Apr
27
2008
Falcons Add Three
Posted by: Bart Stevens in Atlanta Falcons, tags: Curtis Lofton, Matt Ryan, Sam Baker
After day one of the NFL Draft, the Atlanta Falcons added 3 players (Matt Ryan, Sam Baker and Curtis Lofton.)
The Falcons had options, but selected Ryan as the 3rd pick overall. The Boston College quarterback was 7th in the Heisman voting last year and was the ACC Player of the Year. He had 34 career starts and 56 career TD passes.
After making a few trades, Atlanta moved up to get the 21st overall pick where they selected an offensive tackle from Southern Cal named Sam Baker. He was a 3-time All-American for the Trojans.
With the Falcons 2nd round pick (37th overall) Atlanta got linebacker Curtis Lofton from Oklahoma. Lofton was the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year winner.
More complete analysis on the Falcons draft will come shortly…
Bart Stevens
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