Jaguars’ Trevor Lawrence addresses Travis Hunter’s viral route running chops at OTAs

Ryan OLeary

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The Jacksonville Jaguars made a major investment in two-way superstar Travis Hunter during the 2025 NFL Draft. Naturally, that’s led to widespread speculation in the media world: Does Hunter have the technical chops to be a full-time NFL wide receiver?

Clips of Hunter running routes and catching passes during rookie minicamp have gone viral on social media in recent weeks, with fans and bloggers putting on their analyst caps and dropping hot takes. The reviews so far haven’t drawn five stars from the keyboard warriors online, but thankfully, the real experts returned to the Miller Electric Center for Jacksonville’s first official organized team activities (OTA) this week.

Quarterback Trevor Lawrence was on hand Monday, renewing his connection with Brian Thomas Jr. while throwing his first passes to newcomers like Hunter and free agent addition Dyami Brown. On Jacksonville’s lightning-rod rookie, Lawrence addressed Hunter’s route running chops and unmatched energy after their first official OTA session together: 

“He’s got a lot of juice,” Lawrence said of Hunter. “He can run all day, a lot of energy. I love it, good energy, always dapping guys up, bringing juice every day. Like I said, high motor, can just go. He’s like a kid, just runs around all day. He doesn’t get tired, it seems like. You can’t have enough of that.

“As far as just talent,” Lawrence added, “it kind of speaks for itself. Ball skills, run after the catch, he’s very explosive. I didn’t realize how explosive he was in and out of cuts. You know, he’s impressive to watch, and we’ve gotten to connect a couple times. It’s only going to get better and better. We’ve only worked together for a couple days now, so we’ve got some time to really dial in on the details.”

It’s easy for fans to see random clips online and go a little overboard, especially in mid-May, but the notion that Hunter’s struggling with his route running since joining the Jaguars has obviously been overblown by social media click farmers.

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Random clips from practice lack context, and the man in charge of distributing the football doesn’t sound concerned in the least.

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Ryan OLeary

Ryan O'Leary has spent his entire professional career in sports multimedia, working as journalist, editor, podcaster, and in live events as a content manager and show emcee. His career highlights include working as a podcast host and audio editor for USA TODAY Sports Media Group, where he led a series of NFL podcasts for the company’s top-performing NFL sites. A born and raised New Englander, Ryan’s career kicked-off in newspapers after graduating from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in journalism. He developed an affinity for small-town youth, high school and college sports, while also realizing his childhood dream of covering the Patriots in multiple AFC Championship Games. Ryan enjoys kicking it with family and friends, beating his dad and brother in chess, and arguing with anyone crazy enough to insist that Tom Brady isn’t the GOAT.