Jaguars extend former first overall pick to four-year, $110 million deal with $77M guaranteed
The Jacksonville Jaguars opted to let operating again Travis Etienne and linebacker Devin Lloyd stroll in free company this offseason, and the rationale why is now clear.
They determined to allocate that cap area towards extending 2022 first overall pick edge rusher Travon Walker to a four-year, $110 million that features $77 million in complete ensures and $50 million absolutely guaranteed at signing, according to CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones. Walker, who’s 25-years-old, acquired off to a sluggish begin to his NFL profession with simply 3.5 sacks in 2022 on the age of 2022. He picked up his manufacturing in 2023 and 2024 with 10.0 and 10.5 sacks throughout every of these two seasons respectively. Walker’s 20.5 sacks between 2023 and 2024 ranked because the Twelfth-most within the NFL in that span. He regressed again into his rookie kind in 2025 with simply 3.5 sacks in 14 video games performed that included 12 begins. Walker’s 36 profession tackles for losses are the sixth-most in Jaguars historical past whereas his 27.5 profession sacks stand because the ninth-most in franchise historical past.
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Walker’s profession will at all times be in contrast instantly to the No. 2 overall pick in his draft class: Detroit Lions two-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson. Hutchinson’s 43.0 profession sacks are tied with Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro edge rusher TJ Watt for the seventh-most within the league since 2022 with a career-high 14.5 coming in 2025. Jacksonville determined they most well-liked Walker’s potential popping out of the University of Georgia (9.5 sacks in three seasons from 2019-2021) versus Hutchinson’s manufacturing out of the University of Michigan (18.5 sacks in 4 seasons from 2018-2021 together with a Big Ten-best 14.0 in 2021). Hutchinson signed a four-year, $180 million extension with the Lions final October with $120 million in new guaranteed cash.
Jacksonville is now backing Walker and two-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Joshua Hines-Allen is being the muse of their protection for years to come.
Jacksonville went 13-4 and received the AFC South division title in 2025 within the first 12 months beneath head coach Liam Coen earlier than dropping at residence within the wild card spherical towards the Buffalo Bills.
