Atlanta Falcons: Three potential first-round targets

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Nov 7, 2015; Stillwater, OK, USA; Oklahoma State Cowboys defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah (38) celebrates after the game against the TCU Horned Frogs at Boone Pickens Stadium. OSU won 49-29. Mandatory Credit: Rob Ferguson-USA TODAY Sports /

3) Emmanuel Ogbah – DE

Emmanuel Ogbah is another player that has slowly moved up the draft boards and is being mocked as high as pick No. 15. The Atlanta Falcons currently hold the 17th pick and a guy like Ogbah could be the pick.

Many Falcons’ fans would like to see the team trade back in the first round and I’m one of them. Atlanta has the fewest draft picks in the draft and being able to trade back and add more picks would be huge. Ogbah was a guy that was supposed to be the Falcons’ option if they traded back to the mid 20s range but it’s looking more and more like that’s not a possibility.

Ogbah is a brute at the defensive end position. He’s 6-foot-4, 273 pounds and brings that strength factor into play. He isn’t a guy that can get around the edge very fast, but he’s a guy who can move an offensive line out of his way with his brute strength. Ogbah has a very strong lower body and uses that to his advantage. Even at pick 17, this could be a very solid pick up for the Falcons.

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