FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – Every NFL team is allowed 30 pre-draft visits and the Falcons have reportedly started their visits with prospects. The pre-draft visit and workout process is invaluable to general manager Thomas Dimitroff and head coach Dan Quinn because it allows them to put the prospect through specific drills, giving them a chance to gather more information to put into their overall evaluation of a player.
Last year, it was reported that Quinn even took the pre-draft workouts to another level, putting two prospects through a workout side by side.
Workout tidbit: Two weeks ago, #Falcons coach Dan Quinn put Mizzou’s Charles Harris & #KState’s Jordan Willis through a workout side-by-side
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 21, 2017
Here’s who the Falcons have reportedly worked out or have visits schedule with:
Rashaan Evans, linebacker, Alabama
• Height: 6-foot-3
• Weight: 234 pounds
• NFL comparison: Lawrence Timmons
• Why he fits: Evans has the speed the Falcons like at linebacker -- he ran a 4.