FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Falcons coach Dan Quinn and general manager Thomas Dimitroff turned their focus to defense in the second and third rounds of the NFL draft on Friday night (April 27), adding depth with cornerback Isaiah Oliver and bringing aboard a potential starter in 300-pound tackle Deadrin Senat.
Defensive tackle was the team's biggest need heading into the second day after Dontari Poe left as a free agent last month for Carolina, but Atlanta decided first to go with a cornerback, a position that was thinned after Jalen Collins, a second-round pick in 2015, played less than two full seasons after violating drug-testing rules.