Atlanta Falcons: Troy Anderson’s college career was insane

The Atlanta Falcons initially traded up in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft to select Arnold Ebikiete, but they were not done quite yet in that round as they had another pick thanks to the Julio Jones trade from last June.

With that pick, they selected a player from a smaller school—Montana State—who is simply a freak athlete and he has fans excited.

Falcons’ second-round pick had one of the most unique experiences in college football

The Falcons needed linebacker help as they lost their leading tackler from a season ago in Foye Oluokun, and they addressed it early by taking Troy Anderson with their other second-round pick.

Troy Anderson had a unique career as a football player at a Montana State, notice how it says “football player” not simply “linebacker.” You can call him a football player because he has ridiculous talent that allowed him to play numerous positions.

He started out as a running back, then played quarterback, and then ended up sticking as a linebacker, and it’s not like he was just average at each position, he was a standout at all three positions.

In 2017 he was named the Big Sky Freshman of the Year as a running back. The Big Sky division is one of the best in all of the FCS, so he won that award over some good players.

In 2018 he was First-Team All-Big Sky as a quarterback.

Then finally, in 2021 he was the Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year as a linebacker.

He was a standout player at all three positions, not often do you find a player who can do that.

Then you look at his physical traits, he is six-foot-four, 240 pounds, so he certainly has more than enough size to play in the NFL.

He also ran a ridiculous 4.42 forty-yard time and then add to the fact that he was recorded as being the fastest linebacker during the Senior Bowl clocking in at 20.29 MPH, he simply can do everything.

So, the Falcons most exciting rookie might not be Drake London or Desmond Ridder, but rather a do-it-all linebacker who can play some offense if need be. It will be exciting to see what type of player he becomes as he has all the potential in the world.