Former Georgia linebackers Leonard Floyd and Jordan Jenkins play a position of need for the Falcons. AJC beat writer D. Orlando Ledbetter spoke with them at the recent NFL combine and reported on their draft prospects.

In Ledbetter's article, read about:

* Leonard Floyd’s weight gain.

* Which former SEC player, now in the NFL, whom Mayock compares with Floyd.

* Jenkins’ history with the Falcons.

* The rounds in which Floyd and Jenkins are projected to hear their names called.

Read the full article here.

Other Falcons and NFL draft articles of interest:

Q&A with ex-Georgia Tech defensive tackle Adam Gotsis.

Falcons project to be $30.6 million under the salary cap entering free agency.

Matt Ryan doesn’t have long to prove worth to Falcons.

Falcons release Roddy White.

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