Walker, increasingly been projected as the No. 1 selection in the days leading to the draft, opted against attending the draft in Las Vegas and instead watched the event with family and friends at an Atlanta hotel.
“I’m not big on media – and coming up on the draft, of course there’s going to be a lot of media,” he said. “Just these last 24 hours, I’ve been with my family this whole time. I’m just enjoying this time and this moment with my family. I feel like being around my family – that’s the main goal for me.
“I’m going to keep the main thing the main thing. That’s my family, to be able to spend the last couple of hours with them before I get ready to lock in for work.”
Walker (6-feet-5, 272 pounds) started all 15 games this past season for the national-champion Bulldogs, registering a career-high six sacks and 7.5 tackles for loss with 37 tackles. He was projected as a potential Top 10-to-15 selection shortly after the season, then impressed scouts and observers during the…