After trading away their original third round pick, the Atlanta Falcons dropped out of the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft. They were on the board again with the 11th pick in the third round — number 75 overall — which they used on LSU linebacker Duke Riley. He now joins former teammate Deion Jones, who was a second round pick for Atlanta last draft.
Although they nearly weren’t teammates as the Tigers almost didn’t want to offer a scholarship to the Louisiana-born linebacker. Eventually they changed their mind and he was able to play in-state.
Vitals
Height: 6-foot-0
Weight: 232-Pounds
40-Yard Dash: 4.