2023 Draft | A Look Back at Number Eight Picks
We take a look at the history of number eight picks selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL Draft, presented by Mercedes-Benz.
2022: Drake London, USC | Southern California wide receiver Drake London, left, and Roger Goodell, Commissioner of the NFL, hold a team jersey after Drake London was chosen by the Atlanta Falcons with the 8th pick at the 2022 NFL Draft, Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano)
2022: Drake London, USC | Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London #5 carries the ball during the game against the New Orleans Saints at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on Sunday, December 18, 2022. (Photo by Brandon /Atlanta Falcons)
2022: Drake London, USC | Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London #5 runs after a catch during the second quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday, December 4, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Liles/Atlanta Falcons)
2022: Drake London, USC | Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London #5 scores a touchdown during the second half against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington on Sunday, September 25, 2022. (Photo by Shanna Lockwood/Atlanta Falcons)
2022: Drake London, USC | Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London #5 carries the ball during the game against the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday, September 11, 2022. (Photo by Kyle Hess/Atlanta Falcons)
2015: Vic Beasley, Clemson | Atlanta Falcons defensive end Vic Beasley (44) takes the field before the first half of an NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
2015: Vic Beasley, Clemson | Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles (5) throws a pass in front of Atlanta Falcons defensive end Vic Beasley (44) and defensive end Adrian Clayborn (99) during the first half of an NFL football game in Jacksonville, Fla., Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
2015: Vic Beasley, Clemson | Atlanta Falcons outside linebacker Vic Beasley (44) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
2015: Vic Beasley, Clemson | Denver Broncos quarterback Paxton Lynch (12) is hit by Atlanta Falcons outside linebacker Vic Beasley (44) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
2015: Vic Beasley, Clemson | Clemson defensive lineman Vic Beasley poses for photos with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Atlanta Falcons as the eighth pick in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft, Thursday, April 30, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
2015: Vic Beasley, Clemson | Atlanta Falcons first-round draft pick defensive end Vic Beasley, from Clemson, center, poses with Falcons general manger Thomas Dimitroff, left, and head coach Dan Quinn during a news conference Friday, May 1, 2015, in Flowery Branch, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
2007: Jamaal Anderson, Arkansas | Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck (8) is sacked by Atlanta Falcons' Jamaal Anderson and fumbles the ball in the end zone in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010, in Seattle. The Falcons recovered in the end zone for a touchdown and won the game 34-18. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
2007: Jamaal Anderson, Arkansas | Miami Dolphins wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. (19) is tackled by Atlanta Falcons defensive end Jamaal Anderson (98) during the second half of their football game Sunday, Sept., 13, 2009, in Atlanta. Atlanta won 19-7. (AP Photo/John Amis)
2007: Jamaal Anderson, Arkansas | Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Earnest Graham (34) runs through Atlanta Falcons corner back Brent Grimes (20) as defensive end Jamaal Anderson (98) makes a last effort dive but could not stop Graham from getting into the end zone for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game in Tampa, Fla., Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008.The Buccaneers won 24-9. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay)
2007: Jamaal Anderson, Arkansas | Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Earnest Graham (34) out runs Atlanta Falcons' Jamaal Anderson (98) as he heads for a touchdown in the third quarter of a football game in Atlanta Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
2007: Jamaal Anderson, Arkansas | Atlanta Falcons' defensive lineman Jamaal Anderson (98), John Abraham, center, and Jonathan Babineaux run through drills during NFL football training camp in Flowery Branch, Ga., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
2004: DeAngelo Hall, Virginia Tech | Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Michael Jenkins (12) catches a touchdown pass in front of Oakland Raiders cornerback DeAngelo Hall (23) in the first quarter of their NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
2004: DeAngelo Hall, Virginia Tech | Atlanta Falcons cornerback DeAngelo Hall (21) runs back a fumble recovery 56 yards for a touchdown against the TennesseeTitans in the first quarter of an NFL football game in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007. Chasing Hall are Titans offensive linemen Jacob Bell (60) and David Stewart (76). (AP Photo/John Russell)
2004: DeAngelo Hall, Virginia Tech | Atlanta Falcons cornerback DeAngelo Hall, left, hangs on to an interception late in the second half, intended for Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Joey Galloway, right, during NFL football action Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ric Feld)
2004: DeAngelo Hall, Virginia Tech | Atlanta Falcons cornerback DeAngelo Hall pulls in an interception of a Detroit Lions Joey Harrington pass in the first quarter in Detroit, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2005. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
2004: DeAngelo Hall, Virginia Tech | DeAngelo Hall, left, a cornerback from Virginia Tech, and his mother, Joan, hold an Atlanta Falcons jersey after being selected eighth overall in the first round at the NFL draft Saturday, April 24, 2004 in New York. The others are unidentified. (AP Photo/John Marshall Mantel)
1992: Bob Whitfield, Stanford | Atlanta Falcons offensive lineman Bob Whitfield (70) in game action against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, NC, Dec. 17, 1995. The Panthers defeated the Falcons 21-17. (Paul Spinelli via AP)
1992: Bob Whitfield, Stanford | Atlanta Falcons offensive lineman Bob Whitfield, right, warms up with teammate Roberto Garza (63) during training camp Friday, July 30, 2004, at Furman University in Greenville, S.C. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)
1992: Bob Whitfield, Stanford | Atlanta Falcons Bob Whitfield, right, enjoys chatting with Japanese football fans after his team practice at Tokyo Dome Saturday, Aug. 5, 2000. The Atlanta Falcons will meet with the Cowboys in the American Bowl, the preseason NFL showdown, Sunday. (AP PHOTO/ATSUSHI TSTUKADA)
