With the 2021 NFL regular season coming to a close, it’s officially Mock Draft Szn for most teams. They’re starting to come in hot from all corners of the media landscape, including one from yours truly that dropped on Tuesday, and all are projecting very different things. With the Atlanta Falcons picking at 8th overall, there are a number of ways this could go at the top.
Popular names thus far have been OT Evan Neal, EDGE David Ojabo, CB Andrew Booth, DL DeMarvin Leal, and safety Kyle Hamilton. As you can see, there’s been a clearly tendency towards defense—which makes sense considering how bad Atlanta’s has been for the better part of the last decade.