In Terry Fontenot’s final pre-draft presser, he selected his buzzword for this year’s draft: “Impact.”
The Atlanta Falcons general manager delivered that impact.
Is this a premature statement? Undoubtedly, but this class projects to be Fontenont’s most instantly gratifying yet. The team brass took a different approach than in years past; they did not reach for prospects they fell in love with and picked the best players from schools with brand recognition.
In years past, Fontenot seemingly couldn’t help himself when the team got outside of the first round. Project after project, reach after reach, and Atlanta still hopes that most of these come to fruition multiple years into their rookie deals.