JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Add quarterback Trevor Lawrence to the checklist of individuals excited concerning the potential impression that rookie receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter can have on the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Particularly for an offense that produced solely 17.9 factors per recreation in 2024.
“Ball abilities, operating after the catch, he is very explosive,” Lawrence mentioned Monday after the Jaguars’ first organized staff exercise. “Simply did not notice how explosive he was out and in of cuts. He is spectacular to observe and we have gotten to attach a pair instances.
“It is solely going to maintain getting higher and higher. We have solely labored collectively for a pair days now, so we obtained a while to actually dial in on the main points.”
One of many first issues Lawrence mentioned he observed about Hunter is his continuous motor.
“He is obtained quite a lot of juice,” Lawrence mentioned. “He can run all day. Quite a lot of vitality. I find it irresistible. At all times dapping guys up, simply bringing juice on daily basis, Excessive motor, can simply go.
“It is like a child [who] simply runs round all day. He would not get drained it looks as if.”
Hunter has spent nearly all of his time working with the offense, although he had been taking part in defensive conferences throughout rookie minicamp. He additionally spent a while working at cornerback final week, which was the ultimate a part of Part 2 of the offseason conditioning program.
On Monday, he completely labored at receiver through the one OTA this week that is open to the media. He was the meant goal on one in all Lawrence’s two interceptions, the results of a throw that sailed excessive. The 2 additionally attached a number of instances in 7-on-7 and 11-on-11.
It will take a while to get everybody comfy in head coach Liam Coen’s offense, however Lawrence mentioned Hunter is making progress. He additionally added that he likes the thoroughness of the brand new system.
“It has quite a lot of solutions,” Lawrence mentioned. “It is nice. I imply it places so much on the gamers. It’s important to know your stuff, nevertheless it provides you all of the solutions. You do not really feel such as you’re caught in a play that is not arrange for fulfillment. It provides us quite a lot of solutions and we modify the presentation so much, make quite a lot of issues look the identical.
“[There are] quite a lot of issues that I like about it and it is undoubtedly in contrast to any system that I’ve realized earlier than.”
