Jaguars, Travon Walker agree to terms on rookie contract

Jaguars owner Shad Khan, head coach Doug Pederson, first-round draft pick Travon Walker and general manager Trent Baalke pose for a photo. Corey Perrine/ / USA TODAY NETWORK

Jaguars, top pick Travon Walker agree to terms on rookie contract

By Chelena Goldman | Last updated 5/12/22

The Jacksonville Jaguars and Travon Walker agreed to terms on his rookie contract, NFL Network's Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport reported.

The No. 1 overall draft pick's deal is worth $37.4 million, per Rapoport.

$37.4M total with a $24.4M signing bonus. No. 1 in the books. https://t.co/JG1POdM1CJ
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 12, 2022

Travon Walker’s #1 overall pick rookie contract with the #Jaguars comes in at a fully guaranteed 4 years, $37.37M, including a $24.3M signing bonus, and cap hits of:

22: $6.8M
23: $8.5M
24: $10.2M
25: $11.9M
26: optionhttps://t.co/CNx6DZ6ZwH
— Spotrac (@spotrac) May 12, 2022

Per ESPN, Walker is the fourth rookie selected in the top 10 of this year's draft to ink his rookie deal. Aidan Hutchinson (No. 2 overall), Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner (No. 4) and Ikem "Ickey" Ekwonu (No. 6) also signed their rookie deals within two weeks of being drafted.

Walker is coming off of a monster college football career at Georgia that was capped off with a College Football Playoff victory over Alabama. He ended his 2021 campaign with 33 combined tackles, 7.5 tackles for losses, and a career-high six sacks.

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