@BarnaudsBlitz thinks Walker is an incoming bust. Just being a hard worker.. DiRocco: Walker's biggest asset is his strength.He is 6-foot-5, 275 pounds and powerful -- especially in the run game. 1 overall to the Jacksonville Jaguars, and Jordan Davis went No. Weight: 275 lbs. Travon Walker at No. Travon Walker: Is he related to Georgia football legend Herschel Walker? 1 to the Jacksonville Jaguars, and Jordan Davis went No. Calling it right now. Pickett came back for a fifth season and that decision certainly paid off. Seth Emerson (@SethWEmerson) April 29, 2022, Wow ! In face-up scenarios, Johnson thrives, because that's when his power is accentuated. #GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/oPdB0WDPYG, Georgia Football (@GeorgiaFootball) April 29, 2022, Sign up for the University of Georgia Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. He showered high praise on the first-year linebacker and seemed to hint that big things were in his future in 2022. WATCH: Former UGA star Matthew Stafford validated, leads Rams to Super Bowl win, Bulldogs defensive end Travon Walker going No. I'm a regular human being just like everybody else.". https://ugawire.usatoday.com/2022/04/28/twitter-reacts-georgia-football-lb-quay-walker-goes-at-no-22-in-nfl-draft-3rd-uga-defender-taken/, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. No. Its crazy.. Defensive tackle Jordan Davis looks like hell go in the first half of the first round and Devonte Wyatt, another interior defensive lineman, also in the first. Jaguars fan @jwaters_8 is sick of the Jaguars. Welcome in to your one-stop place for NFL draft updates for Thursday night to keep tabs on everything with Georgias draft prospects. section: | slug: packers-select-quay-walker-devonte-wyatt-three-things-to-know-scouting-report-for-2022-first-round-picks | sport: football | route: article_single.us | @44Ytw, : #NFLCombine on @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/EKL7YJsCT2, Imagine being chased by this man. While passers went in the initial three spots of 2021, there was some thought none would go in the first round this year. A former five-star recruit from Upson Lee High School in Thomaston, Georgia, Walker was the second-ranked . Georgia setting an NFL record with 15 players selected in one draft, including a record five first-round picks off the defense. Those numbers are underwhelming for somebody expected to be selected number one overall. The No. But CBS Sports' Pete Prisco identified Walker as a perfect complement to De'Vondre Campbell in Green Bay's linebacker corps. 1), Jordan Davis (No. It feels good legacy-wise, Ekwonu said. Jaguars' defensive coordinator Mile Caldwell commented on Walker's development ahead of the team's joint practices with the Atlanta Falcons on Wednesday. His dominance at a 2-technique at Georgia made him a first-round pick. Nice way to protect your quarterback, Aint no way LMAO. 96 overall, the Broncos may consider taking a look at him, especially with outside linebacker Bradley Chubb entering a pivotal fifth year of his rookie contract. All are from the defense. Travon Walker 2022 Panini Donruss Elite Rookie Card RC #151 455/999 Jacksonville. @xJTizzle_ believes this is the fastest climb ever for a prospect in the draft that's a non-quarterback. 1 pick, QB Trevor Lawrence, in Jacksonville to try to turn around the fortunes of the ailing franchise. Wyatt "ate up a lot of blocks" for his ex-Georgia and new Packers teammate Quay Walker in college, the latter told reporters Thursday night, and he figures to see an early role as a run-stuffing specialist at the heart of Green Bay's trenches. Georgia linebacker Quay Walker was selected at No. NFL No. 1 overall, evaluates 2023 QB class, Nate Oats comments on Brandon Miller's 'pat down' intro routine: 'It won't happen again', SEC Basketball Power Rankings: Alabama inches toward regular-season title, Kentucky and Mizzou score big wins, Alabama wraps up SEC title with gutsy comeback win over Auburn, Jerry Stackhouse reacts to Vanderbilt's road win over Kentucky, Multiple Alabama players ejected following heated exchange with Auburn, Tony Vitello offers condolences to Zakai Zeigler following serious knee injury, Overrated? He did it for us in practice all the time.. Draft records were falling all over the place for the Georgia Bulldogs on Thursday, starting most notably with Travon Walker over at The Battery Atlanta. "I'm excited. Walker was not in Las Vegas. He's extraordinarily risky. Is he the twitchiest cornerback prospect I've scouted? A lot of great players, a lot of hard workers," Travon Walker said before the draft. "Tyson when I came in as a freshman, he was a leader to me in college as well," Walker said. Travon Walker was a key part of Georgia's historic defense, and he thinks the Bulldogs could be dominant if given the chance in the NFL. --He said he had an idea he would go to the Jaguars at No. Cine is a productive player who has more of a downhill demeanor than ball-hawking safety. LSUs Stingley is the grandson of former Patriots receiver Darryl Stingley, who was paralyzed in a 1978 preseason game. Of the last 12 players the Jaguars have drafted in the first round in the last ten years, only two of them have been selected to the Pro Bowl (Jalen Ramsey and Josh Allen). Georgia football is going to prove once again in the 2022 NFL Draft just how talented its 2021 football team was. The 6-4, 241-pound Quay Walker was instrumental in Georgia's national championship defense, totaling 65 tackles, 5 1/2 for loss, and 1 1/2 sacks. BIG MAN MOVIN. They're just gambles I'd much rather take in Round 2, much less inside the top half of the first round. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Davis' pure size (6-6, 340 pounds) made him one of the draft's most intriguing players. More often than not, Utah deployed him in a Micah Parsons-esque edge-rusher role in obvious passing situations. 2 Alabama rallies from 17 down to nip Auburn in OT, Report: PGA Tour trimming some fields, ending cuts. The three Georgia players ties the program record for most in a single draft. TCU. 13-2-0, 1st Big 12. Johnson previously had been at Georgia. He was one of the best off-ball linebackers in college football and played with a speed that allowed him to defend sideline to sideline. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. 10:00 p.m. |Jordan Davis . I know Im going to be a great teammate and Im going to be a sponge, somebody thats able to take information from everyone and not feeling like Im too good for anyone, Gardner said. You know, JaMarr Chase, they change offenses, and Im happy that receivers are starting to get that love.. The 22-year-old is making headlines for getting ejected in the game against Buffalo Bills. "It was just something special, the bond between me and the coaches and the GM," he said. You see people like Tyreek Hill and and Davante Adams, I mean those people, they change offenses. The biggest of those players, literally, is Jordan Davis, the centerpiece and face of Georgia's dominant defense. And when an NFL offensive coordinator knows a young linebacker is green in coverage, the game plan can often revolve around exploiting the youthful second-level defender in coverage. A lot of his sacks occurred on first and second and he was an interior rusher on third down because we had Adam Anderson, Robert Beal, Nolan Smith, Jermaine Johnson for one year. He is the news editor at Saturday Down South and across all Saturday Football brands. Analysis: Gaga receiver market is story of this years draft, NFL draft 2022: first round as it happened, Georgias Travon Walker selected first overall by Jaguars. A junior defensive end from Thomaston,. @GeorgiaFootball DL Travon Walker with a 4.6u flat. Hes got great quick short area movements. We do not target any individuals under the age of 21. 1 overall pick. @ChicagoxRillaa thinks Walker deserved to go number-one overall. Doesn't stack-and-shed as well as his stature would indicate. McDuffie does have quality traits. I think its a really valuable position, Wilson said. What does tie them together is they. But this is a draft rich with linemen and defensive backs as well as wideouts. Please check your email for a confirmation. "I'm ready to just get out there and soak it in like a sponge.". When hes at his top level of conditioning and his best weight, he can play on third down. When your dreams become reality and you see it in front of your face you just have to attack it head on and not let the opportunity slip.. Strengths:Tall, decently athletic run-stopping specialist. pic.twitter.com/veX05eDXrx, Radi Nabulsi (@RadiNabulsi) April 29, 2022, GO PACK GO! At 6-foot-5 and 272 pounds with arms over 35 inches long and a tremendous, all-around combine workout to his name, Walker appears like a justifiable top-five selection and someone with a strong likelihood of becoming a monstrously productive pro. Absolutely. 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/reg/free/stories, at All Rights Reserved. Walker has major upside, no doubt. We support responsible gambling. He took Pitt to its first ACC title. @GeorgiaFootball DL @jordanxdavis99 with an UNREAL 4.82u at 341 lbs. The third day of on-field drills at the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine featured an athletic group of defensive linemen, linebackers and edge defenders, but the national champs took it over. Three more 2023 QBs are off the board. White, the top running back in the 2018 recruiting class, has suffered ACL tears to both of his knees, which could scare teams off him. But Pickett fell to the Steelers, which sure seems like a comfortable fit for both player and team. No quarterbacks went until 20th, when Pitts Kenny Pickett found out he can simply switch to another side of the practice facility as he joins the Steelers and perhaps become Ben Roethlisbergers successor. @44Ytw | @GeorgiaFootball, : #NFLCombine on @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/qgSLi4WIe5, : #NFLCombine on @NFLNetwork pic.twitter.com/Q4lEZwF9l6, Watch how quick @GeorgiaFootball DL Travon Walker changes direction. 1. --On playing with cornerback Tyson Campbell, his former Georgia teammate with the Jags who was a second round pick in 2001. The No. At 6-foot-5 and 272 pounds with arms over 35 inches long and a tremendous, all-around combine workout to his name . Ask 2020 first-round picks Kenneth Murray -- very similar physically to Lloyd -- Jordyn Brooks and Patrick Queen. 1 since quarterback Matthew Stafford. 13 to the Philadelphia Eagles. I think he has the potential to be one of the best defensive tackles in the game.. Lewis Cine is showing up in more first-round mocks. Just got off a Zoom with Travon Walker set up by the Jaguars. Travon Walker went No. Georgia-only NFL mock draft 2022: Projecting where Travon Walker, Jordan Davis and others will go, Compare latest from Mel Kiper, Daniel Jeremiah, Todd McShay, other experts, Ranking the top 150 prospects for 2022 NFL Draft, NFL mock draft 2022 with trades: Saints, Steelers go up for QBs; Lions, Giants stay busy, Ranking the five best combinations for Philadelphia's two Round 1 selections. All that makes him pretty risky for someone being touted as the potential second cornerback off the board in the first round. In my estimation, they'll have a difficult time living up to their draft positions. Commissioner Roger Goodell began the proceedings by estimating more than 100,000 fans were on hand at the theater built specifically for the draft. Walker is the third Bulldog off the board in the top 22 picks. Georgia linebacker Quay Walker was selected at No. The 6ft 5in, 275lb Walker, who has some raw elements to his game but an extremely high ceiling for his skills, joins former Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence as the second straight top overall selection by the Jaguars. School: Georgia. Use of any marks, trademarks, or logos on this website shall not constitute a sponsorship or endorsement by the trademark holder. In an NFL draft focused early on stoppers, it was the goers wide receivers who stole the spotlight Thursday night. Walker didnt go to Las Vegas. Hes an athletic freak, Georgia defensive coordinator Will Muschamp told the Associated Press. Please check your email for a confirmation. Many of his rushes simply stall out upon first contact, a strange coincidence because Johnson can really bring it with his long-arm bull rush. Why is NFL.com analyst Bucky Brooks is looking forward to watching Georgia CB Kelee Ringo and Georgia TE Darnell Washington? $5.00 + $5.00 shipping. Davis, who weighed in at around 340 pounds at the combine, said he has slimmed down some this spring -- the result of putting in the work at the practice facility and paying a little more attention to what he eats. His 29 3/4-inch arms placed in the fifth percentile among cornerbacks at the combine since 1999. Buyer Beware prospects in the past include: Gregory Rousseau, Kadarius Toney, Odafe Oweh, and Patrick Surtainin the 2021 class; Derrick Brown, D'Andre Swift, Kenneth Murray, and -- gulp -- Justin Jefferson in 2020; and Dwayne Haskins, Mack Wilson, Jaylon Ferguson, Josh Jacobs, Rashan Gary, and Jacksonville's Josh Allen in the 2019 draft. , : #NFLCombine on @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/ppgooFNBIT, From national champs to Combine standouts. He's long, hyperactive, and strikes at all segments of the field as a run defender. Happens in every single draft class. 1 picks all-time with 5. And it's not to suggest outside rushers lacking bendiness and/or pass-rush moves are incapable of becoming success stories at the NFL level. @Kingschan_, : #NFLCombine on @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/NUVXmJhzTB, . A 6-foot-5, 275-pound junior defensive lineman from Thomaston, Ga., Walker was an excellent football and basketball player at Upson-Lee High School, where . While many people have their questions about this pick, Walker . I mean its just two big dudes out there on the perimeter, London said. WATCH: Devonte Wyatt shares keys to playing for Kirby Smart while at Senior Bowl. 1 pick, 8:35 p.m.|Bulldogs cheering for their guy, 8:17p.m. |Travon Walker goes to the Jaguars with No. We'll see if Walker can become an immediate . Class: Junior. And the theme throughout the first 20 picks was to get guys who could catch the ball including Philadelphia acquiring standout AJ Brown from the Titans, and Arizona getting veteran Marquise Brown from the Ravens. The defensive run concluded with Oregon edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux to the New York Giants. Now, maybe he can win heads-up with tackles on a consistent basis because the length and pop are both there. About Saturday Down South | Ethics and Editorial Standards | Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions | Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Other Conferences: Big Ten | ACC | Pac-12, A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 14 SEC football teams. Travon Walker, EDGE, Georgia. Only time will tell where these Bulldogs find themselves playing at the next level. As the #1 overall pick, Travon Walker should sign a 4 year, $37.3M contract with the #Jaguars, fully guaranteed, including a $24.6M signing bonus, & a 5th year option.https://t.co/CNx6DZ6ZwH pic.twitter.com/yvPJtE2iEq. By John Frierson Staff Writer Travon Walker's pregame routine includes listening to music and getting as relaxed as possible, before running out onto Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium and letting loose for four quarters of Georgia football. Quay Walker was arguably less of an expected Day One target as opposed to Wyatt, who had drawn similar marks as Travon Walker, his fellow starting D-linemen, early in the pre-draft process. The fastest climb by a non QB Ive ever seen. Theres just so many of them that when they click on the field thats not something that you coach. That said, the Jaguars have a need for an interior lineman (center, specifically). Despite his teammate, Travon Walker, going 27 spots ahead of him to kick off the draft, Wyatt was arguably just as impressive at this year's scouting combine, posting the fastest 40-yard dash for any defensive lineman (4.77) despite his big frame. Walker said it was a week and a half to two weeks ago. He played college football at Georgia and was drafted by the Packers in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft . The No. Derion Kendrick could be a later option for the Eagles to find a cornerback opposite Darius Slay (or, at the least, find a solid depth addition). Another Georgia standout, defensive tackle Jordan Davis, was taken by Philadelphia at 13 after yet another deal, getting matters back to the defensive side. 1 overall. He did kind of what we asked him to do. Not tryna hate but man No reason he shouldve gone over Hutch & Thibs, This has to be one of the greatest combine performances ever. @jordanxdavis99 @44Ytw pic.twitter.com/xbi4i2Xrg4, @GeorgiaFootball DT @jordanxdavis99 taking in the moment. 32 overall picks. I didn't see them as first-round caliber. I don't even view him as that great of a blitzer despite his explosiveness and power. We had a lot of good players around him. So is Mary Beth Smart, Kirby's wife. Sponsored. 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They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. I know this class is gonna be special.. Walker is the third Bulldog off the board in the top 22 picks. Travon Walker won't be as rich as Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos, but he'll make more than you do. 1 overall pick Travon Walker has helped put Georgia football front and center entering the 2022 season after providing stellar play from his defensive end position for the Bulldogs during their 2021 CFP Championship season. Cine could very well be the fifth Georgia defender taken in the first round, but we feel he slips one spot out from that distinction. Indianapolis would love to nab this weapon for Matt Ryan, as he's a long-bodied, fast receiver with great ball skills and a large catch radius. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. Yes, the first five selections came on the defensive side of the ball, including edge rushers Travon Walker of national champion Georgia to Jacksonville and Aidan Hutchinson of Michigan to. Given his current body, however, Walker probably is more of a Jordan-style end. (NFL). Walker had 9 sacks6 this past season in his first year as a starterand 13 tackles for loss in his three seasons. AFC champion Cincinnati got Michigan safety Dax Hill before Minnesota kept the Georgia connection going by taking Cine. And while Lloyd generated the occasional pressure in that side job, he's not in the same stratosphere as the Cowboys' Parsons in terms of outside pass-rush ability. Weve got pass rush ability out of the guy. : #NFLCombine on @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/moWhdcBwzW, The legendary @johnnyrandle93 had to cool @jordanxdavis99 down after that run. Every mock draft Ive seen today from respected NFL draft analysts have Walker going No. I always wanted to be at Detroit. Nakobe Dean is on hand at the NFL Draft, but he brought something with him: His national championship ring. section: | slug: 2022-nfl-draft-buyer-beware-on-travon-walker-jermaine-johnson-and-these-other-top-prospects | sport: football | route: article_single_special | , : #NFLCombine on @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/JqyEFbBpto, The national champs are having a day. To warn you about who those prospects may very well be, I write this "Buyer Beware" piece every draft season. @jordanxdavis99 and Devonte Wyatt are watching and waiting up for their @GeorgiaFootball teammates. @poiszg23 is laughing because he thinks the Jags drafted the third-best player on defense. Other players who are likely to hear their names called include Travon Walker, Nakobe Dean, Devonte Wyatt, Lewis Cine, Quay Walker and more. Walker was speaking outside the hotel at the Battery in Atlanta where he was with family, friends and teammates. Jordan Davis spoke with the NFL Network in Las Vegas after he went No. The 6ft 6in, 265-pounder whose father Chris was a star player at Michigan in the 1990s, was the Heisman Trophy runner-up last season. Jordan was picked in the back half of the 2011 NFL Draft, while Buckner was a top-10 pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. Impressive linearly for someone his size. He could have been a three-down lineman for us here, Kirby Smart said last month. So the Packers did not get an offensive helper for league MVP Aaron Rodgers on Thursday, but the Cowboys addressed a fading offensive line. 1 cornerback, McDuffie severely lacks length. Salyer was a solid two-year starter at left tackle for Georgia, but his 6-4, 325-pound frame suggests an interior move. No wonder the Bulldogs won the national championship. Click on the different category headings to find out more and change our default settings. Why: Lack of pass-rushing moves; minimal bend. Youre telling me at that size, he cant get some push and get in the backfield? They did, however, add a pair of highly rated Georgia prospects to their defense in linebacker Quay Walker, picked 22nd overall, and defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt, who went 28th. The Colts don't have a first-round pick in this year's draft, but get a first round-caliber player of need with their first pick in George Pickens. So three of the first 22 picks are Georgia defenders. Browse our online application for MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, EPL, or MLS player contracts, salaries, transactions, and more. , : #NFLCombine on @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/CFgJ3PxCK3, : #NFLCombine on @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/m2zdgTYXi2, That's love. |Quay Walker is third Georgia defensive player to go in first round, 10:16 p.m.|Travon Walker will make a good living, 10:00 p.m.|Jordan Davis reaction to going to Eagles, 9:40p.m.|Eagles draft nose guard Jordan Davis, 9:29p.m.|Some tidbits form Travon Walker's presser with media, 8:55p.m.|Kirby and Mary Beth Smart and Tray Scott send video message to No. It hasnt affected his strength according to veteran Brandon Graham, who said Davis is pushing big weight like its nothing in the weight room. The third day of on-field drills at the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine featured an athletic group of defensive linemen, linebackers and edge defenders, but the national . Quay Walker the first linebacker and he doesnt get past New England. The popular star defender from Charlotte who won the Outland Trophy and Bednarik Award last season goes to the NFC East. It began with North Carolina State tackle Ikem Ekwonu to Carolina and Alabama tackle Evan Neal to the Giants. I'd simply need a top-15 pick at the edge-rusher spot to have more bend/dip capabilities than Johnson, particularly if his pass-rush plans were hit-or-miss. Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) April 27, 2022, Quay Walker was drafted before the Tennessee hat he tossed ever landed. This whole process is surreal, Davis said at Georgias Pro Day in March. Its the first time four players from the same defense went so early. IYER:NFL mock draft 2022 with trades: Saints, Steelers go up for QBs; Lions, Giants stay busy. Penn States Jahan Dotson joined the receiving parade, going to Washington at No 16, then the Titans added Arkansas WR Treylon Burks with the pick acquired for AJ Brown. This information might be about you, your preferences or your device and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to. He's not a fly-around-the-edge type. Follow on, Mel Kiper Jr. analyzes historic nature of Bryce Young going No. Its more about conditioning. You know, kind of cemented myself in history of this draft class. Walker was one of 5 Georgia defenders to go in Round 1 of the draft this year, along with Jordan Davis, Quay Walker, Devonte Wyatt and Lewis Cine. A look through ESPNs report on first-round rookies is like a whos who of Georgia national championship heroes. The Jaguars, who passed over Walker with the first overall pick, take their first Bulldog in the second round to shore up a safety position that currently includes Rayshawn Jenkins and Andrew Wingard. "No one was hurt. When he's attacking upfield, the effective, powerful hand work is almost nonexistent. Shaffer is a mauler at guard who lacks the athleticism or consistency to challenge as a starter. And that vital attribute to playing the cornerback position is widely believed to be his greatest strength. Travon Walker, EDGE/DL. Despite that, he averages 6.5 yards per carry and has shown an ability to catch passes out of the backfield. A consensus in the building and an easy call for them. @GeorgiaFootball, : #NFLCombine on @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/Gl3Zd9lLmg, Those poor dummies. Green Bay is scooping up Georgia defensive players. Despite his 6.89 three-cone time -- scintillatingly fast for someone of his height and weight -- Walker is noticeably stiff around the corner, which is essentially the cardinal sin of rushing the quarterback from the outside. 1 overall in the NFL Draft. And those kept coming: right through No 12. @jordanxdavis99's phone has to be going off after that 4.82u. As many expected, the Jacksonville Jaguars selected defensive end Travon Walker with the top pick. The younger brother of Dalvin Cook has a similar frame at 5-11, 190 pounds, and has terrific speed that shows up in his playing style. 1 overall pick Travon Walker has helped put Georgia football front and center entering the 2022 season after providing stellar play from his defensive end position for the Bulldogs. @GeorgiaFootball LB Channing Tindall can jump out of the gym. Action related nav. , : #NFLCombine on @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/aEVRSssbOC, Sign up for the The Draft Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. He simply doesn't use his pass-rushing maneuvers enough. 1 to the Jaguars. We won't know this right away, but early in the 2022 NFL Draft, a small collection of picks will get selected much too early. I'm ready to get there.". The 6-foot-6, 341-pound Davis is a run-stopper who showed his speed on the field and at the NFL combine when he stole the show with a 4.78 40. A special message to the No. The athleticism at his size screams that. We should hear Travon Walkers name earlymost have the defensive endpegged as the No. Hutchinson, a sack-master whose consistency and relentlessness helped the Wolverines to their first College Football Playoff, is staying home as a pro. His ability to scrape and get to the ball in the run game is almost linebacker like.". Im definitely prepared for it, being the No 1 pick, Walker said. When Lloyd was asked to cover, he was fluid and instinctive; he'll just have to learn how to become productive in that area on the fly in the NFL. This is the second-straight year the Jacksonville Jaguars have selected number one overall, selecting quarterback Trevor Lawrence number-one in the 2021 NFL draft. @GeorgiaFootball DL Devonte Wyatt with a 4.8u?! @GeorgiaFootball pic.twitter.com/GqY6bLdHFc, . While I'm not insinuating these prospects are guaranteed to bust, they're just the most risky propositions who could still land somewhere in the first round or very early on Day 2. @jordanxdavis99 | @GeorgiaFootball, : #NFLCombine on @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/BdYxqD2RWx, : #NFLCombine on @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/AMpRBkC8Hs, Look at how quick he moves @jordanxdavis99 | @GeorgiaFootball, : #NFLCombine on @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/ftdCmVZWxB. Wyatt was the third Georgia defensive lineman drafted Thursday, joining top overall selection Travon Walker and No. Walker was one of 5 Georgia defenders to go in Round 1 of the draft this year, along with Jordan Davis, Quay Walker, Devonte Wyatt and Lewis Cine. Davis will play alongside six-time Pro Bowler Fletcher Cox on the defensive line. Ranking Travon Walker's current TVS in terms of similar players at his position. He was with family and friends at the Omni Hotel at the Battery Atlanta. Nakobe Dean and Quay Walker, Travon Walker has little . Walker is the first Georgia defensive lineman drafted since nose guard John Jenkins in the third round in 2013. Playing zone effectively is challenging in its own ways, different from man. From a physical perspective, Lloyd is that dude. 20 college football teams we aren't sold on in 2023, SEC Basketball Power Rankings: Mizzou shocks Tennessee, Alabama downs Auburn and more, SEC Basketball Power Rankings: Alabama stays unbeaten in SEC play, Tennessee outlasts Auburn and more, SEC Basketball Power Rankings: A new top team emerges, Alabama loses in blowout fashion, Mizzou lights it up again. He played college football at Georgia, winning the 2022 National Championship with them prior to being selected first overall by the Jaguars in the 2022 NFL Draft . 1 overall pick. He leaves Georgia having started 52 games over four seasons, serving multiple roles at linebacker. Unfortunately for Walker, he's not that, either. 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