When we think great draft picks of the last decade, we don’t often linger on the Atlanta Falcons. Grady Jarrett was an all-timer, Deion Jones and Keanu Neal were briefly stellar, and the Falcons have certainly scooped up terrific players like A.J. Terrell, Drake London, and Kyle Pitts along the way. If we’re talking about the very best picks at a given draft slot in the first round, as Pro Football Focus did recently, you might struggle to think of where the Falcons would be listed.
They actually made the list twice, with one expected selection and one that might cause you to do a double take.