Travon Walker's wrist surgery leaves his Monday Night Football status in limbo as Jacksonville prepares for Kansas City. He is listed day-to-day, with a potential return, shaping the Jaguars' defensive plan against a high-powered Chiefs attack. If Walker sits, Dawuane Smoot, Emmanuel Ogbah, B.J. Green and Dennis Gardeck step into bigger roles to pressure Mahomes and shore up the edge.

Walker has been disruptive through four games (13 pressures, 2 TFL, 4 QB hits, 2 sacks) and tops the Jaguars in stops among the defensive linemen. His absence would test the depth chart, but the group has shown capability in extended rotations. The Jaguars will lean on depth and technique to keep KC's protection schemes from dictating the game while managing the run game.

Travon Walker exited Week 4 with a wrist injury; not season-ending and a specialist visit is planned. Walker opened the season with 13 pressures and two sacks, anchoring Jacksonville's pass rush as the unit ranked seventh in ESPN's rush-win rate. If he misses time, Emmanuel Ogbah and Dawuane Smoot would absorb more snaps, with rookies BJ Green and Danny Striggow stepping in for depth. Fantasy angles center on potential sack upside shifts and how the Texans-like depth chart could move in Walker's absence.

The Jaguars' run-game impact from Walker is also noted, as his presence helps limit offenses' time to scheme opposite the edge. A quick return keeps the edge rotation intact; a longer absence would tilt the balance toward the interior and veteran rotational players, affecting weekly fantasy DL/EDGE targets and stream options.