It would be fair to suggest that a healthy percentage of NFL talent comes from the state of Georgia, either born and raised in the state or through college programs. Native Georgians—and Georgia Bulldog fans in particular—often clamor for the Atlanta Falcons to add more talent from that pool.
In recent years, the Falcons have been scooping up Dawgs late in the draft, but this spring might show us an early round investment. That’s both because the current class is heavy on talented Georgia defenders and because the Falcons are showing some real interest in those defenders, top safety Malaki Starks and do-it-all linebacker Jalon Walker included.