hunter made a 28-yard field goal during the special teams period.

John Rigolizzo

Published: 8/20/2026, 11:31:09 PM EDT

2-way Star Travis Hunter Makes Field Goal in Jaguars Training Camp Practice — Travis Hunter #12 of the Colorado Buffaloes celebrates a touchdown during the third quarter against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., on Nov. 29, 2024. (Andrew Wevers/Getty Images)

Jacksonville Jaguars two-way player Travis Hunter may have added another arrow to his quiver.

The former second overall pick plays both wide receiver and cornerback for the Jags. But at Wednesday's practice, Hunter made a 28-yard field goal during the special teams period.

The Jaguars' official U.K. and Ireland account posted a video of the kick to X on Wednesday. Using a kick holder, Travis drills the kick through the goalposts, eliciting a cheer from the fans attending practice. Hunter runs in a circle with his hands raised, then dances. Reece Parkinson, a British sports commenter working with the Jaguars, turns the camera around and declares that the team has found its backup to full-time placekicker Cam Little.

While the fans may have enjoyed the moment, it's unlikely that Hunter is coming for Little's spot. ESPN Jaguars beat reporter Michael DiRocco noted that Hunter actually went 1-of-5 from that distance.

Little, meanwhile, made 50 of 51 extra points and went 30-of-34 from field goal range. Little also owns two professional records for the longest made field goal: the NFL's regular season record of 68 yards, which he set before halftime of the Jags' Week 9 win over the Las Vegas Raiders in 2025; and the longest ever made field goal in an organized game of football at any level, a 70-yarder he made during a preseason contest against the Pittsburgh Steelers earlier that same year.

2nd Overall Pick in 2025 NFL Draft

Hunter was drafted by the Jags with the second overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft out of Colorado. He won the Heisman Trophy in his final season with the Buffaloes while playing nearly 1,400 snaps on both offense and defense. He finished the season with 96 receptions for 1,258 yards and 15 touchdowns as a wide receiver; a rushing touchdown; and 25 tackles, 11 passes defended, a forced fumble, and 4 interceptions as a cornerback.

Hunter appeared in 7 games for the Jags in his rookie season but tore his lateral collateral ligament in practice midway through the season, requiring surgery. He finished the year with 28 catches for 298 yards and 1 touchdown on offense; and 15 tackles and 3 passes defended on defense.

Jaguars leadership has maintained that they plan to keep him playing both sides of the ball. But during training camp, Hunter has been seen mostly on defense, taking few if any reps on offense at wide receiver from practice to practice.

Jaguars head coach Liam Coen gave some insights into why earlier this week.

"Just trying to get him more—even just when we're going offense and then when he's on defense and then getting some of the mental reps on defense—when he's not in and he's coming offense every time, we're we're losing out on even more coaching in those moments," Coen said at his press conference Monday.

"And so, [we] wanted to just be very intentional today about getting him some of those visual reps so [defensive passing game coordinator Mathieu Araujo] can coach him even when he's not in, he's not running over. So, we just wanted to get him a little bit more of that."

Hunter is listed as a second-team wideout on the team's unofficial preseason depth chart. But Coen stressed that Hunter is still in the game plan.

"We all know he's 3A, 3B receiver right now," he said. "And trying to get him the exposure to every [opportunity] that we have out here. But right now, a lot of the communication, a lot of the repetition needs to continue to be— obviously on both sides of the ball— but specifically on the defense where, like, all right, offensively, it's a lot of play called, go execute the play. And shoot, there's a lot of detail and fundamental and techniques that go into that, but pre- snap, post-snap on defense, there's just so much more that can go into it, especially being in unison and being in connection. And so, we're just trying to be intentional over the next couple weeks just about making sure that we're ready to go for Cleveland, and feel good about that."