FLOWERY BRANCH – After finishing 8-9 this season, the Falcons will pick 15th overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
The Dolphins, Cardinals and Colts also finished 8-9. The Dolphins are set to pick 13th, the Colts 14th, the Falcons 15th and the Cardinals 16th. Draft order is determined by a team’s record, with strength of schedule as the first tiebreaker.
The first 18 picks are locked in. The 14 playoff teams round out the draft order, which will be finalized by postseason results.
Atlanta has five picks. . The Falcons had five picks in the 2006 draft and six in 2003. Their picks this year come in the first, second, fourth and two seventh rounds picks..
They traded their third-round pick to the Patriots for outside linebacker Matthew Judon in August, and lost their fifth-round pick because of tampering violations surrounding the offseason signings of free agents Kirk Cousins, Darnell Mooney and Charlie Woerner. The Falcons traded the sixth-round pick to the Rams for wide receiver Van Jefferson in 2023; Jefferson no longer is with the team.
The Falcons picked up an additional seventh-round pick from the Chargers when they traded quarterback Taylor Heinicke on Aug. 28.
The Falcons’ draft needs include edge rusher, center (if they don’t re-sign Drew Dalman), defensive line, linebacker and safety.
Atlanta has picked in the top 10 in each of the past four drafts. The Falcons picked quarterback Michael Penix Jr. at No. 8 in 2024, running back Bijan Robinson at No. 8 in 2023, wide receiver Drake London at No. 8 in 2022 and tight end Kyle Pitts at No. 4 in 2021. They picked 16th in the 2020 draft and selected cornerback A.J. Terrell. The Falcons drafted three-time Pro Bowl guard Chris Lindstrom with the 14th pick in 2019.
The last time the Falcons had the 15th pick was in 1972, when they selected Notre Dame cornerback Clarence Ellis. He played three seasons (1972-74) and started 41 games at free safety for the Falcons.
The draft is April 24-26 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
2025 NFL Draft order (first 18 picks)
- Titans
- Browns
- Giants
- Patriots
- Jaguars
- Raiders
- Jets
- Panthers
- Saints
- Bears
- 49ers
- Cowboys
- Dolphins
- Colts
- Falcons
- Cardinals
- Bengals
- Seahawks
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