2024 Draft | Historical First Round Picks
Take a walk through Atlanta Falcons history with some of the top Falcons first round draft picks and their rookie seasons including legends like Steve Bartkowski, Michael Vick, Matt Ryan and more, presented by American Family Insurance.
FILE - In this Dec. 14, 1965, file photo, All-America Texas linebacker Tommy Nobis, left, and Rankin Smith, owner of the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League announce Nobis' signing of a contract with the team in Austin, Texas on Dec. 14, 1965. Nobis, the first player ever drafted by Atlanta in 1966 and a hard-hitting linebacker who went on to spent his entire 11-year career with the team, died Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, after an extended illness, the team announced. He was 74. (AP Photo/File)
University of California quarterback Steve Bartkowski gets set to try on a helmet of the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL in Atlanta before flying to New York for the NFL's Pro Football Draft, Jan. 28, 1975. Bartkowski will be the first round pick of the Falcons, who got the No. 1 first round pick in a recent trade with the Baltimore Colts. The Falcons traded their no. 3 picking spot and offensive tackle George Kunz for Baltimore's spot so they could be assured of drafting Bartkowski. (AP Photo/Joe Holloway Jr.)
Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Jerry Glanville during the 1992 NFL Draft. (Photo by Jimmy Cribb)
Atlanta Falcons offensive lineman Bob Whitfield #70 and head coach Jerry Glanville during the 1992 NFL Draft. (Photo by Jimmy Cribb)
Atlanta Falcons offensive lineman Bob Whitfield #70, head coach Jerry Glanville, and running back Tony Smith #28 during the 1992 NFL Draft. (Photo by Jimmy Cribb)
FILE - In this April 21, 2001, file photo, Michael Vick, right, of Virginia Tech, is presented with a jersey by NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue after he was is chosen by the Atlanta Falcons as the No.1 pick at the NFL draft in New York. In the 13 years since his arrival as the fastest man on the field who also happened to have the best arm, Vick's impact has been felt in the way quarterbacks and offenses evolve in high school, college, and eventually, the pros. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, AUG. 25-26 -- FILE Quarterback Michael Vick of Virginia Tech holds up an Atlanta Falcons jersey after being picked No. 1 at the NFL draft in New York, in this April 21, 2001 file photo. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Micahel Vick speaks as fellow Virginia Tech alumni DeAngelo Hall, Bruce Smith, and football coach Frank Beamer look on during a news confrence before the NFL Draft Friday, April 27, 2007 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)
FILE - In this April 26, 2008, file photo, Matt Ryan, a quarterback from Boston College, speaks at a news conference after being selected third overall by the Atlanta Falcons during fthe irst round of the NFL football draft in New York. Ryan has started all but three games over his 12-year career, earning four Pro Bowl appearances and the NFL's MVP award in 2016, when he led the Falcons to only the second Super Bowl appearance in team history. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
NEW YORK - APRIL 26: Matt Ryan shakes hands with National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodel after being selected third overall by the Atlanta Falcons during the 2008 NFL Draft on April 26, 2008 at Radio City Music Hall in New York, New York. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, left, poses with Matt Ryan, the Atlanta Falcons third pick, during the NFL Draft Saturday, April 26, 2008 in New York.(AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
Julio Jones poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Atlanta Falcons during the 2011 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 28, 2011 in New York, NY. (AP Photo/Ben Liebenberg)
Texas A&M tackle Jake Mattews poses for photos with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Atlanta Falcons as the sixth pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Texas A&M tackle Jake Mattews poses for photos after being selected by the Atlanta Falcons as the sixth pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Jake Matthews poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Atlanta Falcons during the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on May 8, 2014 in New York, NY. (AP Photo/Ben Liebenberg)
Atlanta Falcons first-round draft pick Jake Matthews answers questions during an NFL football news conference at the team's headquarters Friday, May 9, 2014, in Flowery Branch, Ga. Matthews, an offensive lineman from Texas A&M, was the selected 6th overall in Thursday's NFL draft. (AP Photo/Jason Getz)
Atlanta Falcons first-round draft pick Jake Matthews answers questions during an NFL news conference at the team's headquarters Friday, May 9, 2014, in Flowery Branch, Ga. Matthews, an offensive lineman from Texas A&M, was the selected 6th overall in Thursday's NFL draft. (AP Photo/Jason Getz)
Atlanta Falcons first-round draft pick Jake Matthews holds his jersey during an NFL news conference at the team's headquarters Friday, May 9, 2014, in Flowery Branch, Ga. Matthews, an offensive lineman from Texas A&M, was the selected 6th overall in Thursday's NFL draft. (AP Photo/Jason Getz)
Former Atlanta Falcons player Michael Vick gestures to Falcons fans as he announces Colorado's Isaiah Oliver as the team's pick during the second round of the NFL football draft Friday, April 27, 2018, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Florida tight end Kyle Pitts, right, holds a team jersey with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after the Atlanta Falcons selected Pitts with the 4th pick in the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano)
Florida tight end Kyle Pitts, right, holds a team jersey with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after the Atlanta Falcons selected Pitts with the 4th pick in the first round of the NFL football draft Thursday April 29, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan)
Florida tight end Kyle Pitts celebrates after being drafted by the Atlanta Falcons during the 2021 NFL Draft, Thursday, April 29, 2021 in Cleveland. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
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)
Southern California wide receiver Drake London stands with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being chosen by the Atlanta Falcons with the eighth pick of the NFL football draft Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Texas running back Bijan Robinson reacts after being selected during the 2023 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 27, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Kevin Sabitus/NFL)
Texas running back Bijan Robinson and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell pose for a photo during the 2023 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 27, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Aaron Doster/NFL)
Texas running back Bijan Robinson poses for a photo during the 2023 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 27, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Aaron Doster/NFL)
