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The Bow Tie Chronicles: Georgia’s Travon Walker climbing up NFL draft boards

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April 13, 2022

In the 327th episode of The Bow Tie Chronicles podcast, host D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution discusses the pros and cons of the three top pass rushers in the draft: Georgia’s Travon Walker, Michigan’s Aidan Hutchinson and Oregon’s Kayvon Thibodeaux. We also take an early look at our position-by-position rankings on defense and hear from new Falcons Lorenzo Carter and Elijah Wilkinson.

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D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. is the award-winning Atlanta Falcons beat writer for the newspaper and has been on the staff since 2003. D. Orlando strives to provide inside information into the Falcons and the NFL. He finds the most joy in providing insight into the team, coaching moves, offseason business moves, draft and games.

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