Don deal; Roundup of the NFL Mock Draft: The Falcons have been waiting a long time to choose linebacker Dallas Turner at No. 8 overall.
Flory Branch, Georgia: The majority of analysts who are in the running this week predict that Atlanta will select Alabama edge rusher Dallas Turner. LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels was the other player selected often.
Roundups 1.0 and 2.0 provide further information on the two routes that have been a recurring topic over the past few weeks.
Yates’ analysis: “Calais Campbell and Bud Dupree led the team with only 6.5 sacks apiece; neither is signed for 2024. The Falcons’ pass rush improved in 2023 but still lacked a dominant pass rusher.” Atlanta ranked 21st in 2023 with just 42 sacks as a team.
Turner was selected as the SEC Defensive Player of the Year after finishing his college career with ten sacks. In 2023, rookie Rams defense coordinator Raheem Morris did wonders with it; nevertheless, Atlanta’s roster is in better form at the moment, and Turner would offer a high-upside, flexible building block off the edge.”
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Edwards’ examination: “After leading the team as an interim head coach in 2020, Raheem Morris is back in Atlanta as head coach. He starts by adding a player to his defense who can create his own pass rush off the edge. In the COVID era, Dallas Turner is still a relatively young prospect; therefore, his best football is probably still to come.”
CBS’s Garrett Podell
Date: 15 February
Falcons selection: eighth overall; EDGE Turner, Dallas, Alabama
Podell’s analysis: “It’s early in the offseason, aka draft season, so I will have the Falcons staying put for the time being, but they could trade up to No. 3 for Jayden Daniels.” They might also be participating in the Justin Fields contest. But with 37-year-old Calais Campbell set to enter free agency and no player on the squad having recorded at least seven sacks, Atlanta needs assistance along the edge. In 2021–2023, Will Anderson Jr., Turner’s former teammate, was the only pass rusher to record more sacks (22.5), tackles for loss (32.5), and quarterback pressures (117) than Turner. Turner entered the league less polished than Anderson Jr., but he still possesses the necessary athletic tools. Arguably the best pro-ready edge rusher prospect available in the 2024 class is acquired by Atlanta.”
Nicholas Baumgardner, The Sports
Date: February 12
Falcons selection: eighth overall
QB Jayden Daniels of LSU was chosen.
Baumgardner’s examination of Daniel’s floor should be this one. A team might deal for Atlanta, and the Patriots or Giants might also be interested. In any case, Atlanta is the team with the most dire quarterback situation on its roster, which means a QB could be a long way from making a big impact.”
Dan Parr, NFL
Date: 16 February
No. 4 overall pick by the Falcons (expected deal with Arizona Cardinals)
Jayden, the quarterback, was chosen. According to Daniel Parr’s study, Atlanta seizes the opportunity to sign the Heisman Trophy winner before any other team does. Under Raheem Morris, Daniels infuses the Falcons’ attack with intensity as a dual threat.”
NFL mock draft by Chad Reuter: three rounds
Date: February 12; the Falcons select No. 8 overall in the first round.
Choice: CB Terrion Arnold, Alabama First-round analysis by Reuter’s: “After using their last three top-10 picks on offense, the Falcons shore up the secondary with the feisty, strong, and versatile Arnold.”
