Atlanta Falcons 2016 Draft: Roundtable mock draft third round
By Adnan Ikic
This is the third round of a community mock draft here at Blogging Dirty. Who are the writers projecting to the Atlanta Falcons on day two?
The much anticipated Super Bowl commercials have been seen, and the much more anticipated actual Super Bowl game has been played. Free agency has churned the rumor mill; the tier one free agents have signed, as have the those in tiers two, three, and four. The ides of March have come and gone. Pollen has invaded, and decreased with time.
Now, it’s almost time for one of the most anticipated events on the NFL calendar: the NFL Draft. The national football league truly is a year round sport, with the draft being its offseason centerpiece.
The writers here at Blogging Dirty are giddy with excitement at the prospects of seeing who the newest Atlanta Falcons will be, coming out of college. So what better way to celebrate the festivities than to deliver our concise predictions as to what the selections will be?
The team can go in all sorts of different directions. Pass rush can still be improved, there’s a pressing need at the linebacker position, safety is still a concern, even getting a guard somewhere along the way could be an option.
This is the second year where the writers here at Blogging Dirty are doing a mock draft, here is where you can link back to last year’s mock: Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Round 4, Round 5, Round 6, and Round 7.
The rules of this mock are simple: the writer will select the player he would take if he were in the Falcons’ general manager; his selection must be a player whom he thinks will realistically be available at the time of Atlanta’s pick. To keep this mock draft from getting too convoluted, we’ll assume that the Falcons won’t make any trades. Let’s begin!
You can find our first round mock draft here, and our second round mock draft here. After nobody seemed to agree on who the first round selection would be, Florida’s Safety Keanu Neal was the selection for three of the eight writers in round 2. USC’s Su’a Cravens got the nod from two writers.
Atlanta Falcons’ recent third round selections: 2010 – DT Corey Peters, OG Mike Johnson; 2011 – LB Akeem Dent; 2012 – OT Lamar Holmes; 2013 – none; 2014 – S Dezmond Southward; 2015 – RB Tevin Coleman.
Kevin Knight
Previous Selections: Round 1 – DT Sheldon Rankins; Round 2 – SS Keanu Neal
Adnan Ikic
Previous Selections: Round 1 – LB Reggie Ragland; Round 2 – SS Keanu Neal
Eric Robinson
Previous Selections: Round 1 – DE Emmanuel Ogbah; Round 2 – SS Keanu Neal
Curtis Hobbs
Previous Selections: Round 1 – DE Joey Bosa; Round 2 – DE Kevin Dodd
Chandler Stewart
Previous Selections: Round 1 – LB Darron Lee; Round 2 – FS Darian Thompson
Colin Hubbard
Previous Selections: Round 1 – DE Shaq Lawson; Round 2 – LB/S Su’a Cravens
Freddie Boston
Previous Selections: Round 1 – DE Noah Spence; Round 2 – LB Deion Jones
Righteous Chester
Previous Selections: Round 1 – DE Shaq Lawson; Round 2 – LB/S Su’a Cravens
Next: Falcons focus on defense in latest NFL mock draft
Stay tuned, as the writers will deliver their fourth round selections, in the coming days.