The Atlanta Falcons Begin Rebuilding with Six 2020 Draft Picks;
Ten Draftees from Georgia Colleges and Universities are now NFL Rookies;
Twenty-one Former Georgia High School Athletes are now NFL Rookies
The Atlanta Falcons managed to draft six rookies, including native Atlantan and cornerback Aundell “A. J.” Terrell Jr. from Clemson University and athletic standout from Westlake High School.
|
Round |
Order |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College / |
Georgia High |
|
1 |
16 |
Atlanta Falcons | Aundell “A. J.” Terrell Jr. |
CB |
Clemson | Westlake High School (Atlanta, Georgia) |
|
2 |
47 |
Atlanta Falcons | Marlon Davidson |
DE |
Auburn | |
|
3 |
78 |
Atlanta Falcons | Matt Hennessey |
C |
Temple | |
|
4 |
119 |
Atlanta Falcons | Mykal Walker |
LB |
Fresno State | |
|
4 |
134 |
Atlanta Falcons (from Baltimore) | Jaylinn Hawkins |
S |
University of California (Berkeley) | |
|
7 |
228 |
Atlanta Falcons (from Tampa Bay via Philadelphia) | Sterling Hofrichter |
P |
Syracuse |
New NFL rookies from our colleges and universities in Georgia include:
|
Round |
Order |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College / |
Georgia High |
|
1 |
4 |
New York Giants | Andrew Thomas |
T |
University of Georgia (UGA) | Pace Academy (Atlanta, Georgia) |
|
1 |
29 |
Tennessee Titans | Isaiah Wilson |
T |
University of Georgia (UGA) | |
|
2 |
35 |
Detroit | D’Andre Swift |
RB |
University of Georgia (UGA) | |
|
4 |
111 |
Miami | Solomon Kindley |
G |
University of Georgia (UGA) | |
|
5 |
163 |
Chicago | Kindle Vildor |
CB |
Georgia Southern | North Clayton High School (College Park, Georgia) |
|
5 |
167 |
Buffalo | Jake Fromm |
QB |
University of Georgia (UGA) | Houston County High School (Warner Robins, Georgia) |
|
6 |
188 |
Buffalo (from Cleveland) | Tyler Bass |
K |
Georgia Southern | |
|
6 |
190 |
San Francisco (from Philadelphia via Atlanta Falcons) | Charlie Woerner |
TE |
University of Georgia (UGA) | Rabun County High School (Tiger, Georgia) |
|
6 |
206 |
Jacksonville (from Seattle) | Tyler Davis |
TE |
Georgia Tech | |
|
7 |
255 |
N. Y. Giants* | Tae Crowder |
LB |
University of Georgia (UGA) | Harris County High School (Hamilton, Georgia) |
New NFL rookies that attended and played high school football in Georgia high schools include:
|
Round |
Order |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College / |
Georgia High |
|
1 |
4 |
New York Giants | Andrew Thomas |
T |
University of Georgia (UGA) | Pace Academy (Atlanta, Georgia) |
|
1 |
7 |
Carolina Panthers | Derrick Brown |
DT |
Auburn | Lanier High School (Buford, Georgia) |
|
1 |
16 |
Atlanta Falcons | Aundell “A. J.” Terrell Jr. |
CB |
Clemson | Westlake High School (Atlanta, Georgia) |
|
2 |
36 |
N. Y. Giants | Xavier McKinney |
S |
University of Alabama | Roswell High School (Roswell, Georgia) |
|
2 |
37 |
New England (from Los Angeles Chargers) | Kyle Dugger |
S |
Lenoir-Rhyne | Whitewater High School (Fayetteville, Georgia) |
|
3 |
66 |
Washington | Antonio Gibson |
WR |
University of Memphis | Eagles Landing High School (McDonough, Georgia) |
|
3 |
79 |
N. Y. Jets | Jabari Zuniga |
DE |
University of Florida | Sprayberry High School (Marietta, Georgia) |
|
3 |
90 |
Houston | Jonathan Greenard |
LB |
University of Florida | Hiram High School (Hiram, Georgia) |
|
4 |
115 |
Cleveland | Harrison Bryant |
TE |
Florida Atlantic | John Milledge Academy (Milledgeville, Georgia) |
|
4 |
117 |
Minnesota (from Tampa Bay through San Francisco) | Dennis O. “D. J.” Wonnum |
DE |
South Carolina | Stephenson High School (Stone Mountain, Georgia) |
|
4 |
142 |
Washington* | Antonio Gandy-Golden |
WR |
Liberty | Paulding County High School (Dallas, Georgia) |
|
4 |
144 |
Seattle* | DeeJay Dallas |
RB |
Miami | Glynn Academy (Brunswick, Georgia) |
|
5 |
163 |
Chicago | Kindle Vildor |
CB |
Georgia Southern | North Clayton High School (College Park, Georgia) |
|
5 |
166 |
Detroit (from Philadelphia) | Quintez Cephus |
WR |
Wisconsin | Stratford Academy (Macon, Georgia) |
|
5 |
167 |
Buffalo | Jake Fromm |
QB |
University of Georgia (UGA) | Houston County High School (Warner Robins, Georgia) |
|
6 |
185 |
Miami | Blake Ferguson |
C |
LSU | Buford High School (Buford, Georgia) |
|
6 |
190 |
San Francisco (from Philadelphia via Atlanta Falcons) | Charlie Woerner |
TE |
University of Georgia (UGA) | Rabun County High School (Tiger, Georgia) |
|
7 |
247 |
N. Y. Giants* | Chris Williamson |
CB |
Minnesota | Gainesville High School (Gainesville, Georgia) |
|
7 |
248 |
LA Rams (from Houston)* | Sam Sloman |
K |
Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) | Pace Academy (Atlanta, Georgia) (from Roswell, Georgia) |
|
7 |
250 |
LA Rams (from Houston)* | Tremayne Anchrum |
G |
Clemson | McEachern High School (Powder Springs, Georgia) |
|
7 |
255 |
N. Y. Giants* | Tae Crowder |
LB |
University of Georgia (UGA) | Harris County High School (Hamilton, Georgia) |
| Compensatory picks are marked with an asterisk (*). |
| Details at https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/falcons-2020-draft-pick-tracker and at https://www.nfl.com/draft/tracker/picks. |
