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Jacksonville Jaguars WR/CB Travis Hunter motivated to prove team right after NFL Draft
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Jacksonville Jaguars first-round draft pick Travis Hunter held his first news conference at the Miller Electric Center on April 25 as the newest member of the team.
Throughout a session with general manager James Gladstone and coach Liam Coen that lasted a bit more than 19 minutes, Hunter provided concise, sometimes short and often witty answers to a variety of questions, most centering around his value as a rare two-way player, and how the Jaguars will manage that situation in his rookie season.
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Here are the highlights of that news conference :
Can Travis Hunter be a game-changer in Jacksonville ?
"I'm going to go out and do my job ... not going say I'm going change anything. I don't want to set the expectation too high. So I'm going to just come in and do my job and hopefully we change the atmosphere."
On his college grade-point average of 4.0
"It's the mindset of trying to be the best at everything I do. I just want to do the best at everything, including [school] work."
How does his family motivate him?
"I have my little brother ... he motivates me because he told me, 'be better than me,' so I've got to set the bar high."
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His feelings on the Jaguars giving up multiple draft picks for him
"They believe in me ... they trust in everything that I've done. I've just got to go out there and prove it right. It's definitely a lot of motivation. They sacrificed a lot to get me. That means they believe in me, and that just validates that I need to go ahead and just do my job."
The Jacksonville Jaguars first-round pick, Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver and defensive back Travis Hunter, arrived on Friday, March 25, 2025 at Miller Electric Center in Jacksonville, Fla. The team traded up from fifth to second after making a deal with the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night. The Jaguars held a press conference to introduce the rookie with general manager James Gladstone and head coach Liam Coen and Jaguars owner Shahid Khan. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]
How does it feel moving back to Florida to play in the NFL ?
"It means I can fish year-round. It's hot here. And I get to see family all the time."
Who comes down with the ball if Travis Hunter the WR goes against Hunter the CB?
"Travis Hunter."
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How much can he learn from Jaguars WR Brian Thomas Jr.
"He did a great job his rookie season. I've got a lot to improve on myself so I'm asking [Thomas] a lot of questions. Probably get annoyed because I'm asking so much. I want to be better than him. So I'm going to try to soak up all the knowledge that he allows me to take from him."
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What Jaguars players have you met so far?
"[Quarterback] Trevor Lawrence."
What did they talk about?
"He's ready to work."
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Where did Travis Hunter get his confidence?
"I kind of developed my confidence at a young age of starting football. When I was four, I have older brothers, so they used to bully me, and I was the youngest out there playing football. So I had to get that confidence. I'm not going to let y'all bully me and push me around. So that's just how I go about life. I'm not going to let anybody push me around. Tell me what I can't do. I'm just going to go out and show them."
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: New Jaguars NFL Draft pick Travis Hunter explains his confidence
