Paul Bretl, Jaguars WireFri, November 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM UTC·1 min readThe Jacksonville Jaguars will be without one of their best defenders in Sunday's game against the Tennessee Titans.
For the second week in a row, the Jaguars have ruled out defensive end Travon Walker with a knee injury.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWalker suffered the injury in the Jaguars' Week 11 matchup with the LA Chargers. He is yet to return to practice.
On the year, Walker has generated 25 quarterback pressures and three sacks. He's also logged 18 tackles and has continued to make an impact against the run.
Without Walker in Arizona, Dennis Gardeck was second in defensive end snaps behind Josh Hines-Allen, while Danny Striggow was third with 26 and BJ Green fourth with 15 snaps.
Dawuan Smoot has continued to be the third member of the defensive tackle rotation based on interior snaps. Emanuel Ogbah's role was small, with him playing 10 total snaps.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOver the last two games, the Jaguars' pass rush has come to life. According to PFF, Justin Herbert was under pressure on nearly 40% of his dropbacks, while Jacob Brissett was under duress on 47% of his dropbacks.
Pressuring the quarterback is the name of the game. When that is taking place regularly, the rest of the defense benefits.
The results that the Jaguars are seeing in this regard is a group effort as well. It's players winning their matchups, it's Xs and Os, it's getting Devin Lloyd back, and it's the play in the secondary providing the pass rush with additional time.
Up next for the Jaguars is a Titans team that has struggled to protect the quarterback this season.
This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: Jaguars vs. Titans: Travon Walker ruled out of Week 13 game
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