How edge rusher Arnold Ebiketie fits with the Atlanta Falcons

The Falcons traded away their No. 43 and 114 pick for the edge rusher. Tori McElhaney

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- The Falcons came into the 2022 NFL Draft needing a real presence off the edge. After taking wide receiver Drake London with the No. 8 overall pick on Thursday night, it seemed like a no-brainer that Atlanta would go after a pass rusher very early in the second round on Friday evening. They did just t