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  • Falcons' Bralen Trice: Atlanta selects in round three

    The Falcons selected Trice in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft, 74th overall.

    Trice evidently played at over 270 pounds for Washington, where he was the team's leading pass rusher the last two years, but he slimmed down to just 245 before the combine, presumably with the hopes of running faster. To run just a 4.72-second 40 at that weight is a pretty big disappointment, as it raises the concern that Trice would run something more like a 4.9-second 40 at his real playing weight. Trice seems skilled as an edge rusher and certainly has the motor, but his tools grade is not that of a starter and puts a lot of pressure on his technique development.

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  • Falcons' Ruke Orhorhoro: Onward to the ATL

    The Falcons selected Orhorhohro in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft, 35th overall.

    The Falcons continue to surprise with their draft selections after taking quarterback Michael Penix with the eighth overall pick Thursday. Orhorhoro going ahead of fellow defensive tackles Johnny Newton and Kris Jenkins was unexpected. A five-year player at Clemson, Orhorhoro is on the lighter side for a defensive tackle at 294 pounds on a 6-foot-4 frame but tested well at the combine, highlighted by a 4.89-second 40-yard dash. He did not begin playing football until his junior year of high school, which quells some concern regarding his advanced age coming into the league as he's still getting experience under his belt. He projects to challenge for snaps at the left defensive end spot in the Falcons' 3-4 front.

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  • Falcons' Kirk Cousins: Joined by first-round rookie QB

    Cousins (Achilles), who signed a four-year deal with Atlanta in March, is slated to be joined in the team's QB corps by Michael Penix, who was taken with the No. 8 overall pick in Thursday's NFL draft, Terrin Waack of the Falcons' official site reports.

    Despite the franchise's surprising decision to select Penix, Cousins, who is rebounding from an Achilles tear that he sustained Oct. 29, remains locked in as the Falcons' No. 1 QB for the foreseeable future. Regarding that topic, GM Terry Fontenot noted Thursday, "Kirk Cousins is our quarterback. We're very excited about Kirk, very excited about this team. (With) Michael Penix we're talking about the future. The draft is you look at the future and you look at big picture." In terms of his injury recovery, Cousins relayed last month that he's progressing well and is "optimistic that (he) can be full speed at practice before (the Falcons) break for the summer." In any case, barring any setbacks, Cousins -- who turns 36 in August -- is entrenched atop Atlanta's depth chart, with Penix providing the team with both an insurance policy for the veteran signal-caller, as well as a potential successor down the road.

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Team Statistical Rankings

Rushing Passing Overall
Off. 127.0
(9th)
222.1
(22nd)
334.3
(17th)
Def. 118.2
(20th)
218.1
(7th)
321.1
(11th)

Injuries

Player Injury
K. Elliss LB Kaden Elliss LB Knee
K. Cousins QB Kirk Cousins QB Achilles
T. Andersen LB Troy Andersen LB Pectoral
G. Jarrett DT Grady Jarrett DT Knee - ACL
Z. Harrison DE Zach Harrison DE Knee