After two seasons with the Houston Texans, former Auburn offensive tackle Kilian Zierer will seek to make his NFL regular-season debut with the Atlanta Falcons in 2025. The Falcons announced the signing of Zierer to a reserve/future contract on Wednesday.

A couple of months out from the NFL Draft, your best guess is as good as mine as to who the Falcons draft with their first-round pick. It’s hard enough to mock the 15th pick the night before, let alone two months.

After four years at Alabama, one at Ohio State and two national championships, the 6-4, 280-pound McLaughlin would bring a ton of experience to Atlanta. The Falcons are expected to try to re-sign Drew Dalman at center, but if they don’t, this position moves way up on the priority list.

It's a deep year for edge rushers in the NFL Draft, which lines up with the Atlanta Falcons' most pressing need.

In McCrystal’s first mock draft of the 2025 offseason, the analyst had the Falcons select dynamic wide receiver f