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2001 first-overall draft pick Michael Vick at the 2006 Pro Bowl

The Atlanta Falcons, a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia, 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] They first participated in the 1966 NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting, more commonly known as the NFL Draft.[2] In the NFL Draft, each NFL franchise annually seeks to add new players to its roster. Teams are ranked in reverse order based on the previous season's record, with the worst record picking first, the second-worst picking second and so on. The two exceptions to this order are made for teams that appeared in the previous Super Bowl; the Super Bowl champion always picks 32nd, and the Super Bowl loser always picks 31st. Teams have the option of trading away their picks to other teams for different picks, players, cash, or a combination thereof. Thus, it is not uncommon for a team's actual draft pick to differ from their assigned draft pick, or for a team to have extra or no draft picks in any round due to these trades.[3]

In their first draft, the Falcons had two picks in the first round.[4] These selections were Tommy Nobis, a linebacker from Texas, and Randy Johnson, a quarterback from Texas A&I. The Falcons have selected number one overall four times: Tommy Nobis, Steve Bartkowski, Aundray Bruce, and Michael Vick. The team has also selected number two overall three times and number three overall two times. The Falcons have selected players from Florida State University and the University of Nebraska three times each, the most from any university. The team's most recent first-round selection was Julio Jones, a wide receiver from the Alabama.[5]

Player selections[]

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Sam Baker was selected by the Falcons in 2008.

 *  Selected number one overall
Year Pick Player name Position College Notes
1966 &00000000000000010000001 Nobis, TommyTommy Nobis * Linebacker Texas
1966 &000000000000001500000015 Johnson, RandyRandy Johnson Quarterback Texas A&I
1967 No pick [a]
1968 &00000000000000030000003 Humphrey, ClaudeClaude Humphrey Defensive end Tennessee State
1969 &00000000000000020000002 Kunz, GeorgeGeorge Kunz Offensive tackle Notre Dame
1970 &000000000000001200000012 Small, JohnJohn Small Linebacker Citadel
1971 &00000000000000070000007 Profit, JoeJoe Profit Running back Northeast Louisiana
1972 &000000000000001500000015 Ellis, ClarenceClarence Ellis Safety Notre Dame
1973 No pick [b]
1974 No pick [c]
1975 &00000000000000010000001 Bartkowski, SteveSteve Bartkowski * Quarterback Cal [d]
1976 &00000000000000090000009 Bean, BubbaBubba Bean Running back Texas A&M
1977 &00000000000000060000006 Bryant, WarrenWarren Bryant Offensive tackle Kentucky
1977 &000000000000002000000020 Faumuina, WilsonWilson Faumuina Defensive tackle San Jose State [e]
1978 &000000000000001300000013 Kenn, MikeMike Kenn Offensive tackle Michigan
1979 &000000000000001700000017 Smith, DonDon Smith Defensive end Miami (FL)
1980 &00000000000000070000007 Miller, JuniorJunior Miller Tight end Nebraska
1981 &000000000000002500000025 Butler, BobbyBobby Butler Cornerback Florida State
1982 &00000000000000090000009 Riggs, GeraldGerald Riggs Running back Arizona State
1983 &000000000000001600000016 Pitts, MikeMike Pitts Defensive end Alabama
1984 &00000000000000090000009 Bryan, RickRick Bryan Defensive tackle Oklahoma
1985 &00000000000000020000002 Fralic, BillBill Fralic Offensive tackle Pittsburgh [f]
1986 &00000000000000020000002 Casillas, TonyTony Casillas Defensive tackle Oklahoma
1986 &000000000000001700000017 Green, TimTim Green Linebacker Syracuse [g]
1987 &000000000000001200000012 Miller, ChrisChris Miller Quarterback Oregon
1988 &00000000000000010000001 Bruce, AundrayAundray Bruce * Linebacker Auburn
1989 &00000000000000050000005 Sanders, DeionDeion Sanders Cornerback Florida State
1989 &000000000000002700000027 Collins, ShawnShawn Collins Wide receiver Northern Arizona [h]
1990 &000000000000002000000020 Broussard, SteveSteve Broussard Running back Washington State [i][j]
1991 &00000000000000030000003 Pickens, BruceBruce Pickens Cornerback Nebraska
1991 &000000000000001300000013 Pritchard, MikeMike Pritchard Wide receiver Colorado [i]
1992 &00000000000000080000008 Whitfield, BobBob Whitfield Offensive tackle Stanford [k]
1992 &000000000000001900000019 Smith, TonyTony Smith Running back Southern Miss
1993 &00000000000000090000009 Kennedy, LincolnLincoln Kennedy Offensive tackle Washington
1994 No pick [l]
1995 &000000000000002600000026 Bush, DevinDevin Bush Safety Florida State [m]
1996 No pick [l]
1997 &000000000000001100000011 Booker, MichaelMichael Booker Cornerback Nebraska [n]
1998 &000000000000001200000012 Brooking, KeithKeith Brooking Linebacker Georgia Tech
1999 &000000000000003000000030 Kerney, PatrickPatrick Kerney Defensive end Virginia
2000 No pick [o]
2001 &00000000000000010000001 Vick, MichaelMichael Vick * Quarterback Virginia Tech [p]
2002 &000000000000001800000018 Duckett, T. J.T. J. Duckett Running back Michigan State [q]
2003 No pick [r]
2004 &00000000000000080000008 Hall, DeAngeloDeAngelo Hall Cornerback Virginia Tech
2004 &000000000000002900000029 Jenkins, MichaelMichael Jenkins Wide receiver Ohio State [s]
2005 &000000000000002700000027 White, RoddyRoddy White Wide receiver UAB
2006 No pick [t]
2007 &00000000000000080000008 Anderson, JamaalJamaal Anderson Defensive end Arkansas [u]
2008 &00000000000000030000003 Ryan, MattMatt Ryan Quarterback BC
2008 &000000000000002100000021 Baker, SamSam Baker Offensive tackle USC [v]
2009 &000000000000002400000024 Jerry, PeriaPeria Jerry Defensive tackle Mississippi
2010 &000000000000001900000019 Weatherspoon, SeanSean Weatherspoon Linebacker Missouri
2011 &00000000000000060000006 Jones, JulioJulio Jones Wide receiver Alabama [w]

Footnotes[]

  • m The Falcons traded their #10 overall pick to the Cleveland Browns for the #26 pick and running back Eric Metcalf.[6]
  • n The Falcons acquired this pick along with the second, third, and fourth-round picks from the Seattle Seahawks for the #11 overall pick along with the third-round pick.[6]
  • o The Falcons traded their #5 overall pick to the Baltimore Ravens for the 1999 second-round pick.[6]
  • p The Falcons traded their #5 overall pick along with wide receiver Tim Dwight, the 2002 second and 2001 third-round picks to the San Diego Chargers for the #1 overall pick.[10]
  • q The Falcons traded their #17 overall pick to the Oakland Raiders for the #18 overall pick and the fifth-round pick.[6]
  • r The Falcons traded their #23 overall pick to the Buffalo Bills for wide receiver Peerless Price.[11]
  • s The Falcons traded their second, third, and fourth-round picks to the Indianapolis Colts for the #29 overall and third-round picks.[6]
  • t The Falcons traded their #15 overall pick to the Denver Broncos for the #29 overall, third-round and a 2007 fourth-round picks. The Falcons then traded the #29 overall pick to the New York Jets for defensive end John Abraham.[12]
  • u The Falcons traded their #10 overall pick and quarterback Matt Schaub to the Houston Texans for the #8 overall, second-round, and 2008 second-round picks.[13]
  • v The Falcons traded two second-round picks and a fourth-round pick to the Washington Redskins for the #21 overall pick along with the third and fifth-round picks.[14]
  • w The Falcons traded their #27 overall pick along with second-round, fourth-round and a 2012 first-round and fourth-round picks to the Cleveland Browns for the #6 overall pick .[15]

References[]

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