ROUND PREDICTION: 1st Round (#8 Overall Pick)
TEAM PREDICTION: Atlanta Falcons
DRAFT ANALYSIS: Atlanta was hoping to get an extra 2024 second from the Jaguars re-signing WR Calvin Ridley, but that didn't happen and they had to settle for a 2024 third instead. The good news is that their offense is pretty set after the addition of QB Kirk Cousins, so the Falcons take arguably the best edge rusher off the board. Atlanta's defense is solid, but they haven't had a bona fide stud off the edge since the days of John Abraham.
Alabama EDGE Dallas Turner this season:
🐘 9.0 Sacks
🐘 50 QB Pressures
🐘 19% Pass Rush Win Rate
🐘 88.7 Pass Rush Grade pic.twitter.com/tVzQGmJmbV— PFF College (@PFF_College) December 1, 2023
Turner is slightly undersized at 6-foot-2 and 247 lbs, but he ran a 4.49 forty with a 1.54 10-yard split at the NFL Combine. He's an absolute speed demon who finished the 2023 season with 55 total pressures and 11 sacks per PFF. With the early run on defense, the Falcons get the first defensive player off the board at No. 8. That's a big win.
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