Atlanta Falcons: Five 2016 mid-round draft steals

May 8, 2014; New York, NY, USA; A general view of a helmet, NFL shield, stage, and podium before the start of the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports

The Atlanta Falcons have plenty of needs for next season. Here’s five potential mid-round SEC steals.

As this season begins to come to an end in college football, it is never too early to begin talking about the draft that is only a few months away from now.

For most teams, they have their top three players on their boards already, and are preparing to hopefully find the next flourishing star on that first night, but the best GMs are scoping for those middle-round guys that will go unnoticed until they start making an impact out of the blue.

We’ve seen it before with Tom Brady and others who leaped at the opportunity of playing at the next level and became those marquee players.

They are in every draft, and I want to point out some great, SEC players that should be the gems of the middle rounds for the Falcons. And if they’re lucky to find these names in the red and black, the fan base will be singing the praises before too long.

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