Travon Walker: Everything you need to know

The Jaguars have signed Walker to a four-year extension, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Per Schefter, Walker's four-year, $100 million extension with Jacksonville includes $77 million guaranteed and $50 million fully guaranteed at signing. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft is coming off a 2025 regular season in which he recorded 38 tackles and 3.5 sacks in 14 games, production that was down from his 2024 output of 61 tackles and 10.5 sacks in 17 contests. As long as the 25-year-old can avoid the injury bug, he's a candidate to bounce back in 2026, with double-digit sack upside in his starting defensive end role.

Walker posted 38 tackles (19 solo), including 3.5 sacks, and two pass defenses across 14 regular-season games in 2025 with the Jaguars. The Jaguars exercised Walker's fifth-year option in April after he logged double-digit sacks in both 2023 and 2024. However, the fourth-year pro came nowhere close to that level of production in 2025, though that decreased production can be partially attributed to him dealing with wrist and knee injuries throughout the season. The 2026 season is the last year of Walker's contract, and it's possible that Jacksonville lets the 2022 first-rounder play out his rookie deal rather than offer an extension.

Walker (knee) is active for Sunday's game against the Colts. Walker has been officially cleared to return Sunday from a two-game absence due to a knee injury he sustained in Week 11 against the Chargers. His return will fortify a Jaguars defensive front that will have its hands full containing All-Pro running back Jonathan Taylor.