With the No. 1 decide within the 2022 NFL Draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars chosen Travon Walker out of the College of Georgia.
In what has been a dream yr for the Thomaston, GA, product, the DE has now parlayed an NCAAF Nationwide Championship into being the highest decide within the draft.
And with that, Walker has punched his golden ticket to being the highest-paid draft decide within the historical past of the NFL. With the wage for the No. 1 decide having ballooned in latest seasons, the small-town superathlete is about to a get a life-changing payday.
Per Entrance Workplace Sports activities, Walker’s highest potential pact with the Jaguars may go up above $40 million for the primary time in league historical past:
Some query if Travon Walker was the only option for the 2022 NFL Draft No. 1 decide
Walker’s title rose to the highest of draft boards this previous month. Only a few pegged the Georgia DL as the highest decide general, and a few even projected him to return off the board later than teammate Nakobe Dean.
As Peter Bukowski of the Locked on Packers podcast identified, Walker’s numbers within the SEC did not precisely bounce off the web page relative to even the No. 5 decide Kayvon Thibodeaux:
Kayvon Thibodeaux as a real freshman 9 sacks 14 TFLs Travon Walker for his profession 9.5 sacks 13 TFLs EXPLAIN IT TO ME LIKE I’M FIVE
Travon Walker shook off a scare previous to the 2022 NFL Draft
Few would have ever guessed it after Roger Goodell (in fact serenaded by a refrain of boos) introduced the No. 1 general choice within the 2022 NFL Draft, however Walker was in a automobile accident previous to the occasion in Las Vegas.
Ian Rapoport broke the small print after the televised celebration from Walker and his household:
An enormous-time scare earlier than the Draft: Georgia’s Travon Walker was in a severe automobile accident in Athens, GA earlier than the draft, crashing into two parked vehicles, per me and Tom Pelissero. He emerged with out accidents one way or the other. No citations. However a scare for positive.
An enormous-time scare earlier than the Draft: #Georgia’s Travon Walker was in a severe automobile accident in Athens, GA earlier than the draft, crashing into two parked vehicles, per me and @TomPelissero. He emerged with out accidents one way or the other. No citations. However a scare for positive.
You would not have recognized Walker was in a severe accident from his demeanor, however studying that you’ll be a multimillionaire tends to calm one’s nerves maybe.
Whereas Jaguar followers weren’t in consensus about his high general choice, Jacksonville now has a top-line DE forward of Roy Robertson-Harris, Dawuane Smoot, and Jeremiah Ledbetter on their depth chart.
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Jacksonville has now chosen an offensive participant and a defensive participant in consecutive years with the No. 1 decide.
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