Atlanta Falcons: Waiting on Trey Sermon might be the answer at RB

Waiting on Trey Sermon might be the answer at running back for the Atlanta Falcons

While the Atlanta Falcons might be tempted to address one of their biggest needs early, the right answer may lie in the mid-rounds.

The Falcons have been tied to the two biggest names at running back in the 2021 NFL Draft in Najee Harris (Alabama) and Travis Etienne (Clemson), but the right bet might be to address other positions rather than going after a running back early.

It makes sense for those who want to see the Atlanta Falcons address the running back position. After all, many believe that RB is the team’s biggest need and you could certainly make that argument.

The intriguing portion of the discussion is the fact that the running back class in this draft is rather deep. There are names like Chuba Hubbard, Kylin Hill and Javonte Williams who will be available in the middle portion of the draft, but perhaps the most interesting prospect is Ohio State’s Trey Sermon.

Sermon was a beast for Ohio State and absolutely has the right makeup to be an impactful starter for the Atlanta Falcons

Most analysts project Sermon to be around well into Day 3 and for him to go to a team somewhere in between Rounds 3-4.

He might not have put up eyepopping numbers in terms of statistics, but anybody that watched Sermon play knows that he has plenty of potential to be a breakout running back at the next level.

With Ohio State in a shortened season, Sermon rushed 121 times for 744 yards (6.1 YPC) and five touchdowns. The most impressive part of his game is his explosiveness.

Sermon is a guy who can reel off a big run at any moment, but he’s also not afraid to run in between the tackles and pick up those hard yards.

He’s a bigger running back at 6-foot-0 and 221 pounds and he might not run a 4.4, but he’s more than capable of breaking off the big run and he’s pretty efficient out of the backfield as a receiver too.

No one knows where the Atlanta Falcons will place him on their draft board as of yet, but Sermon is certainly an intriguing prospect who could answer one of the Falcons’ deepest needs later in the draft, which would in turn give the franchise a couple of earlier-round picks to address other major holes.