The Falcons made the 4th selection in the 2021 NFL Draft a year ago and came away with tight end Kyle Pitts, a player who put together a record-breaking rookie season and seems to just be scratching the surface of his potential. This year, they have the 8th overall pick, and have the opportunity to draft another huge difference maker.
This isn’t an unprecedented situation, as the Falcons have had back-to-back (or even back-to-back-to-back) top 10 picks multiple times in franchise history. They’ve rarely been able to turn that windfall into back-to-back great selections, but hopefully Terry Fontenot and company will reverse that trend in 2022.