Travis Hunter injury update: Jaguars' two-way star lands on IR with knee injury

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Travis Hunter injury update: Jaguars' two-way star lands on IR with knee injury

Nate Davis, USA TODAY · USA TODAY Sports

Fri, Oct 31, 2025 ·

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In a late-week surprise, the Jacksonville Jaguars revealed they will be without their ballyhooed rookie for the foreseeable future.

Head coach Liam Coen announced Friday that Travis Hunter , the No. 2 overall pick of this year's draft, is headed to injured reserve with a knee injury. The 2024 Heisman Trophy winner has garnered widespread attention this season while attempting to become the rare NFL player who regularly plays on both offense and defense.

Hunter, who has started four games this season but played in all seven of the Jags' contests, has provided Jacksonville with 324 snaps at wide receiver and another 162 at cornerback. He totaled 2,625 snaps over his final two seasons at the University of Colorado.

Week 1: Detroit Lions wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa (18) makes a catch for a touchdown against the Green Bay Packers during the fourth quarter at Lambeau Field. The play was originally ruled an incomplete pass, but the call was overturned. Despite TeSlaa's effort, the Packers won the game 27-13.

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Week 1: The New England Patriots' Robert Spillane (14) and Christian Elliss (53) tackle Las Vegas Raiders tight end Michael Mayer (87) during the second half at Gillette Stadium. The Raiders won the game, 20-13.
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Week 1: New York Giants quarterback Russell Wilson (3) fumbles the ball on a tackle by Washington Commanders safety Will Harris (3) during the first quarter at Northwest Stadium. It was a rough Giants debut for Wilson (17 of 37 passing for 168 yards) as the Commanders won the game, 21-6.
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Week 1: Fireworks go off before the NFL Kickoff Game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field. The defending Super Bowl champion Eagles opened the season with a 24-20 victory over their longtime NFC East rivals.
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Overall, Hunter's impact has been fairly negligible, though he did have his best statistical performance in the Jaguars ' most recent game, a 35-7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in London on Oct. 19. Hunter established season bests with eight catches and 101 yards and scored his first pro TD – a 34-yarder in garbage time. Coming out of the bye week, he was expected to take on a larger role.

Rookie GM Gladstone aggressively pursued Hunter prior to the draft, sending the fifth and 36th overall picks this year plus a 2026 first-rounder as part of a package that moved Jacksonville in position to take Hunter.

The Jaguars face the Raiders in Las Vegas in Week 9.

Travis Hunter injury update

Coen said Hunter suffered a non-contact injury in Thursday's practice. The immediate decision to place him on IR is foreboding given the information currently available.

How long is Travis Hunter out?

Going on injured reserve means Hunter will miss a minimum of four weeks, though he could be out much longer and potentially for the rest of the season depending on the severity of the injury.

Hunter will at minimum miss games vs. the following teams: