The Falcons became the latest team to announce their 2021 UDFA class on Monday, and it’s a big one. Atlanta inked the following 20 rookies to contracts:
- Feleipe Franks, QB (Arkansas)
- Caleb Huntley, RB (Ball State)
- Javian Hawkins, RB (Louisville)
- Austin Trammell, WR (Rice)
- Antonio Nunn, WR (Buffalo)
- JR Pace, S (Northwestern)
- Dwayne Johnson, S (San Diego State)
- John Raine, TE (Northwestern)
- Marcus Murphy, CB (Mississippi State)
- Kobe Jones, OLB (Mississippi State)
- Alani Pututau, OLB (Adams State)
- Eli Howard, OLB (Texas Tech)
- Jack Batho, OL (South Dakota School of Mines)
- Bryce Hargrove, OL (Pittsburgh)
- Ryan Neuzil, OL (Appalachian State)
- Joe Sculthorpe, OL (North Carolina State)
- Kion Smith, OL (Fayetteville State)
- Zac Dawe, DL (BYU)
- Erroll Thompson, ILB (Mississippi State)
- Dorian Etheridge, ILB (Louisville)
We already had full write-ups on the Franks and Hawkins signings, which you can read here and here. Hawkins’ deal came with $35K in guaranteed money, a $5K signing bonus and $30K salary guarantee, veteran NFL reporter Aaron Wilson tweets.
Meanwhile Thompson, the linebacker from Mississippi State, got $23K guaranteed, Wilson tweets. The Falcons signed three players from Mississippi State, so clearly they liked the program. The signings are pretty spread around, not concentrated on any one position.
I see Atlanta has signed the most electrifying safety in college football.