For some Falcons fans, it is pretty much draft season. With draft season comes a consistent barrage of mock drafts and draft analysis. In a recently released mock draft by Pro Football Focus, writer Austin Gayle slotted a quarterback to the Falcons at their current draft spot, 4th overall, Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields:
No non-quarterback picked at No. 4 overall in 2021 will take Falcons from a four-win team to a Super Bowl contender with a 36-year-old Matt Ryan under center and on the books for more than $80M in 2021 and 2022 combined.