The Jacksonville Jaguars were in a situation where it would’ve been extremely difficult to trade the top pick and ended up taking a player to bolster their pass-rush. That player was Georgia defensive lineman Travon Walker, who will now spend a majority of his snaps on the edge.
As the No. 1 pick in the draft, Walker should start in 2022 in all probability, especially when considering how much the Jags struggled defensively last season. They ranked 23rd against the run, 16th against the pass, and 20th overall and it was hard for them to stop many of their opponents. However, Walker is a key in all of that changing.
With him being the top pick of April’s draft many will be watching his sack total throughout his career. That will especially be the case when considering the 2022 draft class was loaded with first-round talents to compare his figures to as four other edge rushers were taken in the same round. Those players were Aidan Hutchinson, Kayvon Thibodeaux, Jermaine Johnson, and George Karlaftis, all of whom could be starters, too.
