Despite having the choice of any quarterback they wanted, the Atlanta Falcons waited until the third round to draft Cincinnati’s Desmond Ridder.
While many analysts had second-round grade on Ridder entering the draft, some thought he would sneak into the first round due to the lack of quality quarterbacks in the class. So, not only did the Falcons build their roster up by taking the best player available early on, the team landed a possible franchise QB without having to reach.
Let’s check out what the different NFL draft experts had to say about Ridder.