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Travon Walker
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Walker with the Jaguars in 2022
No. 44 – Jacksonville Jaguars
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (2000-12-18) December 18, 2000 (age 23)
Thomaston, Georgia, U.S.
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight: 272 lb (123 kg)
Career information
High school: Upson-Lee (Thomaston)
College: Georgia (2019–2021)
NFL Draft: 2022 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • CFP national champion (2021)
  • Freshman All-SEC (2019)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2024
Total tackles: 127
Sacks: 20.0
Forced fumbles: 2
Fumble recoveries: 1
Pass deflections: 5
Interceptions: 1
Player stats at PFR

Yury Travon Walker (TREY-von; born December 18, 2000) is an American professional football defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia, winning the 2022 National Championship prior to being selected first overall by the Jaguars in the 2022 NFL draft.

Early life

Walker was born on December 18, 2000, in Thomaston, Georgia, and attended Upson-Lee High School. He was selected to the 2019 All-American Bowl. He committed to play college football for the Georgia Bulldogs at the University of Georgia.

College career

Walker played in 12 games and had 15 tackles and 2.5 sacks as a freshman for the Bulldogs in 2019. As a sophomore in 2020, he played in nine games with 13 tackles, one sack and one interception. Walker started at defensive tackle as a junior and was a part of the team that won the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship. He declared for the 2022 NFL draft following the season.

College statistics

Season GP Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Solo Ast Cmb TfL Sck Int Yds Avg TD PD FR FF TD
2019 12 9 6 15 3.5 2.5 0 0 0.0 0 1 1 0 0
2020 9 6 7 13 2.0 1.0 1 0 0.0 0 1 0 1 0
2021 15 19 18 37 7.5 6.0 0 0 0.0 0 2 1 0 0
Career 36 34 31 65 13 9.5 0 0 0.0 0 4 2 1 0

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Wonderlic
6 ft 5 in
(1.96 m)		 272 lb
(123 kg)		 35+1⁄2 in
(0.90 m)		 10+3⁄4 in
(0.27 m)		 4.51 s 1.62 s 2.62 s 4.32 s 6.89 s 35.5 in
(0.90 m)		 10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		 11
All values from NFL Combine

Walker was selected first overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2022 NFL draft. He signed his four-year rookie contract, worth $37.4 million fully guaranteed, on May 12, 2022. In his debut, Walker recorded a sack and interception in a 28–22 loss against the Washington Commanders. In his rookie season, he started in 14 of the 15 games he appeared in. He finished with 3.5 sacks, 49 total tackles, one interception, two passes defensed, and one forced fumble.

During a Week 5 game against the Buffalo Bills, he recorded the first fumble recovery of his career. In a Week 16 blowout win against the Carolina Panthers, Walker recorded two sacks and six tackles, including two tackles for a loss, as the Jaguars won 26–0. Walker finished the 2023 season with 51 total tackles, ten sacks and two pass deflections and a fumble recovery.

NFL career statistics

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck Sfty Int Yds Lng TD PD FF FR Yds TD
2022 JAX 15 14 49 24 25 3.5 0 1 9 9 0 2 1 0 0 0
2023 JAX 17 17 52 27 25 10.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
2024 JAX 8 8 26 11 15 6.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Career 40 39 127 62 65 20.0 0 1 9 9 0 5 2 1 0 0
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