The failure to adequately address the edge position has been a thorn in the side of the Falcons for quite sometime now. Over the past six years, the team has spent two first-round picks trying to address this spot but both players fell well short. Surely, with a new regime, third time’s the charm, right?
If Atlanta wishes to address this need with their No. 4 overall pick, it would be best to trade down as no edge rusher is valued high enough to be selected in the top five. Here are five edge rushers the Falcons could land in the first two rounds of the 2021 draft.