JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The hype surrounding Jaguars first-round draft pick Travis Hunter has been off the charts since the team made the bold decision to trade up in the draft to select him.
According to CBS Sports, Hunter has the No. 1-selling jersey for the 2025 rookie class.
Hunter begins rookie minicamp at the Miller Electric Center in Jacksonville on Friday, one day after graduating with a degree in anthropology from the University of Colorado.
He sported Jaguars print pants under his graduation gown.
Things have been moving fast for the Heisman winner, who earned Academic All-America first team honors with a 3.79 GPA.
He plans to marry his fiancée, Leanna Lenee, on May 24, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, exactly one month after he was drafted by the Jaguars.
Jaguars fans will get their first look at the college sensation on Saturday, and tickets for the minicamp session are sold out.
Gates open at noon, and the camp runs from 1:25-2:30 p.m.
It’s become common knowledge around the sports world that Hunter was a phenomenal player on offense and defense in college
According to Cameron Wolfe, a national reporter for the NFL, Hunter will “major in offense and minor in defense” during the team’s rookie minicamp.
Wolfe adds that after speaking with a Jags coach, Hunter will eventually “double major in both offense and defense like he did at Colorado,” but that the process will begin with him focusing more on the offensive side of the ball.
“Travis Hunter will start off as a wide receiver first,” the reporter said. “He’s going to get most of his time at wide receiver, and then learn defensive back as the summer goes along.”
Coaches also told Wolfe that when they interviewed Hunter during the pre-draft process, it was clear that he was a “culture builder on and off the field.”
“That’s the element, the energy they’re going to want to see the first weekend of rookie minicamp,” Wolfe said.
