2021 Falcons NFL Draft Picks Tracker

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Round 1

Bijan Robinson headShot
Pick 8 (8)

Bijan Robinson

RB Texas
Robinson was twice named the top high school football player in Arizona, ranking as one of the top recruits in the country after putting up three 2,000-yard seasons. Texas won the battle to secure his services for 2020 and he came through as a true freshman, leading the Longhorns with 703 rushing yards. He broke the school record, averaging 8.2 yards on 86 carries (15-196-13.1, two TDs receiving). Robinson started 10 games in 2021, garnering first-team All-Big 12 honors by again leading Texas with 1,127 yards and 11 scores on the ground and ranking eighth in the FBS with 142.2 all-purpose yards per game. His final season in Austin was memorable, as he won the Doak Walker Award as the nation's top running back. Robinson was also a first-team Associated Press All-American and All-Big 12 selection after ranking sixth in the FBS with 1,580 rushing yards (258 carries, 6.1 per) and tying for fifth with 18 rushing touchdowns (19-314-16.5, two TDs receiving) in 12 starts. Robinson opted out of the Alamo Bowl. -- by Chad Reuter

Round 2

Matthew Bergeron headShot
Pick 7 (38)

Matthew Bergeron

OT Syracuse
From Raiders through Colts
Bergeron is a Quebec native who joined Syracuse in 2019, starting five of 12 appearances at right tackle to become the first freshman to start outside for the Orange in nearly 20 years. Bergeron started all 11 games in 2020, the first three at right tackle and the final eight at left tackle. He started all 12 games on the blindside in 2021, garnering honorable mention All-ACC notice. League coaches voted him second-team all-conference for his play in 11 starts at left tackle his senior year. Bergeron opted out of the team's bowl game. -- by Chad Reuter

Round 3

Zach Harrison headShot
Pick 12 (75)

Zach Harrison

EDGE Ohio State
Harrison was a top five overall recruit and the top defensive end prospect nationally, as well as a finalist for the All-American Bowl Man of the Year as a senior at Olentangy Orange (Ohio) for his play on the field (14 tackles for loss, seven sacks in seven games) and contributions to charities like the Ronald McDonald House and Never Ever Give Up. He played in all 14 games with two starts for the Buckeyes in 2019, racking up 24 tackles, five for loss with 3.5 sacks. Harrison was part of the Big Ten's Anti-Hate and Anti-Racism Coalition that began in June 2020 in response to civil rights protests throughout the country. He played in seven games as a reserve that fall (14 tackles, 4.5 for loss with two sacks, two pass breakups), missing the College Football Playoff semifinal due to COVID-19 protocols but returning for the title game (two tackles). A 12-game starter in 2021, Harrison was voted a third-team All-Big Ten Conference selection after leading the Buckeyes with eight tackles for loss, four sacks, 34 tackles, two forced fumbles and four pass breakups. He came on strong in the second half of his senior campaign to help him earn second-team all-conference accolades (34 tackles, eight for loss with 3.5 sacks, one interception, four pass breakups, team-high three forced fumbles in 13 starts). -- by Chad Reuter

Round 4

Clark Phillips III headShot
Pick 11 (113)

Clark Phillips III

CB Utah

Phillips was a top-five cornerback recruit nationally moving to Utah. He lived up to the billing by starting all five games for the Utes his true freshman season (25 tackles, two for loss, one interception -- returned for a score -- two pass breakups). He received second-team All-Pac-12 Conference notice in 2021 after leading the league with 15 passes defensed (two interceptions, one returned for a touchdown) in 14 starts. Phillips was a first-team Associated Press All-American and all-conference selection in 2022, tying for third nationally with six interceptions while breaking up six passes and posting 24 stops, two for loss, in 12 starts. The 2022 Jim Thorpe Award finalist opted out of the Rose Bowl to prepare for the draft. -- by Chad Reuter

Round 7

DeMarcco Hellams headShot
Pick 7 (224)

DeMarcco Hellams

SAF Alabama
From Raiders

Hellams, the 2018 Washington Post Metro Offensive Player of the Year, caught 21 receiving touchdowns as a senior at DeMatha Catholic High School. He was a special teams ace in 2019 (four tackles) and then started three of 13 games played in 2020 (62 tackles, 1.5 for loss, three pass breakups). Hellams started 12 games in 2021 (87 tackles, 2.5 for loss, three INTs, three pass breakups in 15 appearances) though he was slowed a bit by a lower-leg injury early in the year. He led Alabama with 108 tackles (three for loss, one interception, seven pass breakups) in 2022, starting all 13 games. -- by Chad Reuter

Jovaughn Gwyn headShot
Pick 8 (225)

Jovaughn Gwyn

G South Carolina
Rated as one of the top 20 guard prospects nationally, Gwyn signed with South Carolina for the 2018 season. The first-team All-North Carolina pick from Harding University High School redshirted that season due to a foot injury that required surgery, playing in one game off the bench. He stepped in to start 11 of 12 games played in 2019, all 10 contests of the 2020 campaign and all 13 of the 2021 season at right guard. SEC coaches voted him second-team all-conference for his play as a senior in 13 starts at that right guard spot. -- by Chad Reuter