Yikes. Coming into the 2022 NFL draft, one of the primary questions was whether the Jacksonville Jaguars were going to take the sure thing in Michigan edge-rusher Aidan Hutchinson, or the athletic projection in Georgia multi-gap defender Travon Walker. Don't miss breaking news! That number, which comes from the Sports Info Solutions Datahub, should not surprise you. Jaguars general managerTrent Baalke said that Walkers versatility he played all along the defensive front for the Bulldogs was one of the many boxes he checked that influenced the decision. Last season, Hutchinson had 72 pressures, and Ojabo had 42. And its really a good thing that you can do all of that, play defensive end at University of Georgia. Walker is an impressive rusher, with a quick get-off, great change-of-direction skills, and violent and active hands at contact. Travon Walker was first overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft out of nowhere, he impressed in the Hall of Fame Game, but can the defensive lineman silence the doubters. Explore sample content below to see what you're missing. Travon Walker, EDGE/DL. It's frustrating that such a simple, important data point is not free and one click away for everyone. How many sacks does Travon Walker have? Hutchinson, meanwhile, had 14 sacks for Michigan last season, and Thibodeaux brought down the quarterback 19 times in three seasons at Oregon. PHOTOS: NFL Draft 2022 No. And if Baalke wasnt drooling when he rattled off Walkers long arm length (over 35 inches) and ultra-wide wingspan (over 85 inches), he sure sounded like it. , updated Asked #Jaguars OLB Travon Walker about what Arden Key has brought to the table for him. What was he doing back there that resulted in 39 sacks? This is a vile pressure look. Jaguars veteran outside linebacker Josh Allen has taken the rookie under his wing throughout the offseason and heading into the regular season. Finally, do you think that new Jaguars defensive coordinator Mike Caldwell would find it useful to have a player of Walkers athletic potential spying mobile quarterbacks from a nose shade look? Walker hails from Thomaston, Ga.,a place with a population of just 8,771 people. This is my first training camp, and like I said, going through this training camp is totally different from college," he said. It takes them going on early morning runs in the offseason in Sanford Stadium. DOB 2000-12-18 ( 22.1) Height 6' 5". Tafua has some NFL-caliber traits, including deft moves and an ability to time the snap count. Travon Walker vs Aidan Hutchinson edge pressure rate: - TW: 9% - AH: 18% < pass-rush win rate on 3rd & 4+: - TW: 11% - AH: 24% < % of pressures that were unblocked/cleanup: - TW: 49% - AH: 25% < 3-cone: - TW: 6.89 - AH: 6.73 < same 10 time arm: - TW: 35 1/2 < - AH: 32 1/8 Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) April 26, 2022 . With the first pick in the 2022 NFL draft, the JacksonvilleJaguars select Georgia EDGE Travon Walker. Instagram: Comment: Ahmad Gardner is too good to pass up with the information we have now. video Jaguars outside linebacker Travon Walker meets with the media in the locker room during Week 1 of the regular season ahead of the matchup against the Washington Commanders. But ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. knows who will be blocking for the mystery QB, based on his latest first-round mock for the 2023 . recorded 20 or more pressures, so Walker can be forgiven for not having outstanding pass-rushing metrics: sometimes Devonte Wyatt, Nakobe Dean, Jordan Davis, underclassman Jalen Carter or someone else just got to the quarterback first. How it started How it ended pic.twitter.com/v2rqqUQFeH, Doug Farrar (@NFL_DougFarrar) April 11, 2022. Just be where your feet are, Walker said. Enagbare was a relatively consistent pressure-creator, and Tom filled in nicely along the offensive line. The New York Jets don't know who will be playing quarterback in 2023. We know you are here for the FREE analytics, not the ads. Walker never had a multi-sack game during his career at Georgia and tallied 9 12 sacks in three seasons, although he also had a team-high 36 quarterback hurries last season in helping the Bulldogs march to a national title. 1 pressure. Which is usually reflected in total rush yards anyway. When Lloyd and Josh Allen are moving in from the edge, imagine packages in which Walker then kicks inside. "He understands it, just embrace it. Kirby Smarts team-building philosophy wasnt best shown on Kelee Ringos game-sealing interception. Various metrics keep telling us that Allgeier has the potential to be productive in the NFL. In reality, Hutchinson went second overall to his hometown Detroit Lions, while Evan Neal was picked up by the New York Giants after they traded with Chicago. Hes singled up on Walker on the inside, and you can guess how that turned out with a decisive bull-rush, and the guard on his butt. In rookie camp, Walker got some reps in at outside linebacker, which would see him join a promising young linebacker corps with names like Josh Allen and Devin Lloyd. Yury Travon Walker ( TREY-von; born December 18, 2000) is an American football outside linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). Mentioned Key being a guy working inside and outside helps him: pic.twitter.com/W7xsginS14. Travon Walker is the epitome of an ascending 2022 NFL Draft prospect. Moving forward, Walker will hope to help take the Jaguars' defense to new heights, something he said was attainable due to the players already on the team, along with players the franchise brought in during the offseason. After all, college offenses are loaded with anti-sack tactics, from designed quarterback runs to bubble screens to RPOs, and a true NFL prospect should be one of the best athletes AND decision-makers on the field. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Six teammates (!!!) In reply to How on earth did Bryce Young by Aaron Brooks G, In reply to How on earth did Bryce Young by Travis. But we're not evaluating a top-10 pick here. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Thursday, March 2, 12:12AM. Frankly, Walker's Vernon Gholston/Dion Jordan toolsy bust potential is just too great for me to swallow high in the first round of a draft class loaded with excellent defensive prospects. He also put them in context in assessing Walker, who drew high marks as a gap-sound lineman who rarely was found out of position. Mobile quarterbacks might not know what to do with that. North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell finished second, enduring 48 sacks. But Walker is excited that he's a Jaguar, telling reporters, 'I was hoping (he'd get picked by) the Jaguars from the the get go.'. Those same reports were ample in criticism as well, mostly around his abilities in the pass rush. 1 overall to the Jaguars. From that moment on, I felt he had a lot of talent. With Smarts defense, as Walker said, youre dealing with alternate responsibilities. By the middle of the second round, however, Smith could be a steal, holding penalties or not. Thus far, the rookie OLB is already taking to teaching from plenty of those that surround him. Due to his position and the nature of the business, Walker is going to deal with some of the best of the best opposite of him, but he's going to be giving it his best shot, just like everyone else. Travon Walker had 3.5 sacks last season and 3.5 sacks over his career. Speed . Charlton, meanwhile, is with his fifth NFL team. I get the talent, I see the versatility, I see the quickness outside,' Kiper said. Allen had 10.5 in 2019 and Walker believes he can come up with more. By draft day, almost all of them had changed their minds about who the bottom feeding Jaguars would pick first overall. . The Georgia Bulldogs were carried to their national title with their defense. But a lowest-in-the-nation blown block rate certainly isn't a bad thing. Being picked No. While it's inexplicable that the NCAA doesn't have individual quarterback sack totals on its own website, they're freely available elsewhere. But Kirby Smart said all season this was a player-led team. Since 1990, there have been seven defensive linemen selected with the top pick. 1 overall pick, hoping the defensive stalwart can pair with quarterback Trevor Lawrence to steer . Walker really isnt an edge bender per se at least, not at this point in his career. Yet it would have been even more impressive if Pederson went on record to guarantee that in choosing Walker over seemingly more polished edge rushers Aidan Hutchinson and Kayvon Thibodeaux picked second and fifth, respectively, by the Detroit Lions and New York Giants it is a power move that they will never regret. Though he's used to tough camp battles during his time with the Georgia Bulldogs, the NFL is different. The above line graph shows his Madden 23 Rating Weekly Movement while . Walker, 6-foot-5, 270 pounds, has lived football throughout his life. Their defense finished tied for 27th in sacks (32) and ranked 28th in pressure rate (20.7 percent) last season . Outside linebacker Josh Allen leads the team with a 14.4% pressure rate, and Dallas outside linebacker Dante Fowler leads all NFL players with a minimum of 100 pass-rush snaps with a 19.4% . The write-up in the NFL Guide for Statisticians is a little confusing, but the controlling language is on page 32: When a player (passer) fumbles behind the line of scrimmage while attempting to pass, charge him with a sack and a fumble, and all yardage lost as yards lost attempting to pass (sack yardage.) Walker, of course, was the top overall pick by the Jaguars last year. Unfortunately, he struggles to disengage when tasked with going against double teams. "Blown blocks" are much more subjective than pressures or hurries. Where the Jaguars reached, if they did, was on Walkers athletic potential. Pac-12? We want to maintain the aggressiveness. Walker taking Mr. Quarterback down with one big paw at the end was thedenouement. Travon Walker wasted no time recording his first NFL sack. Im in the NFL. 3. Given the fact that most collegiate defensive linemen come into the NFL without the advanced techniques they need to deal with the best professional blockers, its a transitional thing. In Johnson's case, a low blown block rate helps flesh out his scouting report. School: Georgia. Is Walker ready for this? Theres an entirely legitimate argument to be made that Walker benefited to an insane degree by the fact that he was surrounded with generational first-round defensive talent all around him. It isn't always easy being the first-overall pick. He's No. 1 | SC with SVP - YouTube. Nor did it happen when Jalen Carter blocked a field goal. This sack against Michigan has three Wolverine hats on Walker at one point, and he somehow wriggled out of it to take the quarterback down when the quarterback was running away from him. Let's circle back to pass pressures for edge rushers. Thats great in the abstract, especially in todays NFL, but you want to see a guy winning from all of those gaps if youre putting him there. Draft Year 2022. What he's shown is exactly what Pederson envisioned when he and his staff sat down and watched prior to the draft, the head coach said. Through four preseason games, Walker has been rated as one of the highest-graded rookie defenders, according to Pro Football Focus with a grade of 71.1. Walker is a 275-pound tank of an outside linebacker who did well against the run as a . Veteran defensive lineman Arden Key, who was signed this offseason during free agency in March. He played some very good football through the course of the year., Playing end at the University of Georgia is very different, Walker said at the scouting combine. ), is just not a starting-caliber prospect. 1 pick overall in the NFL draft on Thursday. Which standouts are still on the board entering Day 2? So, when we talk about Walkers production, we have to understand the schematic context before we go around calling him some sort of potential bust. Travon Walker played 15 games last season and 15 games over his career. Part of what made Georgia's 2021 defense as dominant as it was revolved around the depth of their defense when it came to rushing the quarterback. Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson isn't concerned about that, though. This gives Walker time to develop his skills in an environment that doesn't demand immediate success. Here are the 2021 BMT% figures of note for the 2022 running back draft class: Walker-versus-Hall would have been a great first-round draft debate 30 years ago. He has outstanding measurables. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Im excited for him.. While his production may be down, there's a lot to see in Walker, according to former NFL scout and ESPN analyst Field Yates. No other offensive lineman at any position held more than nine times. The pressure rate table above also restores Thibodeaux to what Football Outsiders believes is his rightful place atop this year's edge rush class. Walker may have to deal with the same pressure a quarterback would, but the expectations are high and his ability or inability to create plays on defense could dictate where his narrative flows. Original Pick: Travon Walker, DE, Georgia. He's going to be fun to watch, I think, all season.'. I take little small things from other players that I know and try to insert it into my game and see if it can help me as well," Walker explained. Picture Information. One last thought: there's just no reason why we should have to turn to a premium stat service for a quarterback's sack totals in the early 2020s. The best advice for handling the expectations? The Jags turned in their card, and Walkers name was on it. #Jaguars OLB Travon Walker vs. Cam Robinson: pic.twitter.com/7sGPUkrWw6, I know Im going to get everybodys best shot, but I dont feel like I have a target on my back because everybodys out here trying to make a living for themselves and their family, and so am I," he said. Because as great as Walker looked on that one rep against Evan Neal, theres also this. Sorry, Travon. As always, Football Outsiders' 2022 NFL draft coverage is presented by Underdog Fantasy! Thibodeax played just 10 games due to an early-season injury and an opt-out of the Alamo Bowl, which proved he hates football/teammates/America or something. Walker had six sacks last season; Robert Beal led the team with 6.5,. "Once Im on that field Im in go mode. Showed his length, his athleticism, his power. In the next instance, Allen will call Walker and tell him about what he's about to start working on and ask him if he wants to do the same. The NCAA has a pressure-sack that I don't think the NFL does, where the NCAA will credit a sack cleaned up by the team that I think the NFL credits to the tackler. After putting in countless hours of work over the last few years, Georgia . Georgia Bulldogs defensive lineman Travon Walker recorded 2.5 sacks last season. "I know I can get it done . A crowd of media members were waiting to talk with the former No. Through four preseason games, Walker has been rated as one of the highest-graded rookie defenders, according to Pro Football Focus with a grade of 71.1. 148. NFL Draft - Michigan edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson finished second in the nation with 70 pass pressures in 2021. He's taken little things that help him with his game in an attempt to prepare himself for the long journey ahead of him in the NFL. Walker confirmed the reports that he was involved in a wreck and emerged without injurybut didnt provide many details. 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As for the Texans, they need a prospect who can bolster the pass rush right away. "You try to preserve your body. If a lineman holds too often in the AAC, heaven knows what he will do if forced to start as a rookie. The Wolverines had David Ojabo and Aidan Hutchinson at the edges, and they were more likely to get weird in coverage. "Just got to keep going, get to work.. Thibodeaux remains the best pure edge rush prospect in the 2022 class based on anything that can be seen or quantified. The key to Walker's big day, in which he recorded three pressures and a career-best 25.0% win-rate? We all know he's a raw traits guy, but just how raw are we talking about? Per ESPN Stats & Info, new Jaguars DE Travon Walker is the first player selected first overall in the common draft era (since 1967) that never made an All-Conference or All-American team in college. Unless, of course, that pressure is applied to the opposing quarterback. He will be a top-10 pick in 2023. Its part of being the overall pick, right? A catalyst in the national championship-winning Georgia Bulldogs defense, their versatile defensive end prospect has seen his stock gradually rise during the season. Tsss, In reply to We all know itshouldbe by fynsta. In straining and being connected a team. In reply to Another interesting wrinkle by Travis. There was a moment even more telling about the Georgia program than when former walk-on Stetson Bennett threw the go-ahead touchdown pass to 3-star freshman A.D. Mitchell. Walkthrough just likes pass-rushers who, you know, rush the passer a little more effectively. Howell, whose early-career sack rates are also high (for an offense which featured Dyami Brown, Dazz Newsome, Javonte Williams, etc. Another example this time against Texas, where Walker doesnt really have an answer to getting doubled on an inside stunt. He finished third in the conference to teammate Travon Walker and Alabama's Phidarian Mathis among players listed as defensive tackles with 29 pressures in 2021. Of their last five defensive first-round picks, only Josh Allen and K'Lavon Chaisson are still with the team, and Walker plays in the same position Chaisson does. His ability to create pressure from multiple alignments opens plenty of doors for him at the next level. Time will tell. Name: Travon Walker Position: Defensive lineman School: Georgia Ht/Wt: 6-5, 272 40-yard dash: 4.51 seconds Bench: Did not bench Vertical: 35.5 inches Broad: 123 inches 3-cone: 6.89 seconds 20-yard shuttle: 4.32 seconds Meet the Prospect: Travon Walker View photos of NFL prospect Travon Walker. If he can develop well, then Jacksonville could build him into something great - a potential cornerstone of the future for a franchise that needs one now more than ever. "Theres no pressure at all. They are different types of receivers, but they finished the 2021 season tied for fourth in the nation with 23 receptions of 15-plus air yards. Tindall responded by sacking Young on the next play to force a field goal. Travon Walker was born on December 18, 2000. He finished the season with eight total pressures. Versatility (5/5) In 2023, Walker will earn a base salary of $870,000 and a roster bonus of $1,553,756, while carrying a cap hit of $8,513,778 and a dead cap value of . In Reuter's scouting report of Walker for NFL.com, he said Walker, 'will need scheme help as (an) NFL rusher.'. Also, the top prospect should lead his team to lots of lopsided wins, taking away potential sack opportunities. Frequently Asked Questions about the NFL and Football, Pro-Football-Reference.com Blog and Articles, Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREE. Walker's transition into the NFL doesn't have to be self-taught. Former Cowboys DE Taco Charlton throws NFL draft shade back at Jerry Jones after owner's joke, one of the best defenses in college football history, when they drafted defensive end Taco Charlton, the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. He's projected as a Day 3 draft pick. They call it an inexact science for a reason, which is why Tom Brady, the man with more Super Bowl rings than anyone, lasted until the sixth round (199thoverall) in 2000. Walker and interior defensive lineman Jalen Carter tied for the team lead with 34 pressures each, per Pro Football Focus. If drafting was easy, everyone would do it. 'Man, I thought he did some really good things,' Pederson said after the game. But, this selection might be a blessing in disguise, because despite feeling the pressure of being picked first overall, he goes to a team with no tradition of winning or championships. This will be the last time we pick first overall! Pederson bellowed. Walker aligned 43 percent of the time as a left edge, 27 percent as a right edge, 22 percent of the time from 4i-2i on either side and 7 percent as a nose tackle. Similarly, he low-keyed an automobile accidentrecently that might have made Pedersons heart skip a beat. There are a lot of ways to look at production. speaking to Sportscenter's Scott Van Pelt, Mel Kiper releases first mock draft ahead of 2022 NFL Draft, NFL Draft: Todd McShay releases first 2022 mock draft, Three-round 2022 NFL mock draft 1.0: Bears reunite former Ohio State WR with Justin Fields in Round 2, You DON'T draft production, you draft TRAITS - Field Yates on Travon Walker pick | 2022 NFL Draft - YouTube, Mel Kiper Jr. RIPS Jaguars for drafting Travon Walker at No. Turns out his hunch was right, while the Jaguars protected their intentions like a state secret. Walker was mostly a three-point stance player at Georgia, where he was. When you have a 6-foot-5, 272-pound defensive lineman who runs a 4.51 40-yard dash and a three-cone drill time of 6.89 seconds (which would be pretty good for a receiver or cornerback), that was going to get people sitting up and taking notice. Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com. After the play, Dean got in the face of Tindall and demanded accountability. Sports Info Solutions keeps track of both broken and missed tackles, divides them by rushes, and creates a Broken Tackle + Missed Tackle per Attempt rate. 20:51 GMT 12 Aug 2022. Incidentally: How on earth did Bryce Young take 39 sacks? 2 on the FO 40. Georgia and Alabama though arent the only schools with talent. What we can do is look at the film and (ask) whats production. Walker will simply have to learn how to do more than push and grapple in these situations. He recorded sacks . Zack Charbonet, who finished second in the nation in BMT%, will return to UCLA for one more year. . But back to Robinson and Tolbert. Once Saturday afternoon arrives, NFL teams can do a heck of a lot worse than drafting the guy who led the nation in hurries and led a Power 5 conference in sacks. Kyren Williams was high on many early media draft boards before a slow 40 at just 194 pounds. Allgeier is the mild surprise on the list above. Travon Walker played 15 games last season and 15 games over his career. Its a process, but he checked the boxes as we went through the process. Buffalo Bills: Tennessee WR . Football Outsiders content published by ESPN. "Just coming from college to the NFL its a big difference in the practice structure.. When you look at the whole picture, it becomes easier to see why Baalke and his staff were so eager to bet on what Travon Walker already is, and may become over time. Now we're all like, "yeah, they're both fine, wake me up when some team drafts them on Friday so I can decide if they're worth a fantasy pickup.". 'I'm really not trying to please anybody else other than my team and my coaches,' Walker told the media after his first day of rookie minicamp. I don't think the NCAA officially tracks sacks-allowed. Not only can he blow things up from every gap, but he'll be . Torrence only allowed one quarterback hit and 25 pressures per Pro Football Focus. Of the analysts, four of the five had him going first overall, and all of them had him going top five. Walker impressed in the NFL Hall of Fame Game against the Las Vegas Raiders, recording a sack early, but also drawing a roughing the passer call. six sacks and a team-best 36 quarterback pressures. More blame would be placed on Jacksonville for taking him so high, than on Walker being a perceived 'bust'. While he may be excited to get started with the Jaguars, the team does not have a good history of developing defensive first round picks and keeping them. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. "It's a game we've been playing since we were 7 years old. And not making any more pressure than it has to be.. Tolbert is more of a pure vertical threat, with 14 receptions of 25-plus air yards (second in the nation to Thompkins). Against Alabama, he did not display the techniques required to knife through the double. 1 pick overall in the NFL draft on. By Jordan D. Hill Apr 28, 7:21 PM. Hell need to work on that before hes able to do more than fight the NFLs best left tackles to more than a draw. It's OK to prefer Hutchinson for any number of reasons. 1 pick overall in the NFL draft on Thursday night, new coach Doug Pederson addressed a few thousand fans at a draft party and made a bold promise. 1 player selected Thursday night in the first round of the NFL draft. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Will Walker become the next Bruce Smith? Free shipping for many products! Then again, before envisioning Walker rushing inside as part of some NASCAR package like Pedersons defense employed during his Philadelphia Eagles tenure, the Jaguars were quick to declare that the first priority will be establishing a primary position defensive end. six sacks and a team-best 36 quarterback pressures were enough to make him a top-10 . Baalke knows all about the sack numbers. Im human.. They call it BT+MT/A. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. About an hour before the Jacksonville Jaguars ended the suspense and selected Georgia defensive end Travon Walker with the No. It also helps if the running back has "special" qualities, like an eye-popping size-speed ratio or the ability to make defenders miss in the open field. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Jordan Addison, Kenny Pickett's favorite target at Pitt, finished second with 29 deep receptions; we'll hear more from Addison in the 2023 draft. 2 overall pick -- led all rookies with 9.5 sacks and 45 pressures. You cant knock Pedersons vibe, stirring up the fans at the amphitheater adjacent to TIAA Bank Field while realizing theres no place to go except up for a franchise that had the top pick in the draft for the second year in a row. The manual doesn't clarify what to do if it's a pass. Obviously they weren't really interested in order of operations. There are professional minor leagues for that role. These are two instances in which Walker was able to disrupt outside of traditional roles in which he would be directed to pin his ears back from the edge, or inside on a stunt. Travis Etienne Jr 2021 Playbook ROOKIE Patch 11/25. Caldwell and his staff can line Lloyd up as an off-ball run defender and pass defender, and move him down to the front to provide edge pressure. The team allowed the least amount of points in all of FBS football last season, giving up the second-least amount of yards and finishing top five in total team sacks. 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