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NFL draft: Who is Travon Walker and why is he now favored to go No. 1 overall?

The potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft was born with the Christian name of Yuri.

He played the trombone growing up.

He wasn’t considered the best player (or even the second- or third-best …) on his college defense, even if his defense was really good.

He hadn’t even started a college football game until last September.

Yes, it’s fair to say that this year’s draft has a little different feel to it than most years, starting right at the very top.

In a development that was unforeseeable as recently as January, Georgia EDGE Travon Walker (according to BetMGM) is now the betting favorite to be the first selection of the Jacksonville Jaguars, a mantle which Michigan EDGE Aidan Hutchinson had held since about the conclusion of the 2022 NFL scouting combine.