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The Falcons will likely need to tackle the offensive line in the 2021 NFL Draft

If the Falcons were to start the season right now, sending us all scrambling to refill our blood pressure medications and hit our local liquor stores, their offensive line would feel pretty incomplete. Jake Matthews has been a fixture at left tackle since 2014, Chris Lindstrom is already a great player at right guard, and Kaleb McGary is an improving right tackle. There are two spots on the line that are not necessarily locks, however, and even if starters are already on the roster for Atlanta, that leaves this team with effectively zero depth.

Today, the team’s competition for the left guard and center spots is Matt Hennessy at center and Matt Gono at left guard, with 25 year old Willie Wright mixing in at guard after spending all of 2020 on the practice squad.