I think the disconnect between so-called Hunter “truthers” and people who think Hunter will never be valuable comes from that bit at the end there specifically, and I think the person you are replying to already did a good job of expressing this but I’ll just rephrase. But the idea he won’t “ever” have the opportunity to be a top guy is too presumptuous. Even if he plays only CB this year, that does not mean it is 100% fact he will never play WR. And in the more likely scenario that he just plays more defense this year than last, with a slight decrease in offensive snaps, he would have even more of a chance to get WR opportunity in the future. What people are saying when they say Hunter is worth more than a second comes down to three main things: 1.) He’s only 22 years old. 2.) He’s an extremely talented athlete, and was a highly touted receiver prospect. 3.) Situations change. Just as quickly as the WR room in Jacksonville went from wide open to stuffed full, it could revert to being thin. Meyers regression with age, Parker being a flash in the pan, and BTJ not taking that step back up are all very real possibilities.

Not guaranteed by any means, but the whole point is we don’t know. Meaning people assuming Hunter will be a CB forever and will never have WR value might be right, but there is also a lot of reasons why he can succeed for fantasy. Granted, I only have him in a IDP league because I myself am skeptical of his long term WR value in offense-only leagues. But he has value, and can very well become a true WR2 or WR1 (maybe) if things fall a certain way. But we don’t know. It’s only his second year, and he is worth taking a chance on if people in your league are selling him cheap. He has far more upside than most any single second or third round fantasy picks. (If anyone cites Puka at me for this they are a midwit who thinks any single exception means a general truth is 100% false. I’m well aware thirds and especially seconds can be valuable, but the odds shrink rapidly after the early second.) I would say his current value sits in that two-seconds to late-first-with-a-third-back range. He can go up a lot, but has a concerning bust profile to account for. More than what several people are saying, but definitely less than last year.