#44

Travon Walker

Former defensive lineman at Georgia. 2021: 6 sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss, 37 tackles.

DL · Georgia · Jr. · #44

6′5″ · 275 lb · Thomaston, GA

CFB Index 78 · #49 of 370 edge rushersLow confidenceJacksonville — drafted 2022, No. 1 overall

Recruiting

5★

DT recruit

No. 22 nationally · Signed with Georgia

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive lineman at Georgia. 2021: 6 sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss, 37 tackles.

Signed as a 5-star recruit to Georgia in 2019.
Drafted round 1 by the Jacksonville in 2022.

His career, year by year

Career, closed

Gone at No. 1 overall.

How it ended

Three seasons at Georgia, 10 sacks — drafted at No. 1 overall by Jacksonville.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20199 games

Signed with Georgia5-star out of Upson-Lee

202112 games

All-SEC

2022

Drafted by Jacksonvilleround 1, pick 1

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★★

#22 national

CFB

College

Georgia

2019–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #1

Jacksonville · 2022

Featured in The Canon

#63

The 100 Best Players of the CFP Era

Coaching lineage · 2019–2021

1 coach

2019–2021

Kirby Smart

Georgia

Played his entire career under Kirby Smart.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

JacksonvilleEntering 5th NFL season

#1Rd 1 · Pick 1

JacksonvilleEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Kirby Smart — 34-5 over that span.

2019Georgia12-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning

2020Georgia8-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning

2021Georgia14-1HC: Kirby Smart · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

78All-Conference level #49 of 370?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (96th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (96th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#96 / 2743 · 96th pct

6.0

QB hurries#97 / 2743 · 96th pct

Tackles for loss#295 / 2743 · 89th pct

7.5

Passes defended#735 / 2743 · 67th pct

Tackles#1045 / 2743 · 61st pct

Solo tackles#1208 / 2743 · 55th pct

Forced fumbles#59 / 673 · 46th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	3.2	0.7	0.4	0.0
Road7g	2.3	0.3	0.3	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.2	0.5	0.4	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	2.2	0.4	0.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kirby Smart

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

78 · #49 of 370 edge rushers

Former five-star. Now #49 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Georgia	37	19	7.5	6.0	2	--	--
2020	Georgia	13	6	2.0	1.0	1	--	--
2019	Georgia	15	9	3.5	2.5	1	--	--
Career		65	34	13.0	9.5	4	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 10-3@ Clemson	4	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 56-7vs UAB	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 40-13vs South Carolina	2	0	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 62-0@ Vanderbilt	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 6	W 34-10@ Auburn	4	3	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 30-13vs Kentucky	5	0	0.5	0.5	—	0	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 9	W 34-7@ Florida	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 10	W 43-6vs Missouri	4	3	2.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 41-17@ Tennessee	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 56-7vs Charleston Southern	1	0	0.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 13	W 45-0@ Georgia Tech	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	L 24-41@ Alabama	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		32	15	5.5	4.0	—	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology