Are We Finally Getting Travis Hunter On Offense?

Matt Harmon predicts Brian Thomas Jr. will be traded before the end of the season. In the recent Texans game, Thomas Jr. had multiple drops in the first half and zero snaps in the second half, benched entirely. Harmon notes that Trevor Lawrence has expressed belief in Thomas Jr. and wants to empower him to fight through drops, but contrasts this with Jordan Love's public praise of Matthew Golden's resilience despite multiple drops, suggesting different quarterback approaches to receiver struggles. Thomas Jr. has not demonstrated the same confidence on both sides to fight through adversity. Harmon suggests Thomas Jr. may be a trade candidate, noting the Jaguars have reached an inflection point where they're building around Travis Hunter and Josh Cameron instead. With Hunter's offensive role expanding and a crowded receiver room (Josh Cameron, Parker Washington, Jacoby Myers, Brenton Strange all getting work), Thomas becomes expendable. Harmon is currently doing nothing on the field in Jacksonville, and trade rumors surrounding him are being fueled by Hunter's role expansion. Harmon believes the relationship is done and it's a matter of when, not if, BTJ is traded.

Matt Harmon reported that Davante Adams suffered a non-contact injury at the very end of the Rams-Cardinals game on Monday. Harmon noted he hadn't seen any updates and was looking for information. Sean McVay wasn't even asked about it at the post-game presser, and the injury status of the future Hall of Famer remains unclear.

Jakobi Meyers is part of the Colts' potential receiving corps alongside Travis Hunter and Parker Washington. Matt Harmon suggests there is 'a lot of upside in that passing game' if these three receivers can share snaps together.

Matt Harmon describes Parker Washington as a stud receiver in the Jaguars' receiving corps who can play multiple positions (X, Z, slot). Washington demonstrated vertical route capability, including a touchdown on a vertical route against the Eagles where he benefited from Josh Cameron running a go route to clear Quinyon Mitchell. He's positioned as a top-two receiver in the Jaguars' offense and is part of the three-receiver setup. Harmon projects significant upside if Washington, Travis Hunter, and Jakobi Meyers can share snaps in the passing game together.

Matt Harmon observed that in the Jacksonville game against the Texans, the Jaguars finally got Travis Hunter's offensive usage right for the first time in a while. Hunter played nine snaps on offense and ran seven routes, accumulating four targets and four catches. All routes were in-breaking routes—the main diet of Liam Coen's passing game and Hunter's specialty from his rookie profile—including a post from Z to slot, a quick slant from 13 personnel, backfield motion screens, and an angle route for a touchdown. This represented purposeful first-read integration rather than gadgety or gimmicky usage. Harmon emphasized Hunter's elite receiving upside independent of his two-way role constraints, stating that if Hunter focused exclusively on wide receiver, he could be one of the best receivers in the league given his talent level. On defense, Hunter's coverage against Nico Collins was really good overall; despite giving up a couple of plays to Collins (a 6'4", 215-pound receiver), Hunter's recovery speed and athleticism were exceptional, allowing him to get into position to make an interception on Stroud's one pick of the game after stumbling but recovering. Harmon believes Hunter will expand his offensive role and become a two-way player for Jacksonville, citing Hunter's post-game quote 'My time is coming' from the London game, his serious knee injury recovery and training camp ramp-up process, and the team's significant draft capital investment as evidence of a long-term plan to increase his offensive snaps. Hunter's emergence as a move-around player in the second half allows Jacksonville to disguise personnel—they can deploy Hunter without it being obvious they're throwing the football, creating offensive flexibility. Harmon argues it's time to see more Travis Hunter at wide receiver and believes pairing him with Parker Washington and Jakobi Meyers in receiving snaps would maximize the Jaguars' offense.