Southern California native and former USC Trojan Drake London scored his first NFL regular-season touchdown in Los Angeles against the Rams in Sofi Stadium.
It’ll be the first of many for the Atlanta Falcons rookie and potential NFL Rookie of The Year candidate.
The USC product and No. 8 overall pick caught eight passes for 86 yards and one touchdown in the Atlanta Falcons’ 31-27 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.
The Moorpark, Calif., native had 62 receptions for 1,089 yards and 12 touchdowns in high school at Moorpark HS.
At USC he had 160 receptions for 2,153 yards and 15 touchdowns while being named Pac-12 Offensive Player of The Year in 2021.
One notable part of London’s performance is that while he is making plays for the Falcons in tandem with quarterback Marcus Mariota, teammate Kyle Pitts — taken with a higher overall selection in the 2021 draft, one year earlier — has been very quiet for the Falcons. London continues to separate himself from his peers, something he did a lot at USC.
Congratulations to former #USC WR Drake London on catching his first career touchdown…and to do it in L.A. makes it even better. https://t.co/YbyvejXQYG
— Shotgun Spratling (@ShotgunSpr) September 18, 2022
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