Atlanta Falcons Mock Draft: B/R Community Top 100 and 7-Round Results

Every year, the NFL coverage team here at Bleacher Report does a community mock draft. This year, we did the first three rounds, but Atlanta Falcons fans deserve to see what a full scenario could be. Throughout the first three rounds, I was given the reins and told to make the best Falcons picks.

And in projecting all of these picks, I factored in what general manager Thomas Dimitroff and head coach Dan Quinn would likely do based on trends from their pasts. I also included players they have shown interest in throughout the process. Follow along for a scenario on how the Falcons could fill their needs.

Round 1, No. 8 Overall

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Bud Dupree, Defensive End, Kentucky

Originally, I went into this pick hoping that Dante Fowler Jr. or Vic Beasley could somehow fall to the Falcons at No. 8 overall. But they didn't. So I took the best possible fit for the "LEO" defensive end role in the entire draft in Bud Dupree.

Dupree is a tall, long (6'4") defensive end who has ridiculous athleticism and a great first step to work with. He can set the edge effectively in the run game and would be best utilized in a less complicated role than what he was playing at Kentucky.

Sometimes coaches overcomplicate things for their players, but with Dan Quinn taking the reins as head coach in Atlanta, he'd know exactly how to use Dupree within his defense to create a high-pressure defensive end. The Falcons could do much worse with this pick than Dupree.

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
1	Buccaneers	Jameis Winston	QB	Florida State
2	Titans	Marcus Mariota	QB	Oregon
3	Jaguars	Dante Fowler Jr.	DE	Florida
4	Raiders	Leonard Williams	DT	USC
5	Redskins	Brandon Scherff	OL	Iowa
6	Jets	Vic Beasley	OLB	Clemson
7	Bears	Amari Cooper	WR	Alabama
8	Falcons	Bud Dupree	DE	Kentucky
9	Giants	Kevin White	WR	West Virginia
10	Rams	Andrus Peat	OT	Stanford
11	Vikings	Marcus Peters	CB	Washington
12	Browns	DeVante Parker	WR	Louisville
13	Saints	Shane Ray	DE	Missouri
14	Dolphins	La'el Collins	OL	LSU
15	49ers	Trae Waynes	CB	Michigan State
16	Texans	Breshad Perriman	WR	UCF
17	Chargers	Danny Shelton	DT	Washington
18	Chiefs	Randy Gregory	LB	Nebraska
19	Browns	Todd Gurley	RB	Georgia
20	Eagles	Jake Fisher	OL	Oregon
21	Bengals	Landon Collins	S	Alabama
22	Steelers	Kevin Johnson	CB	Wake Forest
23	Lions	Malcom Brown	DT	Texas
24	Cardinals	Cameron Erving	OC	Florida State
25	Panthers	Ereck Flowers	OT	Miami (FL)
26	Ravens	Jaelen Strong	WR	Arizona State
27	Cowboys	Byron Jones	CB	Connecticut
28	Broncos	T.J. Clemmings	OT	Pittsburgh
29	Colts	Arik Armstead	DE	Oregon
30	Packers	Owamagbe Odighizuwa	OLB	UCLA
31	Saints	Eric Kendricks	LB	UCLA
32	Patriots	Melvin Gordon	RB	Wisconsin

Round 2, No. 42 Overall

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Eric Rowe, Safety, Utah

After making the first-round pick, the hope was for one of three players to fall to the Falcons in the second—Cameron Erving, Eric Rowe or Melvin Gordon. Luckily, Rowe slipped to the top of the second round, and the ideal free safety for the defense was drafted.

Rowe has the potential to look like the next Devin McCourty within Dan Quinn's scheme, as he's an excellent coverage safety and understands zones very well. He can match up with almost anyone over the deep middle of the field and could be one of the top safeties in the NFL early in his career.

Rowe's playmaking ability is a bit underrated at this point, and with true safety coaches like Marquand Manuel and Raheem Morris teaching him the proper way to play the spot in Atlanta, he could become a Pro Bowler sooner rather than later.

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
33	Titans	Jalen Collins	CB	LSU
34	Buccaneers	Ty Sambrailo	OL	Colorado State
35	Raiders	Nelson Agholor	WR	USC
36	Jaguars	Dorial Green-Beckham	WR	Oklahoma
37	Jets	Laken Tomlinson	OG	Duke
38	Redskins	Ameer Abdullah	RB	Nebraska
39	Bears	Eli Harold	OLB	Virginia
40	Giants	Damarious Randall	S	Arizona State
41	Rams	D.J. Humphries	OL	Florida
42	Falcons	Eric Rowe	S	Utah
43	Browns	Donovan Smith	OT	Penn State
44	Saints	Phillip Dorsett	WR	Miami (FL)
45	Vikings	Stephone Anthony	LB	Clemson
46	49ers	Preston Smith	DE	Mississippi State
47	Dolphins	Devin Funchess	WR/TE	Michigan
48	Chargers	Tevin Coleman	RB	Indiana
49	Chiefs	Eddie Goldman	DL	Florida State
50	Bills	A.J. Cann	OG	South Carolina
51	Texans	Benardrick McKinney	OLB	Mississippi State
52	Eagles	Devin Smith	WR	Ohio State
53	Bengals	Maxx Williams	TE	Minnesota
54	Lions	Duke Johnson	RB	Miami (FL)
55	Cardinals	Ronald Darby	CB	Florida State
56	Steelers	Nate Orchard	DE/LB	Utah
57	Panthers	Jay Ajayi	RB	Boise State
58	Ravens	Clive Walford	TE	Miami (FL)
59	Broncos	Grady Jarrett	DT	Clemson
60	Cowboys	TJ Yeldon	RB	Alabama
61	Colts	Paul Dawson	LB	TCU
62	Packers	P.J. Williams	CB	Florida State
63	Seahawks	Carl Davis	DL	Iowa
64	Patriots	Tre' Jackson	OG	Florida State

Round 3, No. 73 Overall

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Mitch Morse, Offensive Guard, Missouri

Originally, the hope was for Ali Marpet to fall to No. 73, and he almost did, going at 68 to the Oakland Raiders. However, there were multiple backup options who could go to the Falcons at 73, and I wanted to make sure that they took a zone-blocking-style guard in the third round.

Mitch Morse was a tackle at Missouri, but his best fit in the pros might be at left guard. He's highly athletic, posting some of the best numbers for a guard at the NFL Scouting Combine (36 reps on bench press, 112-inch broad jump, 4.5-second 20-yard shuttle). He's also very versatile within the scheme, as he's quick and smart enough to play on the left or right side at guard or tackle.

Atlanta will also like how the Tigers were using a zone-blocking scheme during Morse's college days, so his shift into the scheme in the pros will be easier. The value might be a bit of a reach, but Atlanta needs to address its guard position.

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
65	Buccaneers	Rashad Greene	WR	Florida State
66	Titans	Cedric Ogbuehi	OT	Texas A&M
67	Jaguars	Jeremy Langford	RB	Michigan State
68	Raiders	Ali Marpet	OG	Hobart College
69	Redskins	Danielle Hunter	DE	LSU
70	Jets	Tre McBride	WR	William & Mary
71	Bears	Jaquiski Tartt	S	Samford
72	Rams	Sammie Coates	WR	Auburn
73	Falcons	Mitch Morse	OG	Missouri
74	Giants	Rob Havenstein	OT	Wisconsin
75	Saints	D'Joun Smith	CB	Florida Atlantic
76	Vikings	Shaq Thompson	OLB	Washington
77	Browns	Jordan Phillips	DT	Oklahoma
78	Saints	John Miller	OG	Louisville
79	49ers	Denzel Perryman	ILB	Miami (FL)
80	Chiefs	Tyler Lockett	WR	Kansas State
81	Bills	Bryce Petty	QB	Baylor
82	Texans	Doran Grant	CB	Ohio State
83	Chargers	Hau'oli Kikaha	OLB	Washington
84	Eagles	Quinten Rollins	CB	Miami (OH)
85	Bengals	Za'Darius Smith	DE	Kentucky
86	Cardinals	David Cobb	RB	Minnesota
87	Steelers	Jeff Heuerman	TE	Ohio State
88	Lions	Josh Shaw	CB	USC
89	Panthers	Michael Bennett	DT	Ohio State
90	Ravens	Derron Smith	SS	Fresno State
91	Cowboys	Trey Flowers	DE	Arkansas
92	Broncos	Henry Anderson	DE	Stanford
93	Colts	Mike Davis	RB	South Carolina
94	Packers	Brett Hundley	QB	UCLA
95	Seahawks	Alex Carter	CB	Stanford
96	Patriots	Kenny Bell	WR	Nebraska
97	Patriots	Ifo Ekpre-Olomu	CB	Oregon
98	Chiefs	Senquez Golson	CB	Ole Miss
99	Bengals	Steven Nelson	CB	Oregon State
*100	Titans	Nick O'Leary	TE	Florida State

 *First pick of Round 4.

Round 4, No. 107 Overall

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David Johnson, Running Back, Northern Iowa

With Devonta Freeman and Antone Smith looking like ideal speed backs for the new Falcons scheme, an all-around back who can get tough yards became a need with the release of Steven Jackson in the offseason. David Johnson out of Northern Iowa looks to be a great zone-scheme fit.

He's got great vision and balance and is one of the fastest running backs in the draft (4.5-second 40-yard dash). Johnson is also a bigger back at 6'1" and 224 pounds. The Falcons could use him in a role early on where he splits carries with Freeman and Smith with the potential of using him as a full-time back.

Johnson lasting this long in the community mock draft is a bit of a travesty, as he has the all-around fit that makes him one of the better backs in the draft. He also has a high advanced running back speed score of 109.25 (as calculated on my spreadsheet using the original formula).

Round 5, No. 146 Overall

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Blake Bell, Tight End, Oklahoma

Athletically, Blake Bell might be the best tight end in the draft. He's a pure in-line tight end who has the strength, initial burst and agility needed to be a great player at the position in the NFL. He's a willing blocker and has shown some potential as a receiver.

He has a long way to go until he's 100 percent ready to impact, though. The Bell-dozer spent his first few years of college as a quarterback, so he has a very high football IQ. But he needs to apply that high football IQ to running better routes.

He also needs to improve on his hands and yards-after-catch ability. Those will come in time, though. The Falcons can at least have him compete with Jacob Tamme, Levine Toilolo and Tony Moeaki for some snaps throughout the 2015-16 season while he continues to learn the proper way to play the spot.

Round 6, No. 185 Overall

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Rakeem Nunez-Roches, Defensive Tackle, Southern Mississippi

Taking a talented all-around defensive tackle like Rakeem Nunez-Roches in the sixth round could be a steal. He's an excellent athlete and has shown the ability to create pressure from the inside of the line. The Falcons need someone who can compete with Tyson Jackson and Jonathan Babineaux as a depth lineman.

Nunez-Roches has a great athletic profile despite being 6'2" and 307 pounds. He's a bit of a bowling ball in the middle of a defense and takes double-teams well. The best compliment that can be made about Nunez-Roches is that he should remind people of Corey Peters.

He's a bit of an undersized defensive tackle who can plow through double-teams and eat blockers to free up linebackers around him. He's also versatile enough to play the 1-technique and the 3-technique and could be a perfect rotational backup behind Paul Soliai.

Round 7, No. 225 Overall

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DeAndre Smelter, Wide Receiver, Georgia Tech

In the seventh round, teams always need to go for boom-or-bust players who happen to fit the schemes well. DeAndre Smelter out of Georgia Tech is that kind of player. Atlanta has the wide receiver depth to get away with having a wideout in a redshirt year like Smelter would be due to his injury.

Without the injury or the triple-option offense, there's a legitimate case for Smelter to go in the first three rounds of the draft. In predicting a drop due to the offense he played in and the ACL injury he suffered late in the season, Smelter should be there at the top of the seventh.

The benefit of having another athletic wide receiver who can beat a defense deep, understands how to run underneath routes and can catch well is higher for a team that needs a good long-term No. 2 like the Falcons do. Smelter would just be a great fit here in terms of scheme and need.

Round 7, No. 249 Overall

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Nick Marshall, Cornerback, Auburn

Speaking of scheme fits, the Falcons need to take someone to play cornerback who could shock the world within Dan Quinn's scheme. Nick Marshall is definitely a cornerback like that. He has the same kind of athleticism that Richard Sherman had coming out of college.

He also has the high football IQ that comes from playing an intelligence-intensive position on the offensive side of the ball at quarterback like Sherman did (at wide receiver). Marshall doesn't have much experience at cornerback, though, as he primarily played quarterback in college.

The Falcons would need defensive backs coaches Raheem Morris and Marquand Manuel to work their magic with the talented albeit raw cornerback. If they can get him to reach his potential, Marshall and Desmond Trufant could be the best Falcons cornerback combination since Ashley Ambrose and Ray Buchanan.

All stats used are from Pro Football Focus' Premium Stats, ESPN.com, CFBStats.com or NFL.com. All combine and pro day info is courtesy of CBSSports.com. All contract information is courtesy of Spotrac.

Scott Carasik is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report. He covers the Atlanta Falcons, college football, the NFL and the NFL draft. He's also a Draft Analyst for Pro Football Spot.

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