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Campanile tweaked his coverage plan this offseason: Instead of leaning on traditional zone, the Jaguars will play more match concepts with man principles,' Bucky Brooks detailed. 'This plays to [Travis] Hunter's strengths as an athletic cover man with supreme ball skills. The decision to place him at left cornerback makes perfect sense, putting a bona fide ballhawk on the more-targeted side of the field.
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Hunter's placement at left cornerback aligns with Jaguars' new match-concept scheme.

Hunter is placed at left cornerback by the Jaguars' new defensive scheme under Anthony Campanile. The source notes that Campanile 'tweaked his coverage plan this offseason: Instead of leaning on traditional zone, the Jaguars will play more match concepts with man principles,' which 'plays to [Travis] Hunter's strengths as an athletic cover man with supreme ball skills. The decision to place him at left cornerback makes perfect sense, putting a bona fide ballhawk on the more-targeted side of the field.' This scheme alignment is designed to maximize Hunter's elite coverage abilities.

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