NFL 2014 Draft: Falcons select Prince Shembo

FLOWERY BRANCH -- In the fourth round of the NFL draft, the Falcons selected linebacker Prince Shembo of Notre Dame with the 139th pick overall.

According to NFL Draft 2014 Preview:

Here's a Chicago Tribune column on the case.

Shembo started 34-of-51 games at Notre Dame – 26 at right outside linebacker and eight on the left side…Finished with 145 tackles (71 solos), 24.5 stops for losses of 167 yards, 35 quarterback pressures, one fumble recovery and two forced fumbles…His 19.5 sacks for minus 155 yards ranks seventh on the school all-time record chart.

FALCONS' DRAFT BOARD

--A look at Iowa TE C.J. Fiedorowicz

--A look at West Virginia RB Charles Sims

--A look at Auburn DE Dee Ford

--A look at Brigham Young OLB Kyle Van Noy

--A look at Arizona State OLB/DE Carl Bradford

--A look at Missouri DE Kony Ealy

--A look at Texas Tech TE Jace Amaro

--A look at Alabama S Ha-Ha Clinton-Dix

--A look at Minnesota DT Ra'Shede Hageman

--A look at Boston College QB Chase Rettig

--A look at Oregon RB De'Anthony Thomas

--A look at Central Florida RB Storm Johnson

--A look at USC TE Xavier Grimble

--A look at Ohio State OT Jack Mewhort

--A look at Louisville S Calvin Prior

--A look at Ohio State LB Ryan Shazier

--A look at Ohio State RB Carlos Hyde

--A look at UCLA LB Anthony Barr

--A look at Florida State C Bryan Stork

--A look at South Carolina QB Connor Shaw

--A look at Florida TE/WR Trey Burton

--BLOG:  A list of the confirmed players at LOCALS DAY on Tuesday

--BLOG: FSU linebacker Telvin Smith visited the Falcons on Monday

--Falcons check out Towson State RB Terrance West, CB Jordan Love (UGA transfer)

--MyAJC ($): Eye-test vs. Tape-measure test: Falcons must trust their eyes during draft prep. 

2014 NFL DRAFT CENTRAL

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