I think desperation forced this pick because they have issues at corner. AtlantaFalcons.com reporter. With six picks in the first three rounds, Miami loaded up all over the board, but especially on the interior. NFL DRAFT 2020: First round picks, live instant grades, trades, updates 1st Round, No. SB Nation: Ungraded, but down on the pick, Falcons fire special teams coordinator Ben Kotwica, promote Jeff Ulbrich to defensive coordinator, Arthur Blank: New Falcons HC/GM will have free reign, The Falcoholic Live: Falcons fire Dan Quinn & Thomas Dimitroff, Falcons vs. Panthers: 3 Falcons Up, 3 Falcons Down after fifth straight loss.

The Chiefs did reach a bit in Rounds 2 and 3 to get a linebacker and tackle when there were arguably better options available. Terrell has the tools of a top defender, but he’s more likely to settle into a Breeland-like role as a second or third cornerback. Bill Belichick added two tight ends in Round 3 as well, likely a safety net for inexperienced quarterback Jarrett Stidham. Terrell won’t make much of an impact anywhere besides in coverage, and even then he still makes a few too many mistakes when playing the ball. Defense was the highest priority for new head coach Matt Rhule, and Carolina beefed up its interior with monster tackle Derrick Brown at No.

This selection could be viewed as a mild admission of underachievement from 2018 second-rounder Isaiah Oliver, who likely will now be cemented into the nickel outside corner role that he was demoted to down the stretch last season.

In true Raiders fashion, Las Vegas made everyone scratch their heads a bit with the addition of Henry Ruggs at No. Terrell is a burner with the build you look for in an NFL cornerback. New York got massive offensive tackle Andrew Thomas at No. Here's a look at the Falcons' 2020 draft picks.

The Saints selection of center Cesar Ruiz isn't a sexy one, but it's a nice addition both for aging quarterback Drew Brees, but also for Alvin Kamara and New Orleans' running game.

Adding a back like Clyde Edwards-Helaire—who is reminiscent of Brian Westbrook and Darren Sproles— to an offense like Kansas City's just isn't fair.

Looking for your grade on Twitter, too: What would you give the #Falcons for taking A.J. The Dan Quinn era ends with a reminder that chasing the past can be costly.

There were a handful of corners with more well-rounded games still left on the board.

The Bengals have a long way to go to dig themselves out of the hole they're in, but having Burrow, Higgins and A.J. Quinn is rumored on his way out in Atlanta, but his replacement is anything but certain.

He’s strong with his jam, has good ball skills (with six interceptions and 14 passes defensed in three seasons at Clemson), and brings the speed to cover deep.

Adding Trevon Diggs will shore up a weak corner position, and Neville Gallimore provides some nice interior beef on defense. 16 overall | A.J. The Bengals have a long way to go to dig themselves out of the hole they're in, but having Burrow, Higgins and, No one botched the first few rounds quite like the Packers did.

He’s a long, battle-tested defender who plays with physicality and toughness at the catch point.

15 anyway. 92 on ESPN's Big Board. It's hard to give Cincinnati anything less than an ace when they select the best quarterback in the draft at No. The additions of big wideout Chase Claypool and linebacker Alex Highsmith fill positions of need. The additions of running back Cam Akers and wideout Van Jefferson should help to boost an offense that is now without Brandin Cooks and Todd Gurley.

If all goes well, Atlanta will have three quality corners, which would allow them to maximize those Cover 3 zone concepts and continue to quietly dabble in more man-to-man than people realize. But this draft is light on ready-made first-round caliber pass rushers, and so Quinn and GM Thomas Dimitroff took the fuller value player.

If not, there's always next year. That said, taking KJ Hamler and Michael Ojemudia where they did might be a big reach.
Touchdown Wire’s Luke Easterling expressed similar sentiments in his first-round draft grades, giving the Falcons a “D” for picking Terrell:. 16 a stretch.

Darrell Taylor adds some pass-rushing pop to a team that needs it, especially if, The Redskins got arguably the best player in the draft with Ohio State's. 33 pick really puts this draft over the top.

8 and Penn State defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos—add him to the all-name team—early in Round 2.

The Jets easily could've taken a wideout in Round 1—and maybe they should have—but protecting franchise QB Sam Darnold took precedent. Clemson cranks out 6’1”, 195-ish-pound cornerbacks with sub-4.5 speed as if it has an assembly line.

Atlanta’s biggest need entering this draft was pass rusher—preferably an edge guy to align opposite free agent pickup Dante Fowler, which would enable Takk McKinley to slide inside. If Tampa Bay said anything in Rounds 1-3, it was this: We're all in on Tom Brady. There were pass rushers available. The first big reach of the first round, Atlanta wanted a corner badly, but they passed up a handful of prospects far more worthy of being selected in the top half of the first round. 1 a year ago, the Cardinals grabbed the most versatile defender on the board in Isaiah Simmons and a solid third-round right tackle in Houston's Josh Jones. The 49ers got a massive defensive tackle in Javon Kinlaw to replace DeForest Buckner, and the trio of him, Nick Bosa and Arik Armstead will give offensive coordinators nightmares. Terrell gets mixed marks The consensus seems to be that Terrell is a solid but unspectacular needs-based pick for Atlanta. CJ Henderson should fill that role nicely, and the Jags got two players with a ton of potential—linebacker K'Lavon Chaisson and wideout Laviska Shenault—in Rounds 2 and 3. Nonetheless, they’re a great snapshot of how analysts are feeling about a player’s fit with a team and their upside, and thus we pull them together year after year. The Falcons selected Clemson cornerback A.J. But the addition of Tee Higgins with the No. He changes directions soundly and can win through physicality or finesse. Terrell’s measurables are similar to those of Trayvon Mullen (whom the Raiders drafted in the second round last year), Cordrea Tankersley (Round 3, Dolphins, 2017) and Byron Maxwell (Round 6, Seahawks, 2011). Kelsey Conway. It’s safe to say that while Terrell is excited to be here, the Falcons front office clearly wanted him, and there are positive early reviews from a handful of analysts, the general consensus out there in the land of draft discussion is that Terrell was more of a needs-based pick and not the best player available to Atlanta. Getting LSU linebacker Patrick Queen at No. Instead of adding skill position players around former MVP Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay used its first-round pick to draft his replacement. QB will miss rest of the season after successful surgery for compound fracture and dislocation of right ankle (ESPN), Our experts grade the biggest storylines from NFL Sunday , Former Bucs head coach Raheem Morris will take over in Atlanta after Dan Quinn and GM Thomas Dimitroff were fired (ESPN), After a chaotic Week 5, we try to answer the NFL's hottest questions, It's hard to give Cincinnati anything less than an ace when they select the best quarterback in the draft at No. Pittsburgh has been one of the least-talked about teams heading into the draft, and it didn't do much except what was expected.

After taking Kyler Murray No. The Falcons changed that with Terrell, a player few had mocked to them until shortly before the draft, and unsurprisingly that has everyone talking about a reach. Seattle continued a trend of interesting first-round picks with Texas Tech's Jordyn Brooks, who was No.

It's hard to predict exactly what teams have gotten with picks that usually produce starters, at minimum.

28 could end up being one of the steals of the first round, but getting J.K. Dobbins, who you could argue is the best running back in the class, in the second round is downright theft. Green sure won't hurt. In a year, or maybe even three or four, we'll be able to fully understand the successes—and utter failures—of the first three rounds of this year's drafts.

But he can be overaggressive at times, loses a little speed when he turns to run and will whiff on some tackles. Terrell fits the long-bodied, rangy athletic profile of a cornerback in Dan Quinn’s Seahawks-style Cover 3 scheme. But the decision to draft Jalen Hurts in the middle of Round 2 is...interesting.

Mackensie Alexander (Round 2, Vikings, 2015) and Bashaud Breeland (Round 4, Washington, 2014) were a little shorter but otherwise similar. The Vikings added a nice receiving weapon with LSU's Justin Jefferson, and they also added to a depleted secondary group with Jeff Gladney and Cameron Dantzler.

Atlanta Falcons NFL Draft Picks 2020: Round-by-Round Results, Grades Terrell gets mixed marks. Second-year pro Kendall Sheffield becomes the likely full-time slot defender. A team in desperate need of some talent at wide receiver after trading DeAndre Hopkins instead chose to go defense with its first two picks. Falcons receive one poor grade.

If fired, who replaces Dan Quinn as interim head coach? Carson Wentz desperately needed help at wide receiver, and the Eagles got him some with TCU speedster Jalen Reagor.

33 pick really puts this draft over the top.

but still did limit completions very well during his entire career. Wide receiver wasn't exactly a need for Dallas, but passing on CeeDee Lamb just wasn't going to happen. Of course, much of this is still based on expectations. And it made exactly the decision it needed to by taking a chance on Tua Tagovailoa. Terrell with the No. Although only time will tell how Atlanta's 2020 draft class will … 4 to anchor its offensive line, and it also swiped Alabama DB Xavier McKinney, thought at one point to be a first-rounder, early in Round 2. The All-Big Ten defensive linemen should be a contributor from Day 1. Reaching for running back AJ Dillon at the end of Round 2 didn't help, either.

All four of Cleveland's selections came from the SEC, and for good reason.

19. Terrell, ESPN's sixth-ranked cornerback, at No.

36 player on my board (with several higher-ranked corners on that list), this pick feels like a reach. Falcons receive draft grades for 2020 class Apr 27, 2020 at 01:15 PM.

An already-stout Bears defense also got better with the addition of Utah corner Jaylon Johnson, who some thought might sneak into the first round. Although most consider taking A.J. If he proves to be one, it’s unlikely the current regime will be here to dispute the grade a year or two down the line, but let’s hope these grades are all wildly off. He’s just not all that great at playing football. While most acknowledged he was a good fit for the Atlanta defense, criticism of his tendency to allow long plays and his technique were frequent in writeups I read last night. This seems like a reach. Defensive tackle and cornerback were two of Atlanta's biggest needs, and those were addressed.

The problem is that this feels like a “need” pick. The consensus seems to be that Terrell is a solid but unspectacular needs-based pick for Atlanta. The jury is still out on QB Dwayne Haskins, but Washington grabbed him a versatile playmaker with Memphis' Antonio Gibson.

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