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Atlanta Falcons



ATLANTA FALCONS TEAM NEEDS
Most recent team needs update: February 5

Starter Need High (P1, P2)
EDGE

Starter Need Medium (P3)
OC
DL3T
ILB
CB

Mid Round Fill High (P5)
WR
SFTY

Depth Fill (P4)
RB
WRS
OT
TE
NT
DL5T
OLB

Late Round Fill (P6)
OG
CBN

Minimal Need (P9)
QB


FALCONS PICKS/COMMENTS MOST RECENT MOCK
Results from Consensus Mock Draft: 2025 Mock Draft #21
Most recent mock draft update: 2/6/25

R1
15
Atlanta
Mykel Williams
Georgia
EDGE
Reach/Value:
0
Height:
6'4"
Weight:
265
Mykel Williams NFL Draft photo
If it feels like deja vu all over again for the Falcons, that's because it is. Another year goes, and the wagon continues to circle around the same path with Atlanta addressing a major need defensively. If you're a historian like me, I like to look back and see the results of years past.

So, here's a fun exercise - let's harken back beginning in the 2021 NFL Draft up until last year in 2024, and take a look at the list of defensive players the Falcons have passed on: Micah Parsons (2021), Kyle Hamilton (2022), Jalen Carter (2023), and Jared Verse (2024).

Two things that stand out here:
  1. All four were impact defensive players.
  2. The Falcons had a top-10 pick every year and had a chance to select each when on the clock.
That simply cannot happen this year. The Falcons need to find impact players up front, and they need to find them quick, or the Raheem Morris 2.0 experiment will come to an abrupt end. Hopefully, the investment they made in their defense-heavy draft last year pays off with the development of young players in year two. In 2025, they need to find an edge rusher or defensive tackle that can play day one.

The selection of Georgia Edge Mykel Williams is a great start:




-Nick Muzzillo, Falcons Draft Analyst
R2
46
Atlanta
Wyatt Milum
West Virginia
OT
Reach/Value:
14
Height:
6'6"
Weight:
315
Wyatt Milum NFL Draft photo
R4
117
Atlanta
Jay Higgins
Iowa
ILB
Reach/Value:
5
Height:
6'2"
Weight:
233
Jay Higgins NFL Draft photo
R7
244
Atlanta (Trade)
Will Sheppard
Colorado
WR
Reach/Value:
12
Height:
6'3"
Weight:
200
Will Sheppard NFL Draft photo
ATL g LAR (V Jefferson)


FALCONS HISTORICAL DRAFT PICKS

Reach/Value (R/V) Explained
The difference between where a player is selected in the NFL draft versus where the player was listed on the final Drafttek Big Board for the season in question.
Example: A player who was listed at #50 on the Big Board and was selected at #35 will be a "Reach" of -15. Alternately, a player listed at #35 on the Big Board who was selected at #50 is a +15 "Value".

Simply put: a positive number is a Value pick, a negative number is a Reach.

YEAR RD PK NAME SCHOOL PSN R/V RV Val
2024 1 8 Michael Penix Jr. Washington QB Reach -20
2024 2 35 Ruke Orhorhoro Clemson DL3T Reach -15
2024 3 74 Bralen Trice Washington EDGE Reach -13
2024 4 109 Brandon Dorlus Oregon DL5T Value +13
2024 5 143 J.D. Bertrand Notre Dame OLB Reach -77
2024 6 186 Jase McClellan Alabama RB Reach -55
2024 6 187 Casey Washington Illinois WR Reach -83
2024 6 197 Zion Logue Georgia DL3T Reach -86
YEAR RD PK NAME SCHOOL PSN R/V RV Val
2023 1 8 Bijan Robinson Texas RB Value +4
2023 2 38 Matthew Bergeron Syracuse OT Reach -18
2023 3 75 Zach Harrison Ohio State EDGE Reach -13
2023 4 113 Clark Phillips III Utah CBN Value +28
2023 7 224 DeMarcco Hellams Alabama S Value +71
2023 7 225 Jovaughn Gwyn South Carolina OG Reach -58
YEAR RD PK NAME SCHOOL PSN R/V RV Val
2022 1 8 Drake London USC WR Reach -9
2022 2 38 Arnold Ebiketie Penn State EDGE Value +8
2022 2 58 Troy Andersen Montana State ILB Reach -3
2022 3 74 Desmond Ridder Cincinnati QB Value +32
2022 3 82 DeAngelo Malone Western Kentucky EDGE Reach -47
2022 5 151 Tyler Allgeier BYU RBC Value +39
2022 6 190 Justin Shaffer Georgia OG Value +18
2022 6 213 John FitzPatrick Georgia TE Reach -109
YEAR RD PK NAME SCHOOL PSN R/V RV Val
2021 1 4 Kyle Pitts Florida TE Reach -1
2021 2 40 Richie Grant UCF S Value +10
2021 3 68 Jalen Mayfield Michigan OT Value +29
2021 4 108 Darren Hall San Diego State CB Reach -47
2021 4 114 Drew Dalman Stanford OC Reach -93
2021 5 148 Ta'Quon Graham Texas DL3T Value +0
2021 5 182 Adetokunbo Ogundeji Notre Dame EDGE Reach -114
2021 5 183 Avery Williams Boise State CB Reach -56
2021 6 187 Frank Darby Arizona State WR Reach -74
YEAR RD PK NAME SCHOOL PSN R/V RV Val
2020 1 16 A.J. Terrell Clemson CB Reach -22
2020 2 47 Marlon Davidson Auburn DL5T Reach -18
2020 3 78 Matt Hennessy Temple OC Reach -27
2020 4 119 Mykal Walker Fresno State ILB Reach -55
2020 4 134 Jaylinn Hawkins California S Reach -71
2020 7 228 Sterling Hofrichter Syracuse P Value +6
YEAR RD PK NAME SCHOOL PSN R/V RV Val
2019 1 14 Chris Lindstrom Boston College OG Reach -18
2019 1 31 Kaleb McGary Washington OT Reach -6
2019 4 111 Kendall Sheffield Ohio St CB Reach -60
2019 4 135 John Cominsky Charleston DL5T Value +3
2019 5 152 Qadree Ollison Pittsburgh RB Reach -47
2019 5 172 Jordan Miller Washington CB Reach -78
2019 6 203 Marcus Green UL Monroe WRS Reach -97
YEAR RD PK NAME SCHOOL PSN R/V RV Val
2018 1 26 Calvin Ridley Alabama WR Value +11
2018 2 58 Isaiah Oliver Colorado CB Value +26
2018 3 90 Deadrin Senat South Florida DL1T Reach -59
2018 4 126 Ito Smith Southern Miss RBC Value +9
2018 6 194 Russell Gage LSU WR Reach -129
2018 6 200 Foyesade Oloukun Yale OLB Reach -113
YEAR RD PK NAME SCHOOL PSN R/V RV Val
2017 1 26 Takkarist McKinley UCLA EDGE Value +2
2017 3 75 Duke Riley LSU OLB Reach -18
2017 4 136 Sean Harlow Oregon State C Value +48
2017 5 149 Damontae Kazee San Diego State CB Value +23
2017 5 156 Brian Hill Wyoming RB Value +18
2017 5 174 Eric Saubert Drake TE Reach -37
YEAR RD PK NAME SCHOOL PSN R/V RV Val
2016 1 17 Keanu Neal Florida S Reach -27
2016 2 52 Deion Jones LSU OLB Value +0
2016 3 81 Austin Hooper Stanford TE Value +1
2016 4 115 De'Vondre Campbell Minnesota OLB Reach -185
2016 6 195 Wes Schweitzer San Jose St OG Reach -300
2016 7 238 Devin Fuller UCLA WR Value -180
YEAR RD PK NAME SCHOOL PSN R/V RV Val
2015 1 8 Vic Beasley Clemson EDGE Value +2
2015 2 42 Jalen Collins LSU CB Value +15
2015 3 73 Tevin Coleman Indiana RB Value +27
2015 4 107 Justin Hardy East Carolina WR Value +17
2015 5 137 Grady Jarrett Clemson DL3T Value +78
2015 7 225 Jake Rodgers Ea. Washington OT Reach -178
2015 7 249 Akeem King San Jose State DB Reach -234
YEAR RD PK NAME SCHOOL PSN R/V RV Val
2014 1 6 Jake Matthews Texas A&M OT Value +0
2014 2 37 Ra'Shede Hageman Minnesota DL5T Value +9
2014 3 68 Dezmen Southward Wisconsin S Reach -61
2014 4 103 Devonta Freeman Florida State RB Reach -79
2014 4 139 Prince Shembo Notre Dame OLB Reach -36
2014 5 147 Ricardo Allen Purdue CB Reach -107
2014 5 168 Marquis Spruill Syracuse OLB Reach -22
2014 7 253 Yawin Smallwood Connecticut ILB Value +145
2014 7 255 Tyler Starr South Dakota OLB Value +89