OFFICIAL Falcons 1st Round Pick (2026 / 13th Overall)

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Keep getting the feeling Johnson is a round 2 guy but lots of time until the draft to iron that all out.
Probably because every site lists him outside round 1. :laugh1:

But yeah I think they're just overlooking him right now. Plays up with tenacity. Plays off with anticipation. Sticky in the route. Tough as nails. Good size. The exact kind of corner we require.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4DoM6QjV5g
 
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And yes the trade was good for Atlanta. The guy they got led their team in sacks and had the most sacks from a player for them in like the last 16 years or some crazy stat.
 
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Probably because every site lists him outside round 1. :laugh1:

But yeah I think they're just overlooking him right now. Plays up with tenacity. Plays off with anticipation. Sticky in the route. Tough as nails. Good size. The exact kind of corner we require.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4DoM6QjV5g

I don't worry too much about those rankings right now as you can tell from my first mock :D

But a few guys I've read and do well with this stuff have him in the pick 45 range mid day 2 type guy but it's early anything can happen. You don't have to link me vids of him I've looked into him. He's good but there are CB I would take over him.
 
Depends if they have their QB. That first could be used to maneuver up and down the draft board this year. If two QBs hit in the top 10 and the Falcons stay in QB purgatory, IMO it's a failed trade. We had Aaron Donald for what, five years prior to McVay and had a grand total of zero winning seasons? And Pierce seems like he will be similar to BY in terms of impact, not near AD.

That's an extreme example, but the point is you never sacrifice future firsts unless you have your QB locked in
That is an extreme example. In addition, even if there are two QBs in the top 10, they'll likely be gone in the top 5 picks which means Atlanta at 13 wouldn't be in range for those guys without giving up a king's ransom.

And if Pierce turns out to be a consistent double digits sacks guy, he could be flipped for a 1st or more ala Parsons/Burns.
 
I don't worry too much about those rankings right now as you can tell from my first mock :D

But a few guys I've read and do well with this stuff have him in the pick 45 range mid day 2 type guy but it's early anything can happen. You don't have to link me vids of him I've looked into him. He's good but there are CB I would take over him.
You'll watch the vids and like it.

I think where he slots will of course come down to his 40 time, as it usually does with the top group of corners. If he posts a top 40, given his size and tape, I'd see no reason why he wouldn't go very high. But yeah we'll see.
 
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You'll watch the vids and like it.

I think where he slots will of course come down to his 40 time, as it usually does with the top group of corners. If he posts a top 40, given his size and tape, I'd see no reason why he wouldn't go very high. But yeah we'll see.
Just remember every year there are guys we fans love and think will go high or late and we're wrong on most of them every year. Teams don't value things the way we do.
 
Just remember every year there are guys we fans love and think will go high or late and we're wrong on most of them every year. Teams don't value things the way we do.
Oh believe me as with anyone who has followed the draft any length of time you get humbled pretty much every year. I never bat a thousand, but sometimes there's dudes I'm more bullish on than the others.
 
Oh believe me as with anyone who has followed the draft any length of time you get humbled pretty much every year. I never bat a thousand, but sometimes there's dudes I'm more bullish on than the others.
I had a couple of those that worked out the last few years :D

And always a couple that went much later.
 
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Problem is none of those guys will choose ATL they should have waited a year. No 1st round pick and a mess at QB isn't exactly appealing IMO.
I dunno, they seem to have a ton of young talent. Not sure what FA QBs are available, but they have some dudes on both sides of the ball that will attract any coach.

That FO/coaching staff cooked themselves by drafting Penix after committing so much to Cousins. That never made sense.
 
I dunno, they seem to have a ton of young talent. Not sure what FA QBs are available, but they have some dudes on both sides of the ball that will attract any coach.

That FO/coaching staff cooked themselves by drafting Penix after committing so much to Cousins. That never made sense.
Nothing at QB better than what they have IMO. Penix won't be ready for the start of the season and Cousins isn't special. Other pieces are all well and good but without a QB in this game you don't win.
 
Oh believe me as with anyone who has followed the draft any length of time you get humbled pretty much every year. I never bat a thousand, but sometimes there's dudes I'm more bullish on than the others.
I just noticed something. I remember getting a lot of negative comments about one of my draft crushes and he turned out good in spite of being "over drafted" according to some haha