JACKSONVILLE – He's big, strong and versatile. As always.

Perhaps most notable these days for Jaguars defensive end Travon Walker is he is healthy again – and as his fifth NFL training camp continues at the Miller Electric Center, he's increasingly comfortable and focused.

"I'm just getting back in that defensive rhythm," he said.

Walker, fully healthy after playing through knee and wrist injuries last season, spoke to the media Tuesday following a padded practice on Day 6 Jaguars 2026 Training Camp. Defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile spoke, too, and lauded Walker for being "super intentional" thus far in camp.

"He has improved a bunch even from where we were here last spring," Campanile said.

Walker signed a long-term contract extension this past March, doing so following the most difficult season of his career in terms of injury. He not only played much of the season through a wrist injury sustained in a Week 4 victory over the San Francisco 49ers, he played much of the last part of the season through a knee injury sustained in a Week 11 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.

He participated fully in the offseason program and has looked strong against the run and the pass early in '26 camp.

"Even you watch him in the individual work, doing the run game stuff and trying to be super intentional about everything he does," Campanile said. "I see that stuff showing up in the practice. And then in the pass rush, he's looked really, really good this camp."

Walker, the No. 1 overall selection in the 2022 NFL Draft, is playing in his third scheme in five NFL seasons. With Campanile entering his second season with the Jaguars, this will mark the first time since 2022-2023 Walker has played in the same scheme two consecutive seasons. He said he is "definitely comfortable for sure" entering the season.

"As far as seeing a difference, obviously from last year, I had an injury, so I was playing through some things," he said.

Walker, too, said he is focused on details as camp continues and added that he wants to use his length more in 2026 than he did in the past.

"Obviously, I'm a big power player," he said. "I feel like if I play with my length a lot more, it'll keep guys from getting on me so much and having to bench press and having to use my strength all the time. If I just start off locked out, I feel like I'll take advantage of a lot more of my reps."

Walker, who registered 10.0 sacks in 2023 and 10.5 in 2024, is perhaps the Jaguars' most versatile defensive lineman – able to play most tackle and end positions along the front, and also able to drop at times in coverage and play off the ball. That versatility, along with his unique combination of size, strength and agility, makes Walker key to the Jaguars' run defense and integral to the pass rush.

He increasingly moved inside to rush from the interior in passing situations last season, a role he could play this season as the Jaguars work to get better interior disruption and pressure.

"For anybody who plays the game of football, I feel like if you can move pieces around, especially an individual player along wherever, especially on the front, I feel like it can definitely create … the offense won't be able to ID where he's going to be every play, so it's definitely going to keep them guessing as well," he said.

NOTABLE

• An added element to Jaguars training camp through Week 1: Longtime collegiate defensive line coach Pete Jenkins, who Campanile on Tuesday called, "The G.O.A.T." Jenkins coached at programs such as Louisiana State, Florida, Mississippi State, South Carolina and Auburn collegiately and served as the Philadelphia Eagles' defensive line coach from 2007-2009. "He has kind of been everywhere I've been since I was in Miami [as the Dolphins' linebackers coach from 2020-2023]," Campanile said. "So much of what I believe comes from [Jenkins]. He's honest. He comes in here, and he's ripping my ass and ripping everybody. He's just telling the truth. We got him in here kind of just watching everything, making sure we're doing a great job with the drills and training the guys the right way. Having him here, I know it is going to help us." The Jaguars ranked No. 1 in the NFL in rush defense last season, Campanile's first with the Jaguars. "We know we can be better," Campanile said. "There's definitely some meat on the bone there. We left it on the bone. They're all pretty bought into the process."