Travis Hunter’s first massive play as an NFL receiver could not have come at a greater time.
Early within the second half of Monday night time’s sport in opposition to the Chiefs, Hunter caught Trevor Lawrence’s deep move between two Kansas Metropolis defenders. The 44-yard catch helped arrange the Jaguars’ landing that tied the sport at 14.
Hunter completed the night time with three catches for 64 yards. And, when trying again on Monday night time’s sport, one may argue that his massive catch early within the second half jumpstarted Jacksonville’s 31-28 come-from-behind win over the reigning AFC champs that was punctuated by Lawrence’s game-winning landing run with 23 seconds left.
Previous to his 44-yard catch, Hunter — who additionally performs cornerback — made a nifty, 12-yard seize that helped arrange the Jaguars’ first landing, a brief move from Lawrence to Parker Washington.
After trailing 14-0, the Jaguars took their first lead moments after Hunter’s massive catch that arrange Lawrence’s game-tying landing. Jacksonville’s go-ahead rating was linebacker Devin Lloyd’s 99-yard interception return that stands because the longest pick-six in Jaguars’ historical past.
The No. 2 total choose on this 12 months’s draft, Hunter caught simply 13 passes throughout his first 4 NFL video games, which prompted questions on his lack of utilization within the offense and when it could begin to improve.
Primarily based on Monday night time’s end result, it seems that Jaguars coach Liam Coen determined that it was time to completely implement his versatile playmaker. The transfer helped the Jaguars beat the three-time defending AFC champs whereas shifting to 4-1 on the season.
