Frank Darby was the rare Atlanta Falcons 2021 draft pick who did not end up with at least a mildly significant role as a rookie – some by expectation, others by injuries elsewhere creating necessity, and, at least in Adetokunbo Ogundeji's case, by how he played.
Darby, meanwhile, received the advantage many rookies don’t have on salary-cap-strapped teams, even if it doesn’t always seem like.
The sixth-rounder was able to wait.