In a broadly anticipated transfer, the Jacksonville Jaguars will choose up the fifth-year choice for defensive finish Travon Walker, the crew has introduced.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have exercised the fifth-year choice on DE Travon Walker, the crew introduced right now.
— JaguarsPR (@JaguarsPR) April 7, 2025
The Jaguars chosen Walker within the first spherical of the 2022 NFL Draft, utilizing the primary choose on the Edge from the College of Georgia. Along with his choice now picked up, he’ll now be beneath contract via no less than the 2026 season. With this selection in impact, he’s projected to earn $14.75 million within the 2026 season, per Spotrac. These numbers are absolutely assured.
In his rookie 2022 season, Walker secured simply 3.5 sacks, as a growing edge prospect within the go rush space. Nevertheless, since that point he has exploded with two straight 10-plus sack seasons, in 2023 and 2024.
. @44Ytw registered 1.0 sack in right now’s recreation to mark his second-consecutive season with double-digit sacks (10.5). Walker is the second participant in franchise historical past to provide 10 or extra sacks in back-to-back seasons (DE Calais Campbell, 2017-18). pic.twitter.com/uFwXZOnRXz
— JaguarsPR (@JaguarsPR) January 5, 2025
In 2024, Walker turned the primary participant in franchise historical past to report no less than 10.0 sacks in back-to-back seasons inside their first three years within the NFL. Moreover, Travon has probably the most sacks in franchise historical past inside a participant’s first three years within the league (24.0), passing Josh Hines-Allen (20.5).
Head coach Liam Coen beforehand confirmed that the crew and Walkers’ camp had been in communication this offseason to debate a attainable extension.
“We’re having open conversations, and on the finish of the day, we’ll proceed to have these. James and Tony and I’ll have these conversations as we go, for positive.”
Because the crew and Walker proceed to barter a possible contract extension, the crew will theoretically have him beneath crew management for the following 5 years, with the flexibility to make use of franchise tags.
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