The NFL has never seen a player quite like Travis Hunter.
And in fantasy football, that means the Jacksonville Jaguars’ two-way star raises an interesting question:
What stats count? Does it matter what he does on offense, or defense, or both?
Well, it’s complicated.
That’s what we’re here to answer. Hunter the WR, Hunter the CB and all the lineup decisions and scoring implications that come with all of that.
Does Travis Hunter get fantasy points for interceptions?
The short answer: It depends.
The reality is that this all depends on the type of fantasy league you play in.
If you’re in a standard fantasy league, with offensive players only (along with potentially kickers and team D/ST), Hunter won’t get any points for interceptions. Scoring systems in those leagues on ESPN or Yahoo, or whatever site you choose, are not set up to credit points for defensive actions. For example, if your QB makes a tackle after throwing an interception, he doesn’t get any kind of points for the tackle.
So if you look at your fantasy team, and the only position listed next to Hunter is WR, he’s not going to get points for interceptions or any other defensive plays.
The place where this can be different is an individual defensive player (IDP) league. There, Hunter likely shows up as both a wide receiver (WR) and cornerback (CB) or defensive back (DB).
In an IDP league, Hunter is still complicated. Many IDP scoring systems only reward points for the side of the ball a player is slotted in your lineup. In that case, playing Hunter at CB would get him defensive stats but not offensive stats, and vice versa.
But he’s a cheat code if your league allows WRs to get those IDP points, too, and vice versa. In a setup like that, Hunter is most valuable as a cornerback, because they don’t often score as many points, and adding in all his offensive production would make him prolific relative to guys playing just CB.
If you’re in an IDP league like that, you probably already understood that Hunter would be extra valuable.
If your IDP doesn’t allow those crossover points, Hunter is likely better to play on offense at this point, given that 44 of his 50 snaps in Week 1 came on offense.
And if you’re in a standard league with no individual defensive players, Hunter is just a receiver, and he’ll just get his offensive stats and points.
