Walker during minicamp not only worked on pass rush and techniques with Shuey, but he also worked on dropping in coverage – which he will be asked to do at outside backer.
“It felt good,” Walker said. “I did it at Georgia, so I’m kind of used to it. But now, I’m working on it a lot more getting into seven-on-seven, so I’ll get a lot more comfortable with dropping instead of just dropping every now and then.”
Both Baalke and Walker said the initial plan is for Walker to focus on outside linebacker before working other positions. Pederson late last week also said he expects Walker to handle any pressure accompanying being selected No. 1 overall “extremely well.”
“It’s my job too to protect him a little bit from some of the outside influences that could affect him and then just allow him to focus on his job,” Pederson said. “But I think Travon is a mature individual. He’s young, but he’ll be well-coached up and that’s our job to do that.”
And while the Jaguars’ initial plan is to have…