The Jacksonville Jaguars surprised a lot of people when they selected Georgia’s Travon Walker with the first overall pick. Most draft analysts had him as the third-best defensive end behind Michigan’s Aidan Hutchinson and Oregon’s Kayvon Thibodeaux.
With the addition of Walker, the Jaguars have a fearsome pass-rushing duo in Walker and defensive end Josh Allen. They also made two more selections to beef up their front seven later in the 2022 NFL Draft. Now, Jacksonville’s potential front seven could consist of Allen, Walker, defensive tackle Folorunso Fatukasi, and linebackers Foyesade Oluokun, Devin Lloyd, and Chad Muma. That’s a much-improved front seven from a year ago.
Here’s what draft analysts had to say about Walker: