ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Georgia outdoors linebacker Jalon Walker, who is likely one of the high edge gamers on this yr’s draft, suffered an harm throughout coaching and won’t work out on campus for NFL evaluators till April 17.
Sources informed ESPN’s Jordan Reid on Tuesday that Walker suffered a thigh harm in a coaching session, and whereas it’s not thought-about critical, it won’t enable Walker to take part within the Bulldogs’ on-campus professional day as initially scheduled. Sources informed Reid that Walker will as an alternative have a non-public exercise for scouts and personnel executives in April.
Walker didn’t work out with the sting rushers or linebackers eventually week’s scouting mix in Indianapolis.
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In his newest mock draft, Reid has Walker because the No. 15 choice total, ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. has Walker because the No. 8 participant total on his newest massive board and Walker is a top-10 participant on the ESPN’s consensus draft board.
Walker was measured in at 6-foot-1, 243 kilos in Indianapolis with an armspan of a a lot greater participant at 79⅞ inches — the attain size scouts need in rushers. By comparability Mississippi’s Walter Nolen’s armspan, at 6-foot-3¾ and 296 kilos, was measured at 78⅝ inches.
Walker was the Butkus Award winner because the nation’s finest linebacker this previous season as he led the Bulldogs’ protection in deal with for loss (10.5) and sacks (6.5), with three of these sacks coming in opposition to Texas. Walker was credited by the Georgia teaching employees with 10 quarterback hurries in opposition to Kentucky alone this previous season.
Walker had 37 tackles this previous season with two fumble recoveries.
