Todd McShay discusses Travon Walker's impressive performance at NFL Combine

A couple of former Georgia Bulldogs stars have had impressive showings at the NFL Combine. Jordan Davis might be getting most of the attention, but defensive lineman Travon Walker opened some eyes with his NFL Combine performance as well.

On Sunday, ESPN NFL Draft expert Todd McShay raved about Walker’s performance, and was incredibly impressed with the numbers he put up in some of the drills.

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“Travon Walker,” McShay said when asked what other Georgia players have caught his attention at the NFL Combine on SportsCenter. “I mean this guy – if it wasn’t for Jordan Davis, he would be the story of the combine so far. He’s 6’5, 272 pounds, he ran a 4.51 in the 40. There are a lot of running backs that would kill for that 40-yard dash time. And he’s a defensive end that played outside for Georgia, and that’s part of the reason why he didn’t have great sack production.

“But you look at that time, and it’s not just the straight line speed. His three-cone of 6.89 was faster than all but one wide receiver here this year that ran the three-cone. So it’s the change of direction, the body control he has, and the speed combined with the length; 35.5 inch arms, you’d love to see that for you starting left tackle in the NFL. You don’t see that very often for a defensive end.”

Walker played in 13 games this past season, totaling 33 tackles with 7.5 tackles for loss, six sacks, two passes defended, and one fumble recovery. In his three-year collegiate career, Walker had 61 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, one interception, three passes defended, one fumble recovery, and one forced fumble.

McShay has Walker moving up on his NFL Draft board

Walker gets overlooked, as he played on a completely loaded defensive front for Georgia. But Walker’s performance at the NFL Combine shows that he could be the best of the bunch. In Mel Kiper’s most recent mock draft, he had Walker going 17th overall to the Los Angeles Chargers. In NFL.com’s latest mock, Walker was taken by the Detroit Lions with the final pick in the first round.

But to McShay, now Walker is in contention to be the second defensive end off the board, following Michigan’s Aidan Hutchinson.

“I think Travon Walker – we talk a lot about Aidan Hutchinson in the number one spot in terms of my rankings and probably going number two to Detroit. And then Kayvon Thibodeaux, who we always said was going to be the second defensive end off the board. I think it’s getting tight between Thibodeaux and Walker,” said McShay. “And I think Walker at 10 to the Jets or 12 to Minnesota would make a lot of sense. That’s how much he’s moved up, not just because of the workout, but because of the season he had this past year.”