Falcons bio: Jonathan Massaquoi

Jonathan Massaquoi, defensive end

Fifth round (164th overall)

Troy

6-foot-2, 264 pounds

Hometown: Lawrenceville

Notes: Massaquoi, who moved to the United States from Liberia when he was six months old, played for Bradley Warren at Central Gwinnett. He committed to Troy coming out of high school, but started his career at Butler Community College in Kansas. He played there for a year before honoring his commitment to Troy. "He's another guy coming out of a Troy program that has been quietly supplying the NFL with good players over the past several years," ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper said. "Massaquoi was a good, solid player at Troy for two years." Massaquoi ran the 40-yard dash in 4.78 seconds at the scouting combine, had a 33 1/2 inch vertical jump and lifted 225 pounds 20 times.

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