Atlanta Falcons must avoid taking a WR with top pick

The Falcons are entering an important draft and a draft that will likely define the career of Terry Fontenot as the team’s general manager.

Fontenot needs to get their eighth-overall selection correct, the team cannot afford to waste a top ten pick, especially with how depleted their roster is. One of the things Fontenot needs to avoid is taking a wide receiver with the eighth pick.

The Falcons cannot afford to use their top selection on an outside threat

The Falcons need a receiver or two, we all know that, but that certainly does not mean they need to press the issue and take one in the top ten. There is no receiver that sets themselves apart from the rest, there is no receiver who is a slam-dunk, top ten talent.

Guys like Drake London, Chris Olave, and Garrett Wilson are seen as the top receiving threats in this draft class, but none of them really stands out as a player who is worthy of the eighth-overall pick. Fontenot should not reach on a player and should instead take the best player available.

With that being said, the team most certainly needs to use one of their second-round picks on a receiver, that is where you can get the best value.

Look at all the stud receivers in the NFL, a lot of them were drafted outside of the first round. A.J. Brown, Terry McLaurin, Devante Adams, Cooper Kupp, and Deebo Samuel were all drafted in the second round or later.

The Falcons should bank on finding their next top receiver in the second round or even the third round. This allows Atlanta to take a top-tier prospect with their top ten pick.

So, although it is one of the most pressing needs on the team, the Falcons should not take a receiver with their top pick.