The Falcons had a host of Bulldogs in for their local pro day, and it’s not unreasonable to think they’ll mine Georgia talent for their 2025 roster.
It would be fair to suggest that a healthy percentage of NFL talent comes from the state of Georgia, either born and raised in the state or through college programs. Native Georgians—and Georgia Bulldog fans in particular—often clamor for the Atlanta Falcons to add more talent from that pool.
In recent years, the Falcons have been scooping up Dawgs late in the draft, but this spring might show us an early round investment. That’s both because the current class is heavy on talented Georgia defenders and because the Falcons are showing some real interest in those defenders, top safety Malaki Starks and do-it-all linebacker Jalon Walker included. That includes both prospects appearing alongside 80-plus players at the team’s local pro day.
I call out Starks and Walker because both are seen as top-20 selections, and there’s a good chance one or both of them will be sitting there at 15 when the Falcons pick. The team also invited intriguing center prospect Jared Wilson from Georgia, well-regarded EDGE prospect Brice Bass from Texas, and Chuck Smith from Villanova, who is the son of former Falcons great Chuck Smith and would be a fun addition, among many others.
That pro day took place last Friday and featured 88 players in total, and it’s worth paying attention to because the team drafted two players last year who attended in linebacker JD Bertrand and defensive lineman Zion Logue, though Logue is not still with the team. With limited draft capital to work with, there’s a very good chance a small handful of players from that local pro day will be with Atlanta this summer as undrafted free agents, depending on who impressed.
Here’s the complete list of players, courtesy of the Falcons themselves. Who would you like to see on Atlanta’s roster this year?