If a lineman holds too often in the AAC, heaven knows what he will do if forced to start as a rookie. You cant do more than you can. 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 A former five-star recruit from Upson Lee High School in Thomaston, Georgia, Walker was the second-ranked . Can any team really afford to do that? Recent and Trending topics from Football Outsiders. Kyren Williams was high on many early media draft boards before a slow 40 at just 194 pounds. Also imagine packages in which Jacksonvilles suddenly-talented group of linebackers (Lloyd, third-round pick Chad Muma from Wyoming, and free-agent stud Foyesade Oluokun) moving around and creating offensive disruption through scheme. Demetrius Harvey isthe Jacksonville Jaguars reporterfor the Florida Times-Union. Allen had 10.5 in 2019 and Walker believes he can come up with more. This is basic information that the NCAA decides to lump among rushing data like it's still 1954 or something. More blame would be placed on Jacksonville for taking him so high, than on Walker being a perceived 'bust'. A high sack rate is an easy-to-spot red flag for a quarterback prospect. Against Alabama, he did not display the techniques required to knife through the double. 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. We feel very comfortable about his production run and pass with a lot of upside.. But if you put his combine numbers up against Thibodeaux's pro-day showing, Walker out-tested Thibodeaux in every speed and. Allgeier is the mild surprise on the list above. Does someone getting top-10 buzz stand out to you? 1 overall is such as honor. What was he doing back there that resulted in 39 sacks? Walker is an impressive rusher, with a quick get-off, great change-of-direction skills, and violent and active hands at contact. In Reuter's scouting report of Walker for NFL.com, he said Walker, 'will need scheme help as (an) NFL rusher.'. Look at the plays where Walker was double-teamed, and see how he reacted. Travon Walker had 3.5 sacks last season and 3.5 sacks over his career. The comments below have not been moderated, By Walker played 596 snaps in. By Walker hails from Thomaston, Ga.,a place with a population of just 8,771 people. "You try to preserve your body. That comes with the territory. It's still an abomination. Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy | Responsible Gaming, Aidan Hutchinson and Travon Walker: Pressure Principles, Support Football Outsiders' independent media and Mike Tanier. Walker will join a Jacksonville defense that had a mixed bag season in 2021. BEST AVAILABLE PLAYERS: Which standouts are still on the board entering Day 2? Tsss, In reply to We all know itshouldbe by fynsta. 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. 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. 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. Theres a run element to the game, too. The Jags turned in their card, and Walkers name was on it. Things happen, he said. His 12 quarterback pressures also tie for third-most on the team. Hutchinson is getting -280 odds to be the first player selected in the 2022 NFL draft. He can win around the edge with quickness and convert explosion to power at contact to push linemen backwards. Join our linker program. As for the Texans, they need a prospect who can bolster the pass rush right away. 2 overall pick -- led all rookies with 9.5 sacks and 45 pressures. Luke Easterling breaks down how Travon Walker fits with the Jacksonville Jaguars and details his ceiling and floor as a prospect. 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. As a true freshman, he played in 12 of 14 games and . Walker has such plays in his resume. Various metrics keep telling us that Allgeier has the potential to be productive in the NFL. Since 1990, there have been seven defensive linemen selected with the top pick. Travon Walker signed a 4 year, $37,372,621 contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, including a $24,360,088 signing bonus, $37,372,621 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $9,343,155. Class: Junior. 1 overall in consecutive years since Russell Maryland and Steve Emtman in 1991 and 1992. 148. . The manual is by Aaron Brooks G. Nor did it happen when Jalen Carter blocked a field goal. Follow USA TODAY Sports' Jarrett Bell on Twitter @JarrettBell. One of those dreams is to supplant teammate Josh Allen as the franchise's rookie sack leader. Find out more. Jaguars veteran outside linebacker Josh Allen has taken the rookie under his wing throughout the offseason and heading into the regular season. 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. Im in the NFL. 1 pick overall in the NFL draft on Thursday. Walker holds his ground and anchors well when getting blocked by a double team and can collapse running lanes quickly. However as noted above rushing the passer is a lot different in . You could see a lot of that, as Jacksonvilles interior defensive line isnt anything to write home about just yet. Or in considering a less-accomplished example from the history of defensive ends taken No. Georgia Bulldogs defensive lineman Travon Walker recorded 2.5 sacks last season. With new coordinator Mike Caldwell, consultant Bob Sutton and defensive line coach Brentson Buckner having their hands on his development, Walker will line up opposite bookend rusher Josh Allen (whom the team exercised a fifth-year option on this week). Here are the pressure rates for the biggest-name edge rushers in the 2022 draft class. Instead of those two, the honor - or burden - of going first overall went to Georgia defensive end Travon Walker. With only one down lineman to the left (Walker) and a defensive back on the edge, the Chargers almost have to respond to the overloaded . Walkers combination of wingspan and upper-body strength will make NFL guards wary of that first move. In straining and being connected a team. Interesting. Just be where your feet are, Walker said. Theres a run element to the game, too. On defense, that included No. Height: 6'5". We present them here for purely educational purposes. At the end of the 2021 college football season, there were at least two players projected to go first overall. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Its a different deal, and a different set of defenses. It was nothing to be concerned about. six sacks and a team-best 36 quarterback pressures were enough to make him a top-10 . 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. "My life revolves around the game of football, so its all the same lifestyle," he said. Hes handled that extremely well, but the thing is, he just loves ball," Pederson said last week during the team's trip to Flowery Branch, Ga. "He wants to be on the field, he wants to practice, he loves practicing, he loves being around his teammates.". It's not the NCAA's job to do your job for you, nor is it their job to project their players' performance is an entirely different league with different rules. Well, he only blew two blocks, so he's probably not inconsistent. Im excited for him.. High School: Upson-Lee High School. 'That being said with Georgia their system was not asking guys (to do a lot).'. 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. But still, there are those pesky pressure stats. Mathis is the Colts' all-time sack leader with 123. "It's a game we've been playing since we were 7 years old. Instagram: 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. Kirby Smart isnt exactly stupid when it comes to defense if he was putting Walker in all those places, Walker was going to have to succeed. There are professional minor leagues for that role. A post-fumble completion for loss (assuming this means a quarterback fumbles the ball, recovers, then throws the ball forward to another player for a net loss of yardage on the play) would be as a fumble-and-recovery for the quarterback and a normal pass for negative yardage. We all know he's a raw traits guy, but just how raw are we talking about? 2022 Panini Illusions Travon Walker/ Michael Strahan "Rookie Idols" Patch. 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. The play that best shows what Smart wants and installed on his team came on a 24-yard completion to Alabama receiver Agiye Hall. Report: Surprising details emerge from Stetson Bennett arrest in , Kirby Smart issues official statement following Jalen Carter arrest , Georgia star Jalen Carter statement: plans to be fully exonerated of , Athens-Clarke County Police Department issues arrest warrant for , Georgia football podcast: Immediate reaction to the Jalen Carter news, 1/10/22 - Indianapolis - Georgia Bulldogs defensive lineman Travon Walker (44) pressures Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Bryce Young (9) during the first quarter at the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Alabama Crimson Tide at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Monday, January 10, 2022. PHOTOS: NFL Draft 2022 No. Walkers monster workout at the combine included an uncanny 4.51-second 40-yard dash time for a man measuring 6-5, 272 pounds. Weight 275. MORE: Former Cowboys DE Taco Charlton throws NFL draft shade back at Jerry Jones after owner's joke. "Its a whole new level of achievement. ytw_44. As long as it's the second round or later! Where Walker wins in ways that Hutchinson doesnt and might not be able to at the next level is as a multi-gap disruptor. Mentioned Key being a guy working inside and outside helps him: pic.twitter.com/W7xsginS14. This will be the last time we pick first overall! Pederson bellowed. Georgia often asked their interior defenders to flip gaps right after the snap, crossing the faces of their blockers, as opposed to trying to shoot through their closest gaps right away. It's also reflected for the non mobile ones like Strong who has negative run EPA and total rush yards. Alabama underclassman Will Anderson Jr. led the nation with 81 pass pressures. Walker will simply have to learn how to do more than push and grapple in these situations. In reply to Interesting. Still, being the No. NCAA football is better-attended than pro football and is on the same order in terms of annual revenue. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. A crowd of media members were waiting to talk with the former No. Buffalo Bills: Tennessee WR . 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. How much does Travon Walker weigh? On Madden NFL 23, Travon Walker has an Overall Rating of 78 with Power Rusher Archetype and has a Long Stride Loose Running Style. Last season, Hutchinson had 72 pressures, and Ojabo had 42. The Buccaneers blitzed on a league-high 40.8% of their snaps, and had a pressure rate of 28.6%. 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. 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. Kentucky's Wan'Dale Robinson is both the official Playmaker Score sleeper and a Walkthrough favorite: a smallish-but-blurry slot playmaker who finished third in the nation and second in the SEC with 104 receptions in 2021. 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? Im human.. The Wolverines had David Ojabo and Aidan Hutchinson at the edges, and they were more likely to get weird in coverage. Obviously traits lead to production and production is often reflective of a guy with traits. "I can tell that the chemistry we have on the defense now is coming together from when I first came in Once we get that connection, thats what training camp is for," he said. Walkthrough just likes pass-rushers who, you know, rush the passer a little more effectively. The key to Walker's big day, in which he recorded three pressures and a career-best 25.0% win-rate? Where the Jaguars reached, if they did, was on Walkers athletic potential. 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. 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. 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