Thomas Dimitroff Falcons Draft History

Every year, the NFL Draft is something that fans of all NFL teams look forward to. Unfortunately, some teams/general managers are better at drafting than others. Today, we’ll be taking a look at
Thomas Dimitroff ‘s history drafting for the Atlanta Falcons.

We’ll be giving you the year of the draft, the round, pick, name, position, college, and whether or not that player is still currently in the NFL.

2008

Pick 1.3 – Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College (Yes)

Pick 1.21 – Sam Baker, OL, USC (No)

Pick 2.37 – Curtis Lofton, LB, Oklahoma (No)

Pick 3.68 – Chevis Jackson, LB, LSU (No)

Pick 3.84 – Harry Douglas, WR, Louisville (No)

Pick 3.98 – Thomas DeCoud, S, California (No)

Pick 5.138 – Robert James, LB, Arizona State (No)

Pick 5.154 – Kroy Biermann, EDGE, Montana (No)

Pick 6.172 – Thomas Brown, RB, Georgia (No)

Pick 7.212 – Wilrey Fontenot, CB, Arizona (No)

Pick 7.232 – Keith Zinger, TE, LSU (No)

2009

Pick 1.24 – Peria Jerry, DL, Ole Miss (No)

Pick 2.55 – William Moore, S, Missouri (No)

Pick 3.90 – Christopher Owens, CB, San Jose State (No)

Pick 4.125 – Lawrence Sidbury, DL, Richmond (No)

Pick 5.138 – William Middleton, CB, Furman (No)

Pick 5.156 – Garrett Reynolds, OL, North Carolina (No)

Pick 6.176 – Spencer Adkins, LB, Miami (No)

Pick 7.210 – Vance Walker, DL, Georgia Tech (No)

2010

Pick 1.19 – Sean Weatherspoon, LB, Missouri (No)

Pick 3.83 – Corey Peters, DL, Kentucky (Yes)

Pick 3.98 – Mike Johnson, OL, Alabama (No)

Pick 4.117 – Joe Hawley, OL, UNLV (No)

Pick 5.135 – Dominique Franks, CB, Oklahoma (No)

Pick 5.165 – Kerry Meier, WR, Kansas (No)

Pick 6.171 – Shann Shillinger, S, Montana (No)

2011

Pick 1.6 – Julio Jones, WR, Alabama (Yes)

Pick 3.91 – Akeem Dent, LB, Georgia (Yes)

Pick 5.158 – Jacquizz Rodgers, RB, Oregon State (Yes)

Pick 6.192 – Matt Bosher, P, Miami (Yes)

Pick 7.210 – Andrew Jackson, OL, Fresno State (No)

Pick 7.230 – Cliff Matthews, EDGE, South Carolina (No)

2012

Pick 2.55 – Peter Konz, OL, Wisconsin (No)

Pick 3.84 – Lamar Holmes, OL, Southern Mississippi (No)

Pick 5.157 – Bradie Ewing, FB, Wisconsin (No)

Pick 5.164 – Jonathan Massoquoi, EDGE, Troy (No)

Pick 6.192 – Charles Mitchell, S, Mississippi State (No)

Pick 7.239 – Travian Robertson, DL, South Carolina (No)

2013

Pick 1.22 – Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington (Yes)

Pick 2.60 – Robert Alford, CB, Southeastern Louisiana (Yes)

Pick 4.127 – Malliciah Goodman, EDGE, Clemson (No)

Pick 4.133 – Levine Toilolo, TE, Stanford (Yes)

Pick 5.153 – Stansly Maponga, DL, TCU (No)

Pick 7.234 – Kemal Ishmael, S, Central Florida (Yes)

Pick 7.244 – Zeke Motta, S, Notre Dame (No)

Pick 7.249 – Sean Renfree, QB, Duke (No)

2014

Pick 1.6 – Jake Matthews, OL, Texas A&M (Yes)

Pick 2.37 – Ra’Shede Hageman, DL, Minnesota (No)

Pick 3.68 – Dezmen Southward, S, Wisconsin (Yes)

Pick 4.103 – Devonta Freeman, RB, Florida State (Yes)

Pick 4.139 – Prince Shembo, LB, Notre Dame (No)

Pick 5.147 – Ricardo Allen, S, Purdue (Yes)

Pick 5.168 – Marquis Spruil, LB, Syracuse (No)

Pick 7.253 – Yawin Smallwood, LB, Connecticut (No)

Pick 7.255 – Tyler Starr, EDGE, South Dakota (No)

2015

Pick 1.8 – Vic Beasley, EDGE, Clemson (Yes)

Pick 2.42 – Jalen Collins, CB, LSU (Yes)

Pick 3.73 – Tevin Coleman, RB, Indiana (Yes)

Pick 4.107 – Justin Hardy, WR, East Carolina (Yes)

Pick 5.137 – Grady Jarrett, DL, Clemson (Yes)

Pick 7.225 – Jake Rodgers, OL, Eastern Washington (No)

Pick 7.249 – Akeem King, S, San Jose State (Yes)

2016

Pick 1.17 – Keanu Neal, S, Florida (Yes)

Pick 2.50 – Deion Jones, LB, LSU (Yes)

Pick 3.81 – Austin Hooper, TE, Stanford (Yes)

Pick 4.115 – De’Vondre Campbell, LB, Minnesota (Yes)

Pick 6.195 – Wes Scweitzer, OL, San Jose State (Yes)

Pick 7.238 – Devin Fuller, WR, UCLA (No)

2017

Pick 1.26 – Takkarist McKinley, EDGE, UCLA (Yes)

Pick 3.75 – Duke Riley, LB, LSU (Yes)

Pick 4.136 – Sean Harlow, OL, Oregon State (Yes)

Pick 5.149 – Damontae Kazee, S, San Diego State (Yes)

Pick 5.156 – Brian Hill, RB, Wyoming (Yes)

Pick 5.174 – Eric Saubert, TE, Drake (Yes)

2018

Pick 1.26 – Calvin Ridley, WR, Alabama (Yes)

Pick 2.58 – Isaiah Oliver, CB, Colorado (Yes)

Pick 3.90 – Deadrin Senat, DL, South Florida (Yes)

Pick 4.126 – Ito Smith, RB, Southern Mississippi (Yes)

Pick 6.194 – Russell Gage, WR, LSU (Yes)

Pick 6.200 – Foyesade Oluokun, LB, Yale (Yes)

Totals

Best Falcons Pick: Julio Jones in 2011

Worst Falcons Pick: Peria Jerry in 2009

Most Drafted Position Group: OL & DL (11 picks)

Least Drafted Position Group (Excluding FB and K/P): QB (2 picks)

Total First Round Picks: 11

Total Second Round Picks: 8

Total Third Round Picks: 13

Total Fourth Round Picks: 12

Total Fifth Round Picks: 14

Total Sixth Round Picks: 8

Total Seventh Round Picks: 14

Still in the NFL %: 48% (38/80)