The Falcons announced they signed second-round S Richie Grant to a four-year rookie contract on Friday.
We have signed S Richie Grant.
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) June 18, 2021
This leaves just first-round pick Kyle Pitts to be signed for the Falcons:
Round | Player | Pos. | Note |
1 | Kyle Pitts | TE | |
2 | Richie Grant | S | Signed |
3 | Jalen Mayfield | OL | Signed |
4 | Darren Hall | CB | Signed |
4 | Drew Dalman | OL | Signed |
5 | Ta’quon Graham | DT | Signed |
5 | Adetokunbo Ogundeji | DE | Signed |
5 | Avery Williams | CB | Signed |
6 | Frank Darby | WR | Signed |
Grant, 23, was a three-year starter at UCF and was named first team All-AAC in 2018, 2019, and 2020.
The Falcons drafted Grant with pick No. 40 in the draft in the second round .
Grant is expected to sign a four-year deal worth $8,268,365 million and a $3,373,356 million signing bonus.
During his college career at Central Florida, Grant recorded 291 tackles, one sack, seven forced fumbles, 29 pass deflections and ten interceptions.
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