This came as a shock to many Atlanta Falcons fans because analysts and the general public were not as high on him as the Falcons were. It will be interesting to see how McGary will play in Atlanta, however, the Falcons front office deserves the benefit of the doubt because of how good their drafts have been the last couple of seasons.
If the Falcons were going to select an offensive tackle many fans assumed the pick would be either Jawann Taylor from Florida or Dalton Risner from Kansas State. Taylor ended up being selected four picks after McGary by the Jacksonville Jaguars and Risner went to the Denver Broncos in the second round, 41st overall.