The Atlanta Falcons left the 2025 NFL draft with five new players, including two first-round edge rushers. It was the first time in Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot's tenure that the team did ...

Pro Football Focus released its All-PFF Team, ranking the best players of the last 25 years at each position. Jones was one ...

Instead, Atlanta landed both players. There was a point where ... Round 7, No. 218 overall: Jack Nelson, OT, Wisconsin Analysis: The Falcons spent considerable time with offensive tackles during ...

In what was viewed by most fans and experts as a largely successful draft for the Atlanta Falcons, three of the team’s ...

Analysis from USA TODAY ... in coverage or by missing tackles. Atlanta's been looking for a reliable edge rusher for years. Vic Beasley was the last Falcons player to notch double-digit sacks ...

The Atlanta Falcons had ... Danny Kelly Analysis: “General manager Terry Fontenot has no chill — he didn’t just avoid picking an offensive skill-position player in Round 1; he doubled ...

Wasserman chose one player who has the ... Jr. now entrenched as the Falcons’ starting quarterback — Robinson should benefit from defenses needing to respect Atlanta’s vertical passing ...

Is Julio Jones the greatest player in Atlanta Falcons’ history? The NFL team’s handling of Jones’ jersey number doesn’t indicate that he is considered as such. The Falcons announced the ...

See all 257 picks | Pick-by-pick analysis ... Falcons still seem likely to draft a pass rusher in the first round. The draft is abundant with talented players up front on defense. So, Atlanta ...

The Falcons have added a piece to their offensive line. Atlanta announced on Friday that the club has ... Johnson was among 20 tryout players in attendance for the Falcons’ rookie minicamp last week.

Watts instead was the sixth player taken at his position. "It was a crazy feeling," Watts said on a teleconference with Atlanta media. "I waited all night." For Fontenot and the Falcons ...

Round 3, Pick 96: Xavier Watts, S, Notre Dame Analysis ... missing tackles. Atlanta's been looking for a reliable edge rusher for years. Vic Beasley was the last Falcons player to notch double ...