Jags' Hunter signs 4-year deal with $30M up front

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Receiver/defensive backmost Travis Hunter signed his four-year declaration with the Jacksonville Jaguars connected Sunday evening, the squad announced.

The woody -- which is worthy $46.65 cardinal afloat guaranteed -- includes a $30.57 cardinal signing bonus paid up front.

Hunter is the archetypal non-quarterback not drafted archetypal wide to get his signing bonus wholly up front, according to Hunter's agents, Adie von Gontard and Ray Haija of Young Money APAA Sports.

Hunter was the past of the apical 10 draught picks to motion his contract. Only 2 first-round picks remained unsigned: Cincinnati borderline rusher Shemar Stewart (17th overall) and Denver cornerback Jahdae Barron (20th overall).

The Jaguars traded 4 draught picks -- Nos. 5, 36 and 126 and a first-round prime successful 2026 -- to the Cleveland Browns to determination up 3 spots to prime Hunter 2nd overall.

The Jaguars program to play Hunter connected some sides of the shot -- arsenic helium did successful winning the 2025 Heisman Trophy astatine Colorado -- arsenic a rookie. Hunter spent the bulk of OTAs and mandatory minicamp moving connected discourtesy but did walk astatine slightest 1 afloat signifier connected defense.

Hunter besides practiced connected some discourtesy and defence connected the last time of the three-day minicamp, which caput manager Liam Coen said is the program for Hunter successful grooming camp.