Breaking News: Jaguars HC Liam Coen: ‘Very premature’ to decide whether Travis Hunter will remain two-way player…see more

Travis Hunter’s season ending surgery jump-started offseason questions about the validity of the former Heisman Trophy candidate continuing to play on both sides of the ball when he returns in 2026.

Jaguars coach Liam Coen pushed aside the queries on Wednesday. “I understand there’s a lot of questions about if he’ll remain a two-way player and all those kind of things,” Coen said, via ESPN.”

All of that is very premature and at the end of the day, like every player on this roster, he’ll be evaluated at the end of the season and we’ll be able to give him his three better, three best and the things that we need to continue to improve upon and the things we need to build on. But right now our complete focus is on the Chargers and getting a must need to win on Sunday.”

The No. 2 overall pick underwent surgery to repair the LCL in his right knee this week.

Hunter played 305 snaps on offense, 154 snaps on defense and added three special teams reps in seven games, per Next Gen Stats.

The rookie caught 28 passes for 298 yards and one touchdown, and added three pass breakups and 15 tackles on defense.