FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The 2024 NFL season is officially over, and the 2025 NFL Draft lingers on the horizon.
The Atlanta Falcons enter the offseason with five picks in the annual event. Atlanta's third-round pick was sent to the New England Patriots in exchange for Matt Judon last summer, and its fifth-round pick was taken after the league's investigation into tampering during last year's free agency period. Here is a look at the Falcons' current draft picks for the 2025 NFL Draft:
- First round | Pick No. 15
- Second round | Pick No. 46
- Fourth round | Pick No. 117
- Seventh round | Pick No. 244
- Seventh round | Pick TBD
The Falcons' first-, second- and fourth-round picks are their own. The two seventh-round picks were received in trades over the last two years. The 244th pick in the draft was acquired from the Rams alongside wide receiver Van Jefferson prior to the 2023 trade deadline in exchange for Atlanta's sixth-round pick this year. Atlanta secured the other seventh-round pick in a trade that sent Taylor Heinicke to the Los Angeles Chargers before the 2024 season began. The pick would have converted to a sixth-round pick if Heinicke had played enough snaps for the Chargers, but those conditions were not met and it remains a final-round selection.
If the Falcons only make five selections in April, it would tie the 2006 draft for fewest number of picks by the franchise. That year, Atlanta did not have a selection in the first round or the fourth round. They selected cornerback Jimmy Williams in the second round, running back Jerious Norwood in the third, offensive guard Quinn Ojinnaka in the fifth, wide receiver Adam Jennings in the sixth and quarterback D.J. Shockley in the seventh.
