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This page is a list of the Atlanta Falcons NFL draft selections. The first draft the Falcons participated in was 1966 , in which they made linebacker Tommy Nobis of Texas their first-ever selection.
The Atlanta Falcons, a professional American football team based in Atlanta, are part of the National Football Conference South Division. They joined the National Football League (NFL) as an expansion team for the 1966 season and became the first NFL franchise in the Southeastern United States. [1]
Rozelle and Smith made the deal in about five minutes and the Atlanta Falcons brought the largest and most popular sport to the city of Atlanta. The Atlanta expansion team became the 15th NFL franchise, and they were awarded the first overall pick in the 1966 NFL draft as well as the final pick in each of the first five rounds. [20]
Dream fantasy draft pick Atlanta's fantasy outlooks can be written in ink now — the Falcons stocked the fridge with fun skill talent over the past three drafts, and Kirk Cousins arrived in March ...
The Falcons would lose to the Giants 27–14. The only bright spot of the game was a 90-yard 3rd-quarter touchdown run by Warrick Dunn, the longest touchdown run in Atlanta Falcons history. The Atlanta Falcons hoped to bounce back the next week against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and they did so with a huge game.
The 1966 NFL expansion draft was a National Football League (NFL) draft in which a new expansion team, named the Atlanta Falcons, selected its first players.On June 30, 1965, NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle awarded the first NFL franchise in the Deep South to the city of Atlanta and granted ownership to Rankin Smith Sr. [1]
Michael Penix Jr. to Atlanta was the first big surprise of the NFL Draft. ... Kirk Cousins was signed for a lot of money by the Atlanta Falcons this offseason and ... Penix's injury history and ...
The Atlanta Falcons selected Bergeron with the 38th overall pick in the second round of the 2023 NFL draft. [17] [18] [19] He was also ranked the #1 Canadian prospect ahead of the 2023 CFL Draft, but ultimately went undrafted. [20] He is the first NFL–draftee from his hometown of Victoriaville, Quebec. [19]