The Falcoholic

The 2021 regular season has come to a close, and things went about as well as possible for the Atlanta Falcons in Week 18 if you were rooting for a higher draft pick. With Seattle and Washington winning and Atlanta falling to 7-10 with a loss to the Saints, the Falcons jumped up to the 8th overall pick. While that might not matter much in terms of the players available to the team, it could matter a whole lot if the team is considering a trade down. There’s still a lot we’ve let to learn this offseason. Potential trades of players like Calvin Ridley and Deion Jones could create roster holes and cap space, but could also net additional draft assets for the team. Free agency is still yet to arrive, where Atlanta is likely to have room to make a handful of mid-range signings. All of these factors will have big impacts on Atlanta’s draft strategy. But for now, we’ll continue doing mock drafts with things more or less up in the air.