Due to a lack of salary cap space, the Atlanta Falcons weren't very active during NFL free agency. The team attempted to fill needs with affordable free agents, but it was always going to be an uphill battle with Kirk Cousins' contract clogging things up.

This draft could be the year that the Atlanta Falcons may look to be the new home for not one, but two Georgia Bulldogs, quieting the naysayers who have been critical of the vendetta against the University and overlooking the homegrown talent from Athens, Georgia.

Hughes, a first-round pick by the Vikings in 2018, will receive a three-year deal with $9.6 million guaranteed and a potential total value of $18 million, according to a league source. Hughes originally joined the Falcons as a free agent before the 2023 season.