After selecting tackle Jake Matthews with their first-round selection the Atlanta Falcons went heavy on defense the rest of the draft, picking seven defensive players.
The Falcons' picks:
- Jake Matthews, tackle, Texas A&M (sixth overall pick)
- Ra'Shede Hageman, defensive end Minnesota (37th pick)
3,Dezmen Southward, defensive back, Wisconsin (68th pick) - Devonta Freeman, running back, Florida State (103rd pick)
- Prince Shembo, linebacker, Notre Dame (139th pick)
- Ricardo Allen, defensive back, Purdue (147th pick)
- Marquis Spruill, linebacker, Syracuse (168th pick)
from CAROLINA through MINNESOTA - Choice to MINNESOTA
- Choice to MINNESOTA
- Yawin Smallwood, linebacker, Connecticut (253rd pick)
- Tyler Starr, linebacker, South Dakota (255th pick)
