Falcons Madden MLB Ratings: Rookie Troy Andersen Disrespected?

When the Atlanta Falcons drafted Troy Andersen within the second spherical of April’s NFL Draft, the crew knew they had been taking somebody who might contribute fairly quickly.

Andersen has proven that through the first a part of coaching camp and has even gotten some first-team reps.

At 6-3, 243-pounds, Andersen ran a 4.42 40-yard sprint on the NFL Mix. It was one in every of a number of drills he through which he shined, creating an excellent athletic profile within the pre-draft course of.

Whereas the Falcons discover Andersen’s previous on either side of the ball to be a plus concerning the enhancement of his soccer intelligence, the 23-year-old’s relative inexperience at linebacker has led to a steep studying curve. Although Andersen impressed coaches throughout rookie minicamp and OTAs, the workers acknowledged he’s nonetheless in a studying part.

With roughly six weeks between the conclusion of OTAs and his first coaching camp as knowledgeable, Andersen has had time to return to the drafting board and put together – each bodily and mentally – for his rookie season. A telling signal as to the place he’s at in his improvement is whether or not he’s working with Evans and the first-team or the backups.

If Andersen enters as a second-string participant, it shouldn’t be seen as an underwhelming develop, as Atlanta drafted him along with his long-term upside in thoughts. However, the FCS product has an thrilling mixture of instruments, and coaching camp ought to reveal tons concerning how quickly he’ll have the ability to showcase them on the NFL stage.

Madden 23 launched its rankings just lately, and believes Andersen belongs on the second crew with a ranking of 69 out of 99. That ranks him fourth on the crew, however given what is going on on in coaching camp, there’s cause to consider he is not the fourth-best linebacker on the crew proper now.

This is a have a look at the remainder of the Falcons linebackers rankings …

General

Deion Jones: 82

Rashaan Evans: 79

Nick Kwiatkoski: 74

Troy Andersen: 69

Mykal Walker: 68

Rashad Smith: 61

Dorian Etheridge: 60

Pace

Troy Andersen: 92

Deion Jones: 90

Mykal Walker: 86

Rashaan Evans: 84

Rashad Smith: 82

Nick Kwiatkoski: 79

Dorian Etheridge: 76

Acceleration

Troy Andersen: 95

Deion Jones: 91

Mykal Walker: 88

Rashad Smith: 88

Dorian Etheridge: 88

Rashaan Evans: 87

Nick Kwiatkoski: 84

Agility

Troy Andersen: 87

Deion Jones: 86

Rashaan Evans: 84

Nick Kwiatkoski: 81

Mykal Walker: 81

Rashad Smith: 80

Dorian Etheridge: 77