Only one of them Myles Garrett recorded more than 5.5 sacks during their rookie season (Garrett had 7). Walkers monster workout at the combine included an uncanny 4.51-second 40-yard dash time for a man measuring 6-5, 272 pounds. School: Georgia. , updated He has the best offense in the country and a defense good enough that he doesnt actually have to score. In reply to It's still an abomination by Aaron Brooks G. 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. Georgia's Travon Walker is favored to become the No. Therein is the rub of this draft business. Showed his length, his athleticism, his power. When I first ran the table, I set the minimum at 40 pressures, which seemed to be a reasonable bar for an early-round edge rusher to clear. Now, Walker must navigate through his rookie season, starting as part ofa defense that will depend on him throughout the year. It's OK to want to draft a running back! Walker and interior defensive lineman Jalen Carter tied for the team lead with 34 pressures each, per Pro Football Focus. What we can do is look at the film and (ask) whats production. Yikes. Weight: 275 lbs. Please see our Contributors and Sources page for data source details. Another player that Walker has been getting advice from is new to the Jaguars. He flashed a mean streak on tape and comes across as a high-character individual in interviews. 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. 1 / 10 Anyway, we all know that Hutchinson can play. Allgeier is the mild surprise on the list above. The 6-foot-5 and 272 pound Walker showcased his strength, speed and athleticism at the NFL Scouting Combine. . They call it BT+MT/A. Asked #Jaguars OLB Travon Walker about what Arden Key has brought to the table for him. Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Pro Football Reference Database. JC Shelton, writer for the UGA Wire and host of the UGA Football Live podcast, gives insight on top NFL Draft prospect and potential Houston Texan, DL Travon Walker. The Georgia Bulldogs were carried to their national title with their defense. The skinny. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Does someone getting top-10 buzz stand out to you? 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. The comments below have not been moderated, By He could very well be the top corner in the league for years to come. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? 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? 'There was some early, good, quick pass rushes in there. 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. "Those are the things we felt like in the pre-draft process that we were kind of spot on with him with the people we talked to, and weve just been excited with him and looking forward to the regular season with him this whole training camp.. 'But we just want to see him continue to get better, continue to work his moves, build his toolbox. Walker has a respectable 19 tackles, and is one of 13 Bulldogs with at least one sack (2.5 for losses of 16 yards). JACKSONVILLE, Fla. About an hour before the Jacksonville Jaguars ended the suspense and selected Georgia defensive end Travon Walker with the No. . He ran a 4.51-second 40 yard dash and had a mind-boggling 3-cone of 6.89 seconds. His stance. 1 overall in consecutive years since Russell Maryland and Steve Emtman in 1991 and 1992. Anyone who takes Smith in the first round had better be able to redshirt him in 2022. During camp, Walker learned quickly how long the upcoming season will be. Utah's Mika Tafua, the Pac-12 sack leader, tied Hutchinson with 70 pressures and led the nation with 55 hurries, 11 more than Hutchinson. 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 . He's an awesome edge rusher, and awesome edge rushers produce lots of pressures. The Jaguars will face off against the Washington Commanders in Week 1 on Sept. 11. 1 overall. 34 nationally) in 2019, Walker committed to Georgia over Alabama, Clemson and other big-name programs. A quick, fluid defender, sure especially for a 6-5, 270-pounder. Caldwell was Tampa Bays inside linebackers coach from 2019 through 2021, so one imagines he picked up a few things from Todd Bowles on how to mess people up with different fronts and blitzes. The sound you hear is Jerry Jones and Mark Davis fighting each other to draft him first. 'I'm talking 9.5 career sacks, 13 career tackles for a loss, 1 career forced fumble. All eyes will be watching. Instead of those two, the honor - or burden - of going first overall went to Georgia defensive end Travon Walker. 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 Walker will simply have to learn how to do more than push and grapple in these situations. Full disclosure: SackSEER metrics will be published soon here at Football Outsiders (they are already at ESPN+) and SackSEER adores Walker. The signs in training camp and the signals being sent out by Jacksonville are that of positive change and good development. 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. Michigans defense, run by current Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald, is that if you want it. That much was clear when he was speaking with the media during the team's joint practices with the Atlanta Falcons last week. As for the Texans, they need a prospect who can bolster the pass rush right away. Its a game weve been playing ever since we were 7 years old, so its no pressure to just continue what Ivebeen doing my whole life.. six sacks and a team-best 36 quarterback pressures were enough to make him a top-10 . Keep an eye out for him on Day 3. 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. Instead of raw totals, let's look at pressure rates per pass rush snap, setting the minimum at 30 pressures so we aren't wading through safeties who blitzed five times and nabbed two sacks. Jaguars OLB Travon Walker has made strides in his rookie year Walker started his rookie season with a bang, registering an interception and a sack against the Washington Commander in the. Another interesting wrinkle is the down-without-contact rule in NCAA -- you can fall down and auto-sack yourself in a way you can't under NFL rules. Jacksonville: Sauce Gardner, CB, Cincinnati. Mentioned Key being a guy working inside and outside helps him: pic.twitter.com/W7xsginS14. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. It's interesting that despite Ridley how little we hear about daily fantasy, which combines all the worst aspects of both fantasy football and sports gambling in an obnoxious environment that directly channels profits into NFL ownership, because it carries an enormous risk to both corrupt player performance and for management to manipulate players directly in order to maximize back-channels because the front end is assured. Travon Walker's ascension started last summer but really took off in January. In reply to Another interesting wrinkle by Travis. 1. Thompkins is 5-foot-8 and weighs just 155 pounds, so he'll be a popular undrafted free agent who might be better suited for the CFL. Those same reports were ample in criticism as well, mostly around his abilities in the pass rush. Things happen, he said. It takes players, too. 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Jaguars pick Travon Walker at No. There are a lot of ways to look at production. South Alabama's Jalen Tolbert is a long, lean boundary threat who averaged 17.6 yards per reception over his college career. Those are the conversations Mike and I have had, Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson said after Caldwell was hired to run Jacksonvilles defense. Will Walker become the next Bruce Smith? That number, which comes from the Sports Info Solutions Datahub, should not surprise you. Recent and Trending topics from Football Outsiders. 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. This a coaching matter, not a fatal flaw, but it does bear notice. First-overall pick Travon Walker and co were there too. It was all the work we put in in the off-season, getting to know each other, all the connection pieces, just everything weve done just this off-season, its been like no other that Ive had, linebacker Nakobe Dean said. selected Georgia defensive end Travon Walker, Analysis on every pick in the first round. Walker and Hall are RB1 and RB2 on most boards. NFL DRAFT TRACKER: Analysis on every pick in the first round. * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader. 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. In Reuter's scouting report of Walker for NFL.com, he said Walker, 'will need scheme help as (an) NFL rusher.'. '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. It was nothing to be concerned about. He has outstanding measurables. But that's how draft punditry (and actual scouting) works: we may opine broadly and confusingly about Hutchinson's hand technique or "bend" and build elaborate athletic profiles around the one 3-cone drill he performed on television, but five quarterback pressures per game in a Power 5 conference? Mobile quarterbacks might not know what to do with that. Boston College interior lineman Zion Johnson was charged with just two blown blocks in 754 offensive snaps for a 0.3% blown block rate, the lowest figure in the nation for a guard (minimum 500 snaps). Dean had a moment similar to Walkers. In reply to Interesting. There are a lot of things that go into production, Baalke said of that issue. $15.00 + $5.00 shipping. 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.". It's also available for basketball, baseball and hockey. 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. Luke Easterling breaks down how Travon Walker fits with the Jacksonville Jaguars and details his ceiling and floor as a prospect. DOB 2000-12-18 ( 22.1) Height 6' 5". Howell, whose early-career sack rates are also high (for an offense which featured Dyami Brown, Dazz Newsome, Javonte Williams, etc. Make-you-miss is tougher, in part because every college featured runner can break some tackles and juke out of the way of others. Walker came to the Bulldogs as a five-star recruit as a defensive tackle, the 22nd-highest recruit in the country, and second-ranked in Georgia alone. 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. 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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. Unfortunately, he struggles to disengage when tasked with going against double teams. 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. He's a 330-pounder who blasts defenders in the open field, and he just turned 21 two weeks ago, so the upside is there. Its not at the end of the day just how many sacks they tally or how many pressures they have. 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). There's more to success on the offensive line than avoiding the types of mistakes that get classified as a blown block. 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. Touchdown Wire's Laurie Fitzpatrick highlights the top throws made by the NFL's rookie quarterbacks in their first preseasons. I don't think the NCAA officially tracks sacks-allowed. 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." Jalen Ramsey became a star cornerback, but forced his way out of Jacksonville when he realized the team would not be competitive. Draft Year 2022. 2022 Prediction Wrap-Up: Did Anyone Believe in the Chiefs? However, the Jaguars weren't disappointed with what Walker did. Alabama's Evan Neal and Mississippi State's Charles Cross, two of the top three tackle prospects in the 2022 class, tied for 14th at 1.3% (against much stouter competition of course). Robinson caught 18 of his 23 deep receptions when lined up in the slot. 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. 1 pick Travon Walker through the years at Georgia. We want to be able to put our players in position to make plays and present a picture to the offense where maybe you dont know where a blitz is coming from. The Jacksonville Jaguars chose defensive lineman Travon Walker with the first overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. He also earned an impressive BackCAST grade. Call it a template for charting the course from this point with Walker, with an eye out for Hutchinson and Thibodeaux. And its really a good thing that you can do all of that, play defensive end at University of Georgia. He's more of an old-school defensive end than a pure edge rusher, someone who can have an impact on run defense and do all sorts of little things to help a defense. Walker, 6-foot-5, 270 pounds, has lived football throughout his life. 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. Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson (15) throws a pass while under pressure from Georgia defensive lineman Travon Walker (44) during the first half of an NCAA college football game,. 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. He will be a top-10 pick in 2023. North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell finished second, enduring 48 sacks. NFL Draft - Michigan edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson finished second in the nation with 70 pass pressures in 2021. The Jacksonville Jaguars exited Friday's game still looking for their first preseason win after a 24-13 loss to the Cleveland Browns. 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. Mercer and NMSU each getting 1 and Georgia getting 0 is a weird stat to square. Because at University of Georgia, we play a lot of different defenses, and so therefore you can be scattered all out on the field from playing a five technique, a four I on the front, you play a three. Obviously they weren't really interested in order of operations. We all know itshouldbe abbreviated (BT+MT)/A. And as athletically impressive as Walker is, there are times when this actually gets in his way hes still learning to combine his ferocious burst and next-level speed with timing and spatial awareness, which leads to cat on a kitchen floor moments like this rep in which he tries in vain to catch up with Alabama quarterback Bryce Young. "Once Im on that field Im in go mode. Im definitely prepared for it, he said. He'd be a great pickup for some team on the wild-card tier in the middle of the first round. How many sacks does Travon Walker have? I have no idea how these are handles; because the NCAA doesn't track sacks allowed, it's not clarified within the statistician manual. A 4-star Rivals recruit (No. 20:51 GMT 12 Aug 2022 This is basic information that the NCAA decides to lump among rushing data like it's still 1954 or something. Frequently Asked Questions about the NFL and Football, Pro-Football-Reference.com Blog and Articles, Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREE. 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. If it's clear the quarterback intended to pass before he fell down, it's a sack with no sacker. Sorry, Travon. Hutchinson is getting -280 odds to be the first player selected in the 2022 NFL draft. Explore sample content below to see what you're missing. It's also reflected for the non mobile ones like Strong who has negative run EPA and total rush yards. Johnson will likely be drafted as a center in the bottom half of the first round. 1 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft took down Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jarrett Stidham at the halfway point of the first . NCAA football is better-attended than pro football and is on the same order in terms of annual revenue. Walker has superior size and length with elite athleticism and top-level speed - ran a ridiculous 4.51 at the combine while weighing in at 272 lbs Has the long arms you look for - that allows him to keep offensive lineman at bay Can make the impressive chest-to-chest bear hug tackle in the hole due to his ability to wreak havoc in the backfield "Just coming from college to the NFL its a big difference in the practice structure.. 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. Those who are aware of general manager Trent Baalkes history know that hes more than fine betting on athletic projects, and in the end, thats what happened. There are a few different wrinkles in the sack rules. Even with numbers as impressive as that, there wasn't a single Georgia defensive player that finished in the top 100 for sacks in all of college football. Those are the highest sack rates of any FCS starting quarterback in the Sports Info Solutions Datahub, dating back to 2016. Along with multiple pressures and a game-sealing sack to preserve the 33-18 victory over the Crimson Tide, . Mathis is the Colts' all-time sack leader with 123. "It's a game we've been playing since we were 7 years old. Another example this time against Texas, where Walker doesnt really have an answer to getting doubled on an inside stunt. 27. Turns out his hunch was right, while the Jaguars protected their intentions like a state secret. 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. Im in the NFL. Instagram: Dean and fellow linebacker Channing Tindall (26 pressures in 2021, exactly as many as Devonte Wyatt, who the Packers took with the 28th pick) were lust as likely to bring pressure as anybody from the line was. Hanson had the Cardinals taking him at 23rd, Kiper and McShay had the Cowboys picking him at 24th and 27th respectively, while Reuter didn't have a team taking him until the second round. "I know I can get it done . His ability to create pressure from multiple alignments opens plenty of doors for him at the next level. It takes buy-in from players. Last season, Hutchinson had 72 pressures, and Ojabo had 42. Hutchinson, meanwhile, had 14 sacks for Michigan last season, and Thibodeaux brought down the quarterback 19 times in three seasons at Oregon. 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. 1 player selected Thursday night in the first round of the NFL draft. More blame would be placed on Jacksonville for taking him so high, than on Walker being a perceived 'bust'. Tafua has an unimposing size/athleticism profile and is coming off sports hernia surgery. Thats kind of when I knew this team could be special and get the job done, and it had the group of guys to do it., Related: Put it on us: Jamaree Salyer position change opens up offense in National Championship win for Georgia. Demetrius Harvey isthe Jacksonville Jaguars reporterfor the Florida Times-Union. Michael DiRocco (@ESPNdirocco) April 29, 2022. Kirby Smarts team-building philosophy wasnt best shown on Kelee Ringos game-sealing interception. Training camp has gone well for Jacksonville Jaguars outside linebacker Travon Walker, the first-overall pick in April's draft. 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. His high-school graduating class was so small the commencement ceremony lasted just over an hour. Let's circle back to pass pressures for edge rushers. Travon Walker wasted no time recording his first NFL sack. As I've aged, I tend to order leaner meats (and, sadly, salads instead of sandwiches). "Blown blocks" are much more subjective than pressures or hurries. Dont make it any bigger than its supposed to be.. And it comes with No. Walker participated in every Combine drill except the bench press, and the results were ridiculous. Hall tops Walker in our BackCAST projections, and nothing about finishing a narrow second to him in BMT% contradicts that. At the end of the 2021 college football season, there were at least two players projected to go first overall. Its a different deal, and a different set of defenses. Which standouts are still on the board entering Day 2? Some might cringe at the way Dean spoke to Tindall. By Picture Information. Latest on Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Travon Walker including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN Im ready to play ball, try to get the win, get the job done.. For small towns, football means everything and that has been the case for Walker, and there's no reason for him to change his view on it or how he operates during his daily routines within the sport. He recorded sacks . Then there was Evan Neal, a generational offensive lineman who could provide immediate relief to any team's front seven to protect the quarterback. April 28, 2022 8:21 pm ET. With Smarts defense, as Walker said, youre dealing with alternate responsibilities. 1 pressure. It was more eventful out at the Jaguars ' training camp practice No. EXCEPTION: if the player or teammate recovers the ball and attempts a forward pass, charge the player who fumbled the ball with a fumble, and the player who recovered and passed the ball with a recovery and a forward pass. Of course, Walker has players on his own team that he can learn from. It could be assumed the true reason why people are hesitant about Walker is the perceived amount of work that has to happen to get him to an NFL level. And he did it all for a BYU offense that lost Zach Wilson and others last season and could have been expected to backslide offensively. Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com. Which is usually reflected in total rush yards anyway. "Hes one of those guys whos giving me information, and its for me to take the information that hes giving me and try to use it.," Walker said of Allen. 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. I shall call it BMT% because it's incrementally less clunky and I don't have to get persnickety about order of operations. Round 1. 1 overall is such as honor. Last season, per Pro Football Focus, Walker lined up 11 times in the A-gap (either over center or between the center and the guard), 105 times in the B-gap (over the guard or between the guard and tackle), 97 times over the tackle, and 366 times on the edge. It's OK to prefer Hutchinson for any number of reasons. Where the Jaguars reached, if they did, was on Walkers athletic potential. Travon Walker had 3.5 sacks last season and 3.5 sacks over his career. Walker's transition into the NFL doesn't have to be self-taught. 'That being said with Georgia their system was not asking guys (to do a lot).'. Theres a run element to the game, too. Walker was among multiple Jaguars who took part in the Gridiron Gang program in July, run in part by legendary Indianapolis Colts defensive end Robert Mathis. Former Georgia defensive lineman Travon Walker on the field after being presented a National Championship ring in the first half of Georgia's spring NCAA college football game, Saturday, April. Brugler had Walker rated the highest, projecting the Falcons would take him at 11th overall. 'Man, I thought he did some really good things,' Pederson said after the game. 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. Liberty quarterback Malik Willis led the nation with 51 sacks taken in 2021. Travon Walker Stats, News and Video - OLB | NFL.com Loading Travon Walker OLB #44 Jacksonville Jaguars active Info Stats Player Info Height 6-5 Weight 272 Arms 35 1/2 Hands 10 3/4. But a lowest-in-the-nation blown block rate certainly isn't a bad thing. This is a guy who played very consistent football all year long. From Pederson's perspective, Walker has taken his opportunity and has handled the pressure very well. But Walker finished seventh on the Georgia defensive front in pressure rate, which is mighty odd for someone getting -550 to be drafted in the top five. He's projected as a Day 3 draft pick. I get the talent, I see the versatility, I see the quickness outside,' Kiper said. The New York Jets don't know who will be playing quarterback in 2023. 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. 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