The Jacksonville Jaguars were a no-show in Sunday afternoon’s 20-12 loss against the Seattle Seahawks as they looked out of sync in all three phases of the game. Whether it be penalties, drops, missed kicks, whiffs on blocking assignments — you name it — the Jags performance was as sloppy as we’ve seen in the Liam Coen era.
Some of that sloppiness came from the rookies as they followed up a great showing last Monday night with a less than stellar outing this week, including a significant gaffe from Travis Hunter. Let’s dive into their performance in this weeks Jaguars Rookie Report.
Travis Hunter
The Jaguars’ two-way star had his least productive day at wide receiver this season on Sunday despite a season-high 88% route rate. He was targeted seven times and caught just four of them for a season-low 15 yards. That alone would be a rough day for Hunter but he was also responsible for taking seven points off the board when he was called for an offensive offsides penalty after a Brian Thomas Jr. circus touchdown. The drive would result in a touchdown anyway but it did eat away another few minutes of game clock that the Jags ended up needing at the end of the game.
Thinks went a lot better for Hunter on the defensive side of the ball, although he played just 22 snaps. He was targeted four times and allowed one catch for 12 yards and had a beautiful contest against Jaxon Smith-Njigba that should have resulted in a Jaguars interception off of the deflection.
Alas, things are still a work in progress for the Jaguars and Travis Hunter. The glimpses are there but they’re too far and few between for a player the team invested so heavily in. At some point they’ll need to really take the training wheels off on at least one side of the ball.
Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum logged his first career NFL snaps on Sunday after being inactive the first five weeks of the season due to a knee injury. The former West Virginia left tackle saw just a couple of special teams snaps but before his injury in camp he was turning heads and impressing the staff. Considering the recent struggles of the offensive line, Milum could be a name to look out for if things continue to be a struggle; particularly at that left tackle spot.
Bhayshul Tuten
Running back Bhayshul Tuten has had some glimpses of playmaking ability this season but Sunday was a quiet day for the speedster out of Virginia Tech. He had two carries and caught two balls for a total of 28 yards while logging his second-fewest snaps on the season (11).
Tuten was also called for an illegal double team block on a kick return and also had a failed two-point conversion carry attempt, although the play call was more to blame for that.
Jack Kiser
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