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00:00And it appears, Kev, as though the slide has stopped for the Georgia Ed Rusher in Jalen Walker.
00:06At 15th overall in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Atlanta Falcons select Jalen Walker out of Georgia.
00:15Another Georgia Ed Rusher goes in the first half of tonight's opening round.
00:19Of course, it was Mikel Williams, his teammate in Athens, going 11th overall to the San Francisco 49ers.
00:26There was a ton of emphasis for the Falcons on that defensive front.
00:30So, Mike Blewett, right over to you.
00:33Atlanta needed to focus on defense.
00:35And unlike last year, giving us a shocker on night number one, they seem to make what we can consider a sound decision.
00:44What do you make of the philosophy the Falcons put on display tonight in drafting Jalen Walker?
00:48Well, certainly a lot less shocking than what we saw a year ago.
00:52But, Cap, it's the Falcons are a team that was desperately in need of a pass rush.
00:58Historically, especially recently, they've gotten no pressure on the QB.
01:02Not last year, not in the last five years, not really since they played in the Super Bowl have they had anybody been able to consistently rush the QB and they get somebody here with Walker.
01:12Mike on our needs board.
01:13I mean, it was like edge rusher and everything else.
01:16So, yeah, they finally get that edge rusher.
01:18Now, here's the interesting thing about Walker.
01:19He can play inside.
01:21He can play inside backer or he can be an edge rusher.
01:23Just one of the best overall defensive players for this draft.
01:26This is a solid pick for them.
01:28A day one starter with a team that had a major need for help up front.
01:33Yeah, so I think it's a really interesting team because of what happened last year with Cousins and moving it over to Penix to start for the remainder of the season.
01:44Now, Raheem Morris is going to have to get something done here in what is considered to be a pretty weak division.
01:50He's got to contend with Tampa, with a Panthers team that is starting to turn things around.
01:55I think the Saints are probably in their rearview mirror, but I feel like Raheem Morris has to make an impact pretty quickly in this season, Ben.
02:01Let's do it.