2022 NFL Draft: Jaguars select Travon Walker with first overall pick

There was no big surprise in the 2022 edition of the NFL Draft. The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Travon Walker with the first overall pick.

In this way, the 21-year-old defensive wing makes official his arrival to professional football through the big door, after shining with the Georgia Bulldogs at the college level.

It’s important to note that for a defensive player to be taken with the first overall pick in the NFL draft, he has to be excellent. For example, just last year, the Jaguars selected Clemson University quarterback Trevor Lawrence.

With the first pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars select University of Georgia OLB Travon Walker!@ClaudeNolan | #DUUUVAL pic.twitter.com/NCYnGamy1Q

— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) April 29, 2022

The Jacksonville team is putting together a team with young talent, so it seems like a matter of time before they can get back to the NFL playoffs. However, it would be almost a feat to achieve that goal in the 2022-23 season, coming off a last-place finish in the AFC South Division with a record of 3 wins and 14 losses.

Travon Walker’s numbers in college soccer

After playing 29 games in three seasons with the University of Georgia, Walker finished with an impressive defensive line of: 61 tackles, 9.5 sacks and 1 interception.

The 6-foot-4, 275-pounder has the physique to stop any player in the NFL; it simply remains to be seen if he has the cool head to stand out in high-stress moments.

Top 10 picks in the 2022 NFL Draft

1. Jacksonville Jaguars – DE Travon Walker
2. Detroit Lions – DE Aidan Hutchinson
3. Houston Texans – CB Derek Stingley Jr.
4. New York Jets – CB Ahmad ‘Sauce’ Gardner
5. New York Giants – DE Kayvon Thibodeaux
6. Carolina Panthers – OT Ikem ‘Ickey’ Ekwonu
7. New York Giants – OT Evan Neal
8. Atlanta Falcons – WR Drake London
9. Seattle Seahawks – OT Charles Cross
10. New York Jets – WR Garrett Wilson