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The 2023 NFL draft is less than three weeks away and as you would expect, mock drafts are coming out at warp speed. The Atlanta Falcons hold the No. 8 pick for the second year in a row, but which direction will they go this time around?
Free agency allowed the team to upgrade its secondary, defensive line and add a quality backup quarterback. Still, there’s a lack of depth at a number of positions and most analysts aren’t sure what the Falcons are going to do. We’ve rounded up a handful of different mock drafts to see what the experts are saying.
Draft Wire 3-round mock draft
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Draft Wire’s Jeff Risdon has the Falcons addressing needs in the first two rounds, then adding LSU defensive tackle Jaquelin Roy in the third round. Van Ness is becoming a popular projection for Atlanta over the last few weeks.
Touchdown Wire 3-round mock draft
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Levis’ NFL team will have to balance his attributes (great arm, toughness, mobility) with liabilities (consistency, mechanics, processing) that could have him out of the NFL sooner than later if he’s in the wrong system. Falcons head coach Arthur Smith’s offense, which leans on play-action, multiple tight ends, and the run game, would provide Levis with a good starting point in which he wouldn’t be asked to be the force mutilpier. — Doug Farrar
CBS Sports mock draft
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With the top defensive player in the draft falling, the Falcons move up to address a need knowing he won’t be available at No. 8. Meanwhile, the Colts don’t mind moving down now that the top three QBs are off the board. — Tom Fornelli
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