The University of Georgia signed multiple 5-star football prospects in the class of 2019.
There’s Nolan Smith, the No. 1 overall player in the country. George Pickens and Clay Webb were both 5-star prospects from the state of Alabama. Georgia also pulled 5-star Nakobe Dean out of Mississippi.
And then there’s Travon Walker.
The defensive tackle from Thomaston, Ga., hasn’t gotten a ton of attention since he committed to Georgia back in July. He never wavered from his commitment to Georgia and signed in December.
But if you saw what he posted on social media on Tuesday night, you’d see that his athleticism is anything but quite. Walker did his best Vince Carter impression, as he pulled off an unreal windmill dunk.
And it’s like this not a one-time thing either. He’s done this multiple times. Making it all the more impressive is that Walker is doing this while being listed at 6-foot-5 and 270 pounds.
Zion Williamson of Duke has redefined how we think of big guys playing basketball, but it's hard not to get excited about what a guy like Walker can do on the basketball court. It looks very similar to the highlights of future Hall of Famer Julius Peppers when he played basketball and football for North Carolina.
Walker is a really good basketball player and plays a key role for Upson-Lee High School. Walker didn’t enroll early in part because he wanted to try and lead his team to a third straight state championship. Walker is also one of the state’s best in the shot put, which he will also compete in this spring.
But above all, Walker is a football player. He’s rated as the No. 22 overall player in the country and no. 2 player in the state. He’ll play on the defensive line for Georgia, likely filling a role similar to what Jonathan Ledbetter did. But to give you an even better idea of what kind of player Georgia is getting, Walker also lined up at middle linebacker this past fall.
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