ATL Draft History | Falcons trade up for Julio Jones
Wide receiver Julio Jones was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons sixth overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.The team was designated for the No. 27 overall pick, but traded up to No. 6 with the Cleveland Browns to select Jones.

The Atlanta Falcons first-round draft selection, wide receiver Julio Jones, shares a laugh after being introduced during a news conference on Friday, April 29, 2011, at the Falcons Training Facility in Flowery Branch, Ga. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith)

Alabama wide receiver Julio Jones holds up a jersey after he was selected as the sixth overall pick by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round of the NFL football draft at Radio City Music Hall Thursday, April 28, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Alabama Defensive Tackle Marcell Dareus, left, and Alabama Wide Receiver Julio Jones, pose for photographs with NFL commission Roger Goodell after he was selected as the xxx by the in the first round of the NFL football draft at Radio City Music Hall Thursday, April 28, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)

Julio Jones, Phil Taylor with Deion Sanders at Radio City Music Hall in New York, NY on Apr. 27, 2011(AP Photo/Alix Drawec)

Atlanta Falcons first round draft selection, wide receiver Julio Jones, center right, poses for photographers with Falcons Owner and CEO Arthur Blank, center left, General Manager Thomas Dimitroff, left, and coach Mike Smith, right, after being introduced to media during a press conference, Friday, April 29, 2011 at the Falcons Training Facility in Flowery Branch, Ga. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith)

The Atlanta Falcons first-round draft selection, wide receiver Julio Jones, right, poses with Falcons owner and CEO Arthur Blank, left, during a news conference on Friday, April 29, 2011, at the Falcons Training Facility in Flowery Branch, Ga. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith)

The Atlanta Falcons first-round draft selection, wide receiver Julio Jones, speaks to media after being introduced during a news conference on Friday, April 29, 2011, at the Falcons Training Facility in Flowery Branch, Ga. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith)

Atlanta Falcons first-round draft selection, wide receiver Julio Jones, right, speaks to media after being introduced during a news conference, with Falcons Owner and CEO Arthur Blank, left, and General Manager Thomas Dimitroff, center, Friday, April 29, 2011, at the Falcons' training facility in Flowery Branch, Ga. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith)

Atlanta Falcons first round draft selection, wide receiver Julio Jones, speaks to reporters after being introduced during a press conference, Friday, April 29, 2011 at the Falcons Training Facility in Flowery Branch, Ga. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith)

Atlanta Falcons Owner and CEO Arthur Blank, right, speaks with reporters as Falcons first round draft selection, wide receiver Julio Jones, left, is introduced during a press conference, Friday, April 29, 2011 at the Falcons Training Facility in Flowery Branch, Ga. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith)

Atlanta Falcons first round draft selection, wide receiver Julio Jones speaks to media after being introduced during a press conference, Friday, April 29, 2011 at the Falcons Training Facility in Flowery Branch, Ga. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith)

The Atlanta Falcons first-round draft selection, wide receiver Julio Jones, speaks to reporters after being introduced during a news conference on Friday, April 29, 2011, at the Falcons Training Facility in Flowery Branch, Ga. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith)

Atlanta Falcons first round draft selection, wide receiver Julio Jones, center, speaks with reporters after being introduced during a press conference, with Falcons General Manager Thomas Dimitroff, left, and Falcons coach Mike Smith, right, looking on, Friday, April 29, 2011 at the Falcons Training Facility in Flowery Branch, Ga. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith)

The Atlanta Falcons' first-round draft selection, wide receiver Julio Jones, center, smiles as he is introduced during a news conference with Falcons coach Mike Smith, right, looking on, Friday, April 29, 2011, at the Falcons Training Facility in Flowery Branch, Ga. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith)







