Falcons 7-round mock draft: Fixing the Falcons with five picks

ATLANTA, GA AUGUST 31: Georgia State wide receiver Ted Hurst (16) runs by Georgia Tech defensive back Taye Seymore (7) during the college football game between the Georgia State Panthers and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on August 31st, 2024 at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, GA. (Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images We’re a little over a week away from the 2026 NFL Draft, and the Atlanta Falcons just received some major news with Kaleb McGary’s surprise retirement. While the team immediately signed Jawaan Taylor to take over the starting job, that’s nothing more than a one-year stopgap move.

Suddenly, the team’s long-term tackle need became much more acute. Unfortunately, the Falcons do not have a first-round pick to address that need. In fact, Atlanta only has five picks in total, with the first coming at 48 in the second round.

There’s unlikely to be an immediate solution to the tackle problem in this draft class, but that doesn’t mean Atlanta can’t take steps to address it. For this penultimate mock draft, we’ll stick to the base picks only—no trades. I feel pretty strongly that we’ll see a trade down at some point in the real NFL Draft, but for this week we’ll take a final shot at fixing the roster with just the original picks available.

Before we jump in to the mock, let’s take a look at the Falcons’ current haul of draft picks. What are the Falcons current draft picks? Round 2, Pick 48 Round 3, Pick 79 Round 4, Pick 122 Round 6, Pick 215 Round 7, Pick 231 This is the written version, but you can also find the mock draft in two alternate forms as well.