How did Atlanta fare overall and for each of its six draft picks?

LSU's Harold Perkins was selected on the basis that he could recapture what he once was, while Washington's Anterio Thompson was drafted on the basis of what he could become.

Running back Cash Jones was a standout special teams player after starting his UGA career as a walk-on.

The Falcons traded down with the Raiders in the fourth round to get a sixth-round pick and then drafted Oklahoma linebacker Kendal Daniels at No. 134 overall.

The Falcons completed their NFL draft in the sixth and seventh rounds on Saturday by taking two defensive players and an offensive lineman.

The Falcons traded down with the Raiders in the fourth round to get a sixth-round pick and then drafted Oklahoma linebacker Kendal Daniels at No. 134 overall.

Zachariah Branch didn't have to go far to visit the Falcons before the draft, but when he did, it felt like home. The Falcons felt the same, drafting him No. 79 overall.

The Falcons’ first pick of the draft was Clemson cornerback Avieon Terrell at No. 48 overall in the second round. He is the younger brother of Falcons cornerback A.J. Terrell.

The 22-year-old declined the opportunity to share his side of the story Friday night, instead opting to focus on the joys of being drafted.

The University of Georgia playmaker was the team’s second selection Friday night during the NFL draft, joining second-round pick and Clemson cornerback Avieon Terrell.