With the NFL combine next week, eyes are starting to shift to the 2025 NFL Draft coming up in April. If the Atlanta Falcons stand pat, they will pick at #15. There is much speculation, for quite obvious reasons, that the Falcons go after the EDGE rusher that they have needed since drafting Vic Beasley in 2015. There are a ton of reasons why drafting a Georgia Bulldog this year makes sense for the Falcons, which they have only done 12 times in the last 50 years.
ESPN made a list of the projected first round prospects entering the draft, that actually graded out as first round picks. Surprise, Surprise, 2 of the 3 EDGE rushers that are listed are Georgia Bulldogs: Jalon Walker (ranked 5th overall), and Mykel Williams (ranked 12th overall). The only other EDGE rusher that is on this list as having a 1st round grade is number 1 overall prospect Abdul Carter out of Penn State. All of the stars are aligning for both the Falcons to take their biggest position of need, and for it to be a Georgia Bulldog, which is what a large majority of fans want. This rarely happens, where both teams’ needs and fans’ wants align.
But there is one problem: After next week’s combine, none of these guys may be there for the Falcons at pick #15. Andy Bunker and Randy McMichael expand on this, and what the Falcons should do with their first round draft pick.
