- With their first two picks in PFF’s live mock draft, our writers had the Falcons selecting two edge-rushers in Michigan State’s Malik McDowell (31st overall) and UCLA’s Takkarist McKinley (63rd) to bolster their below-average pass rush.
- Atlanta’s most efficient pass-rusher from 2016, Dwight Freeney (pass-rush productivity of 10.1) remains a free agent.
- In 2016, McDowell was extremely effective at producing quick pressure, while McKinley wreaked havoc later in plays.
- On plays where the QB threw in under 2.5 seconds, McDowell ranked third among draft-eligible interior defenders in PRP with a 9.9 rating.
- On plays were the QB threw in 2.6 seconds or more, McKinley ranked fifth among draft-eligible edge defenders with a 26.2 PRP rating.
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Falcons bolster pass rush with McDowell and McKinley in PFF mock draft
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