Jacksonville Jaguars choose Travon Walker as the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft

By Eric Levenson, Amir Vera and Jacob Lev, CNN

Updated 0312 GMT (1112 HKT) April 29, 2022

Travon Walker speaks to reporters at the Indiana Convention Center on March 4 in Indianapolis.

(CNN)The Jacksonville Jaguars made Travon Walker, a defensive lineman from the University of Georgia, the first pick in the NFL draft Thursday on a glitzy night in Las Vegas.

Walker just came off a championship season with the Bulldogs, where he recorded 37 total tackles for the season, according to the school's athletics website. The Jacksonville Jaguars had the top pick in the draft again, a year after they used the No. 1 selection to take quarterback Trevor Lawrence out of Clemson. Yet unlike in many years past, when the top pick is foretold weeks or months beforehand, there was little consensus as to who was going to be taken first this year.The last non-quarterback to be taken first overall came during the 2017 NFL Draft, when the Cleveland Browns took Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett.The first five picks in this year's draft were defensive players.According to scouts for ESPN and NFL Network, the strength of this year's draft is thought to be in its bevy of offensive tackles, pass rushers and wide receivers, while there are few quarterbacks thought to be worthy of a high draft pick. Read MoreNFL Draft: Everything you need to knowUniversity of Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson was the No. 2 pick overall, heading to the Detroit Lions. The Houston Texans had the No. 3 pick and chose Derek Stingley Jr., a cornerback out of Louisiana State University.The Jaguars aren't the only team having a big night Thursday. Due to a number of trades, eight teams had two first-round picks, including the New York Giants, who picked University