Drake London
Drake London, the Falcons’ 8th overall choice in the 2022 NFL Draft, will gain the most from Kirk Cousins’ preference for wide receivers like Adam Thielen, Stefon Diggs, and Justin Jefferson.
The Falcons selected London as the highest-drafted receiver in his class, but Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave are widely regarded as the class’s greatest wideouts. London just hasn’t been given the opportunity. The Falcons pass catcher will quickly establish himself among the league’s finest players.
London managed to get 905 yards on just 69 catches off of 110 targets. The poor catch rate isn’t reflective of the former USC standout, but rather of the horrible
Assuming Ingram is totally fit by the end of two weeks, he will have played at least seven games. What makes matters worse is that they will face contenders like the Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, and Oklahoma City Thunder during that time.
If Ingram, who is averaging 20.9 PPG, 5.1 RPG, and 5.8 APG on 49%/36%/80% shooting splits this season, misses such a large amount of games, the team’s chances of remaining in the top six would suffer.
Pelicans supporters will be hoping that Zion and CJ McCollum can help the club maintain its current playoff position.