Given that it would be more difficult to point out the positions that they don't have a need at than those that they do, the Atlanta Falcons -- who own pick No. 8 in the 2022 NFL Draft -- are one of the harder teams to project in this year's cycle.
For what it's worth Peter King wrote in his Football Morning American column Monday that he's heard that the Falcons "love" wide receiver Drake London. While King acknowledges that the Falcons "could do five things here," he ultimately projects that Terry Fontenot will select the former USC star with the No. 8 overall pick.
London -- who is 6-foot-4, 219 pounds -- is a physical specimen. Despite an ankle injury limiting him to just eight games in 2021, London still had 88 catches for 1,084 yards and seven touchdowns in his junior season at USC.
Even with some questions about his top-end speed, London was ranked as the No. 8 overall prospect in the 2021 class by NFL Media's Daniel Jeremiah. He compared London to Los Angeles Chargers wideout Mike Williams.
Whether it's London, Alabama's Jameson Williams, Ohio State's Garrett Wilson or someone else, wide receiver needs to be a priority for the Falcons. Calvin Ridley has been suspended for the entirety of the 2022 season. Russell Gage -- who had 770 receiving yards in 2021 -- departed in free agency to join the division-rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The dropoff in skill-position talent after Kyle Pitts and Cordarelle Patterson is precipitous.
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