Why NFL Draft pick Travon Walker going No. 1 overall means so much to Kirby Smart

Trayvon Walker Georgia defensive lineman Travon Walker (44) during the Bulldogs' game against Florida at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Fla., on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (photo by Rob Davis) (Rob Davis)

By Connor Riley, DawgNation

Georgia football coach Kirby Smart has developed plenty of first-round players with the Bulldogs and during his nine years as Nick Saban’s top assistant at Alabama.

But Travon Walker going No. 1 overall to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday night might be the most important draft pick of Smart’s career.

Already, the 2022 NFL Draft has represented a culmination of greatness in the Georgia football program, Smart having stacked one elite recruiting class after another.

There were a program-record 14 Bulldogs players at the NFL Combine, setting the stage for a school-record draft class that should easily exceed the previous mark (9) set last year.

But Walker’s pick is about more than just numbers and the Jacksonville Jaguars’ plan to tap into his talents and potential.

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