The draft rumors are flying at full tilt with less than a week remaining until the first round kicks off on April 25. The newest connection for the Falcons is Texas defensive tackle Byron Murphy. NFL Media analyst Daniel Jeremiah, who is as plugged in on the draft as virtually anyone, tossed Murphy’s name out as a surprise Top-10 candidate during his media call recently.
“It’s a league that’s placed an ever-more premium on defensive tackles,” Jeremiah said. “I was talking to a general manager this morning and I said when you look around the league and we asked who are the true impact, dominant defensive tackles?