Age: 22. Height: 5-foot-10 inches. Weight: 194 pounds. Arms: 28½ inches. Hands: 8⅝ inches. 40-yard dash: 4.42 seconds. 10-yard split: 1.51 seconds. Vertical: 35.5 inches. Hometown: Denton, Texas.

Worried that another team would take the player they really wanted, Terry Fontenot traded the Falcons' third-round pick and 2026 fifth-round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Falcons selected safety Xavier Watts of Notre Dame in the third round of the NFL draft Friday in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

The Falcons kept their attention on the defense Saturday and selected smallish safety Billy Bowman Jr. with the 118th pick of the NFL draft, in the fourth round.

The Falcons selected Jalon Walker at No. 15, making him the only UGA player the franchise has ever taken in the first round. Experts were into it. Fans rejoiced. Walker did, too. “It’s one of the ...

I love what Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot did in the draft Thursday night. Finally, he didn’t take an offensive skill player in the first round. Finally, the Falcons can stop trying to fool ...

ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper thinks the Falcons gave up too much to trade to get James Pearce, his 34th ranked player in the draft.

Age: 23. Height: 6-0. Weight: 204 pounds. Arms: 31¼ inches. Hands: 8⅝ inches. Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska.

Since 1966, the Atlanta Falcons had never drafted a player from UGA in the first or second round of the NFL draft.

Since 1966, the Falcons had never drafted a player from Georgia in the first or second round of the NFL draft. They drafted Georgia linebacker Jalon Walker with the 15th overall pick in the NFL draft ...

Once considered one of the top players in the NFL draft, Tennessee's James Pearce Jr. slipped to late in the first round, and the Falcons got their guy.

Sports Daily caught up with Falcons beat writer D. Orlando Ledbetter to discuss the team’s draft strategy, the temperature of general manager Terry Fontenot’s seating accommodations and more.