The Falcons have a brighter future than you may think as they fully steer into a rebuild. _RyanFowler_ breaks down the young talent Atlanta has accumulated and why Falcons fans should be optimistic about the future. FrontOffice33 | DirtyBirds
now in the fold, the pieces, at least on paper, are beginning to jigsaw together nicely in Atlanta. And although the loss of Ridley this fall will heavily hamper the Falcons’ juice on the outside, the onus on Pitts and London, two respective top-10 selections, to immediately produce will help them further blossom into productive talents in the present and in the long-term future.
Just 20 picks later, the Falcons checked off a ton of boxes in one player by selecting Montana State do-it-all defender—one of the most polarizing athletes in the entire class. Versatility… it’s the adjective that swamped Andersen’s evaluation all cycle long. A talent with All-America honors on both sides of the football, he’s one-of-one in this year’s deep rookie talent pool. A quarterback, turned running back, turned fullback, turned linebacker, the Dillon, Mont.
Named the Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year this past fall and a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award—given annually to the FCS’ top defensive player—Andersen provides an intriguing mix of violence, range, and football IQ from his days as a quarterback to read and dissect plays before they happen.
—another Senior Bowl standout—represented one of the sneakier additions to round out Day 2. An extremely twitchy edge talent who’s a “first off the bus” type of athlete with elite athletic intangibles, he was someone that opened scouts’ eyes throughout the week in Mobile. He’s a unique combo of speed and length who understands how to run the arc and win right now.
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