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The Bow Tie Chronicles: Falcons mock draft for all 9 picks

Here’s a shot outside of the team’s meeting room in Flowery Branch. The team’s draft war room is upstairs above this room which is off limits to the non-team affiliated/working media. (By D. Orlando Ledbetter/dledbetter@ajc.com)
Here’s a shot outside of the team’s meeting room in Flowery Branch. The team’s draft war room is upstairs above this room which is off limits to the non-team affiliated/working media. (By D. Orlando Ledbetter/dledbetter@ajc.com)
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April 28, 2021

In the 260th episode of The Bow Tie Chronicles podcast, host D. Orlando Ledbetter (@DorlandoAJC) gets you ready for the 2021 NFL draft and share with you who the Falcons should select with their nine picks in the draft. Those picks include Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields, former Georgia safety Richard LeCounte and North Carolina Central defensive end Darius Royster and more. Also, ESPN draft analyst explains why Fields, the No. 2 rated quarterback, may slip in the draft and why the 49ers are set to over-draft Mac Jones at No. 3.

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Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.

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