(Sports Network) - How the new Falcons braintrust of GM Thomas Dimitroff and head coach Mike Smith performs in its first draft will have much to say about how quickly the franchise is able to rebuild. With six picks in the first three rounds, Atlanta must locate multiple immediate starters to help change the face of the roster. The team wouldn't be wrong to pick Michigan tackle Jake Long or LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey at No. 3, though it stands to reason that a team in need of both a marketing magnet and a good player will select Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan in that position. After that, the Falcons will be one of the few teams paying little attention to filling specific positional holes - other than at running back, Atlanta needs help absolutely everywhere.

2007 Record: 4-12

First Pick: No. 3

Number of Selections: 11 (1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7)

RECENT FIRST ROUND HISTORY: 2007 - Jamaal Anderson (DE, Arkansas); 2006 - none; 2005 - Roddy White (WR, UAB); 2004 - DeAngelo Hall (CB, Virginia Tech), Michael Jenkins (WR, Ohio State); 2003 - none; 2002 - T.J. Duckett (RB, Michigan State); 2001 - Michael Vick (QB, Virginia Tech); 2000 - none; 1999 - Patrick Kerney (DE, Virginia); 1998 - Keith Brooking (LB, Georgia Tech); 1997 - Michael Booker (CB, Nebraska); 1996 - none; 1995 - Devin Bush (S, Florida State); 1994 - none; 1993 - Lincoln Kennedy (OT, Washington); 1992 - Bob Whitfield (OT, Stanford), Tony Smith (RB, Southern Miss); 1991 - Bruce Pickens (CB, Nebraska), Mike Pritchard (WR, Colorado); 1990 - Steve Broussard (RB, Washington State).