Jaguars defensive end Travon Walker missed Week 5 after undergoing surgery on his left wrist, but he will limit his absence to one game and play on Sunday against the Seahawks, per ESPN’s Michael DiRocco.
Walker was seen at practice sporting a hefty club (via NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe) and seems prepared to play without the full use of his left hand.
The former No. 1 overall pick from Georgia disappointed as a rookie with just three sacks and five tackles for loss, but he lived up to his draft status in 2023 and 2024 with 20.5 sacks and 23 tackles for loss. Walker carried that performance into the 2025 season with two sacks in his first four games before his wrist injury. News of surgery raised concerns about a long-term impact on Walker, but he quickly worked his way back to the field.
After back-to-back 17-game seasons, the durable Walker’s absence this past Monday against the Chiefs was his first since he sat out two contests as a rookie. Even though the Walker-less Jaguars failed to sack Patrick Mahomes, they pulled off a 31-28 home upset and improved to 4-1. Linebacker Devin Lloyd, whom the Jags took 27th overall in the same draft class as Walker, helped lead the way with a 99-yard interception return for a touchdown.
Walker’s comeback this week should help the Jaguars’ cause in a meeting with the Seahawks in Jacksonville. Seattle is averaging 29.2 points per game, good for fifth in the league, and ranks ninth in yardage gained. Sam Darnold has only taken six sacks in his first five games with the Seahawks, but perhaps Walker will add to that total.
Connor Byrne contributed to this post.
