NFL Draft 2022: Jaguars select defensive lineman Travon Walker with No. 1 pick

The Jacksonville Jaguars ended all of the mock draft hypothesis Thursday night time once they chosen defensive lineman Travon Walker from Georgia with the No. 1 total choose within the 2022 NFL Draft.

It’s the second 12 months in a row the Jaguars have made the primary choice within the draft. The group picked quarterback Trevor Lawrence final 12 months.

Walker was a standout defensive lineman for Georgia, ending his profession with a nationwide championship earlier than he declared for the draft. In 13 video games in 2021, he had 33 complete tackles and seven.5 sacks. He began to maneuver up draft boards because the draft approached. 

Walker will line up close to linebacker Josh Allen and Ok’Lavon Chaisson in addition to Malcolm Brown, Foley Fatukasi and Roy Robertston-Harris.

Walker had a message for Jaguars followers in his post-draft press convention.

“I would first like to begin off with thanking the entire upstairs group, proprietor, the GM, the teaching employees, all people for giving me this nice alternative, and I promise you, you will not remorse it. I am able to work, although,” he stated.

Aidan Hutchinson, a standout defensive lineman at Michigan favored by many draft specialists to go No. 1, went No. 2 to the Detroit Lions. 

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Aidan Hutchinson of the Michigan Wolverines throughout a sport in opposition to the Illinois Preventing Illini at Memorial Stadium Oct. 12, 2019, in Champaign, Sick. 
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Hutchinson led the Large Ten Convention with 14 sacks. He additionally had 62 complete tackles and was third within the convention with 17 tackles for a loss.

Michigan completed 12-2 and made the School Soccer Playoff for the primary time.

The Houston Texans had the No. 3 choose and chosen cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. out of LSU. Stingley was rated as top-of-the-line defensive backs within the draft. He solely performed in three video games for the Tigers in 2021 and had eight tackles, together with 3.5 tackles for a loss.

Stingley had six interceptions throughout his freshman 12 months and had been a extremely touted prospect ever since.

LSU defensive again Derek Stingley Jr. solutions questions from the media in the course of the NFL Scouting Mix March 5, 2022, on the Indiana Conference Heart in Indianapolis.
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The draft noticed the Tennessee Titans commerce A.J. Brown to the Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals purchase Marquise Brown from the Baltimore Ravens and Kenny Picket being the primary quarterback taken off the board at choose No. 20.

The NFL Draft is in Las Vegas for the primary time.

Here is how the primary spherical performed out.

1. Jaguars: DE Travon Walker (Georgia)
2. Lions: DE Aidan Hutchinson (Michigan)
3. Texans: CB Derek Stingley Jr. (LSU)
4. Jets: CB Sauce Gardner (Cincinnati)
5. Giants: DE Kayvon Thibodeaux (Oregon)
6. Panthers: OT Ikem Ekwonu (NC State)
7. Giants: OT Evan Neal (Alabama)
8. Falcons: WR Drake London (USC)
9. Seahawks: OT Charles Cross (Seahawks)
10. Jets: WR Garrett Wilson (Ohio State)
11. Saints: WR Chris Olave (Ohio State)
12. Lions: WR Jameson Williams (Alabama)
13. Eagles: DT Jordan Davis (Georgia)
14. Ravens: S Kyle Hamilton (Notre Dame)
15. Texans: OG Kenyon Inexperienced (Texas A&M)
16. Commanders: WR Johan Dotson (Penn State)
17. Chargers: OG Zion Johnson (Boston School)
18. Titans: WR Treylon Burks (Arkansas)
19. Saints: OT Trevor Penning (Northern Iowa)
20. Steelers: QB Kenny Pickett (Pittsburgh)
21. Chiefs: CB Trent McDuffie (Washington)
22. Packers: LB Quay Walker (Georgia)
23. Payments: CB Kaiir Elam (Florida)
24. Cowboys: OT Taylor Smith (Tulsa)
25. Ravens: C Tyler Linderbaum (Iowa)
26. Jets: DE Jermaine Johnson (Florida State)
27. Jaguars: LB Devin Lloyd (Utah)
28. Packers: DT Devonte Wyatt (Georgia)
29. Patriots: OG Cole Strang (Chattanooga)
30. Chiefs: DE George Karlaftis (Purdue)
31. Bengals: S Daxton Hill (Michigan)
32. Vikings: S Lewis Cine (Georgia)