Last week, we passed along the report from he somehow plugged-in writer Peter King that the Atlanta Falcons missed out on their top defensive linemen in the first round of the NFL draft, as well as Alabama linebacker Rashaan Evans. For those unfamiliar, we wrote up a scouting report on the linebacker after his predraft visit.
Draft guru Kevin Knight had the following to say, before handing Evans a second-round draft draft:
He’s a punishing hitter, which is perhaps even more impressive due to his relatively small size for a LB.