Atlanta Falcons should trade back into the first round

The Atlanta Falcons took elite playmaker and tight end Kyle Pitts with the fourth overall pick earlier tonight, now it is time that they make a move in order to get their future running back.

While the Atlanta Falcons have the third overall pick in the second round on Friday night, they should jump back into the first round and grab one of the two elite running backs in this draft, Clemson’s Travis Etienne or Alabama’s Najee Harris.

The consensus among Falcons fans on Twitter over the last few months is that they would love to have Najee Harris who is the bigger of the two running backs. Of course, being an Alabama player is the biggest lure for those that want to see him in the black and red.

However, of the two, Etienne is the much better playmaker as a receiver and is just as physical of a runner between the tackles. Over the last three seasons, Etienne led the country in yards after contact.

The Atlanta Falcons should strike while the iron is hot

There have been quite a few trades already in tonight’s draft and will more than likely be a few more.

Instead of waiting for Friday night, Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot should be calling Miami, Washington, New York (Giants), and the Colts to gauge their interest in trading so that they can grab their running back of the future.

Offering their 2021 second, 2021 fifth (182nd overall), and a third in 2022 in order to make this trade happen. Not only would this land either Harris or Etienne but it would also be a wash from a salary cap standpoint as the 20the overall in this draft is scheduled to make equivalent rookie contract money.

Regardless if this happens or not, the Falcons will be in a prime position Friday night to draft their future running back but it would be great to see it happen tonight.