Player Pos Ht Wt School Proj. Rd
1. Morris Claiborne CB 5-11 188 LSU 1st
Comment: Has a chance to be a lock-down corner. How does Claiborne Island sound?
2. Mark Barron SS 6-1 213 Alabama 1st
Comment: Could be headed to Dallas which can use some help at safety.
3. Janoris Jenkins CB 5-10 193 North Alabama 2nd/3rd
Comment: His troubled past will not help his draft status.
4. Stephon Gilmore CB 6-0 190 South Carolina 1st
Comment: The former Gamecock has nice size, range and speed.
5. Dre Kirkpatrick CB 6-2 186 Alabama 1st
Comment: NFL Network's Mike Mayock thinks he may eventually wind up a safety.
Falcons need: The pass defense gave up 236.6 yards, which ranked 20th in the league last season. The Falcons have worked out intriguing Montana cornerback Trumaine Johnson, who can play corner, but has the size of a safety, which could help their nickel packages.
Others in need: Buccaneers (5), Dallas (14), Chicago (19), Bengals (21), Lions (23), New York Giants (32).
Comment: "You have Morris Claiborne from LSU; Stephon Gilmore, who is moving up, from South Carolina; Janoris Jenkins, who is the second best cornerback in this class, but likely will fall to the second round. Who knows? He could legitimately fall to the third." -- ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay.
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