List of Atlanta Falcons first-round draft picks
Player selections
Columns: Year | Pick | Player name | Position | College
1966 | 1 | Tommy Nobis Category:Articles with hCards * | Linebacker | Texas | 1966 | 15 | Randy Johnson Category:Articles with hCards | Quarterback | Texas A&I | 1967 | — | — No pick | — | — | 1968 | 3 | Claude Humphrey Category:Articles with hCards | Defensive end | Tennessee State | 1969 | 2 | George Kunz Category:Articles with hCards | Offensive tackle | Notre Dame | 1970 | 12 | John Small Category:Articles with hCards | Linebacker | Citadel | 1971 | 7 | Joe Profit Category:Articles with hCards | Running back | Northeast Louisiana | 1972 | 15 | Clarence Ellis Category:Articles with hCards | Safety | Notre Dame | 1973 | — | — No pick | — | — | 1974 | — | — No pick | — | — | 1975 | 1 | Steve Bartkowski Category:Articles with hCards * | Quarterback | Cal | 1976 | 9 | Bubba Bean Category:Articles with hCards | Running back | Texas A&M | 1977 | 6 | Warren Bryant Category:Articles with hCards | Offensive tackle | Kentucky | 1977 | 20 | Wilson Faumuina Category:Articles with hCards | Defensive tackle | San Jose State | 1978 | 13 | Mike Kenn Category:Articles with hCards | Offensive tackle | Michigan | 1979 | 17 | Don Smith Category:Articles with hCards | Defensive end | Miami (FL) | 1980 | 7 | Junior Miller Category:Articles with hCards | Tight end | Nebraska | 1981 | 25 | Bobby Butler Category:Articles with hCards | Cornerback | Florida State | 1982 | 9 | Gerald Riggs Category:Articles with hCards | Running back | Arizona State | 1983 | 16 | Mike Pitts Category:Articles with hCards | Defensive end | Alabama | 1984 | 9 | Rick Bryan Category:Articles with hCards | Defensive tackle | Oklahoma | 1985 | 2 | Bill Fralic Category:Articles with hCards | Offensive tackle | Pittsburgh | 1986 | 2 | Tony Casillas Category:Articles with hCards | Defensive tackle | Oklahoma | 1986 | 17 | Tim Green Category:Articles with hCards | Linebacker | Syracuse | 1987 | 12 | Chris Miller Category:Articles with hCards | Quarterback | Oregon | 1988 | 1 | Aundray Bruce Category:Articles with hCards * | Linebacker | Auburn | 1989 | 5 | Deion Sanders Category:Articles with hCards | Cornerback | Florida State | 1989 | 27 | Shawn Collins Category:Articles with hCards | Wide receiver | Northern Arizona | 1990 | 20 | Steve Broussard Category:Articles with hCards | Running back | Washington State | 1991 | 3 | Bruce Pickens Category:Articles with hCards | Cornerback | Nebraska | 1991 | 13 | Mike Pritchard Category:Articles with hCards | Wide receiver | Colorado | 1992 | 8 | Bob Whitfield Category:Articles with hCards | Offensive tackle | Stanford | 1992 | 19 | Tony Smith Category:Articles with hCards | Running back | Southern Miss | 1993 | 9 | Lincoln Kennedy Category:Articles with hCards | Offensive tackle | Washington | 1994 | — | — No pick | — | — | 1995 | 26 | Devin Bush Category:Articles with hCards | Safety | Florida State | 1996 | — | — No pick | — | — | 1997 | 11 | Michael Booker Category:Articles with hCards | Cornerback | Nebraska | 1998 | 12 | Keith Brooking Category:Articles with hCards | Linebacker | Georgia Tech | 1999 | 30 | Patrick Kerney Category:Articles with hCards | Defensive end | Virginia | 2000 | — | — No pick | — | — | 2001 | 1 | Michael Vick Category:Articles with hCards * | Quarterback | Virginia Tech | 2002 | 18 | T. J. Duckett Category:Articles with hCards | Running back | Michigan State | 2003 | — | — No pick | — | — | 2004 | 8 | DeAngelo Hall Category:Articles with hCards | Cornerback | Virginia Tech | 2004 | 29 | Michael Jenkins Category:Articles with hCards | Wide receiver | Ohio State | 2005 | 27 | Roddy White Category:Articles with hCards | Wide receiver | UAB | 2006 | — | — No pick | — | — | 2007 | 8 | Jamaal Anderson Category:Articles with hCards | Defensive end | Arkansas | 2008 | 3 | Matt Ryan Category:Articles with hCards | Quarterback | BC | 2008 | 21 | Sam Baker Category:Articles with hCards | Offensive tackle | USC | 2009 | 24 | Peria Jerry Category:Articles with hCards | Defensive tackle | Mississippi | 2010 | 19 | Sean Weatherspoon Category:Articles with hCards | Linebacker | Missouri | 2011 | 6 | Julio Jones Category:Articles with hCards | Wide receiver | Alabama | 2012 | — | — No pick | — | — | 2013 | 22 | Desmond Trufant Category:Articles with hCards | Cornerback | Washington