With the second of two fifth-round picks the Falcons selected Kansas wide receiver Kerry Meier. A former quarterback, the 6-foot-2, 224-pound player ran a 4.52 and a 4.51 at his pro day.
He also has a proven ability to catch the football…
Meier played in 35 games and recorded 226 catches — a school record. In the process he became the first Jayhawk to record more than 100 catches in a season (102) in 2009.
The brother of former Titans tight end Shad Meier totaled 2,309 career receiving yards (18 touchdowns) and 417 rushing yards (six touchdowns) at Kansas.
Unlike other players selected by the Falcons, Meier did not have an individual workout with the club.
“Coming from Kansas and being an ex-quarterback I think (I bring) a knowledge of the game,” Meier said. “I’m not going to wow you with my speed or anything like that but I pay very close attention to what I’m doing… I think I do the ordinary things extremely well.”
Meier said he transitioned to a NFL-caliber receiver over the last two seasons — nothing drastic. He credits the Jayhawk’s spread offense for opportunities to improve his skills in the passing game.
“He’s right on that borderline (for speed) but for a guy who’s 220 pounds and a guy who’s a smart route runner and has a nice feel on the field as far as getting to the open spot,” General Manager Thomas Dimitroff said. “Combined with his concentration and hands — we were comfortable with that.”
MORE ON MEIER:
- BIO: Additional notes on the newest Falcons receiver
- IMAGES: Pictures of receiver Kerry Meier
- YOUTUBE: Touchdown catch against Missouri
- YOUTUBE: Touchdown catch against Nebraska
- CONFERENCE CALL: Meier talks about the draft and recent loss of his brother (story)
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39 Comments
This guy was pretty good at Kansas, but I would have preferred Carlton Mitchell out USF.
Finally! A reciever for depth! Thank you TD!
This has to be the worst Falcon draft I have ever seen!
this is TERRIBLE you decide to draft this guy??!! you draft a WR in the 5th round, when you could have easily given up this pick and maybe a 3rd rounder to move up to a late 2nd and pick up GOLDEN TATE who has actually proven himself, no offense but I doubt this guy will ever contribute to our team.
I guess we needed depth, booker was to old, finn gets hurt every year, and maybe we will use him sooner than later
are you kidding me chad? how is this the worst falcons draft you have ever seen? explain to me why its the worst. because we got all the positions we needed, in our olb our dt and our oline and added depth to the safety, corner and reciever corps.
brutal draft….going for the slowest team in the NFL
If a running back gets hurt for us will we have to bring another one out of retirement to replace him because we sure did not draft one. We need some youth back-up in the back field. Anybody feel me?
hey chad I guess you should be our GM, the superbowl would be a wrap we wouldnt even have to play this coming up season. Give it a break. You have no idea what is going on. I think the falcons are setting up for a big trade
People just want to draft players by names, if you are a true falcons fan have faith in what they do. People cried the last two years with picks they have made and look at how these players are turning out now. THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND YOU DONT. I like the guy who said the falcons should of traded up for Golden Tate, what an idiot.
I’m tired of you guys saying this was the worst draft pick? falcons filled their needs. thats good cause we’ll see improvement first thing.
what do you guys want them to pick the best guy on the board? like graham? cause graham would have been with all of other 5 DE’s.
and beir and catch a bad ball, imagine what he’ll do with ryan throwing a perfect ball to him!
Good pick
You guys are stupid. This was a great draft, we just didn’t pick flashy prospects who would turn out to be divas. Stop making such negative remarks and wait to see what happens.
well as a true falcon fan i believe we done a fair job in this draft , Harry Douglas should be able to step up and be the number two reciever so the number three reciever position will be up for grabs and the latest pick may be able to take it so go falcons and rock and roll
Just throwing a name out that people outside the state of Kansas have heard….Wes Welker oops I meant Jordan Shipley!!!!!!!!!!! we could’ve added legit talent in the 3rd and not wasted these two picks on backups… this round or the next one or possibly as a free agent when he wasn’t drafted is when we should’ve picked up Peters
At first this draft started out great with spoon. I love the pick. I thought that drafting the dt from kentucky was questionable. But, i guess they wasnt sold on Peria Jerry coming back from injury and Babs status supension might be 4 games or longer. I love the picks for the ot from alabama and cb dominque franks from oklahoma. Those guys are studs. The wr from Kansas might be our next finneran and the fs from montana might make the special team or be cut. Overall this draft was good. I give it a B
David you have to agree with Chad. Other than Weatherspoon NO OTHER PICK IN THIS DRAFT WILL EVER BE AN IMPACT PLAYER or even a starter other than the guard from Alabama
I agree. Terrible draft. I love the Falcs as much as anyone on the boards but you a blinded by your faith in TD if you think this was a good draft. I bet 4 of the guys that we selected wont even be on the team 2 years from now.
So many great players still on the board when we made our picks and we left them there for other teams to grab. This was one of the deepest drafts in the last 5 years and I feel like we came away with only 1 player.
i think alot of u haven’t seen many of these players play. if u did u wouldnt b talking all this crap on meier i am a jayhawk fan and kno that this guy will b a gr8 falcon! he is very versitile as far as where u can put him on the football field. he has awesome upside solid character. and i love the first pick w spoon top notch guys. i am very happy w the direction TD and smitty r taking this team. big 12 football is as tough as any conference in the ncaa. Go Birds!!!
were doomed this year no playoffs for us did we let every big name player slip i have no more trust in thomas dimitroff in this draft besides weatherspoon is a flop 1 good pick 6 bad way to bird s
Confused Guy, Chad, and bulldogmaniac….this is why your here making posts instead of in the war room making the draft picks. I’m pretty sure TD and Smitty know more about football talent than you.
We suck. The draft picks sucked. They passed on two good recivers and no halfback for back up . I offically switch my team. Denver here i come.
We will have a deal somewhere in the works for a DE. But these guys will get a shot to earn roster spots this summer.You have to think that Coach knows what positions that he needs to upgrade. You can see who will be pushed during camp.
Please explain overlooking Carlton Mitchell and picking a receiver that wasn’t forcasted to be drafted at all in the draft, this pick is very comfusing
How can some of you say that this is the worst draft ever??? We have some good picks and we have to believe that Smitty and TD will make something of them. Don’t worry, you will be crawling back to Atlanta when you see them in the playoffs in 2011
I will give the benefit of doubt but I came away disappointed by this draft. One of the deepest drafts in last five years and I fill like we just got backups not starters. Oh well still loyal to TD and Smitty.
ok, what you haters dont seem to realize is that we did not need a RB turner norwood and snelling is fine enough… hell last year we ran with just turner and snelling for the majority of the time and still pounded the rock… WR’s are diva’s id hate to see a guy like Dez Bryant come into the ATL locker room hes only proven himself in college and he WILL bring his bad attitude to the pro’s if he turns out to be a bust. Low radar WR’s like this guy from Kentucky are going to work hard and earn a roster spot. And as far as drafting backups and not starters, we were so banged up on defense last year we never even saw our full potential!! so if anything WERE ALREADY SETUP TO BE BETTER THAN LAST YEAR ON DEFENSE!!! You guys are all the experts here and ATL had the worst draft of all time and TD has no clue what he’s doing why didnt we grab Golden Tate or the person that any other regular guy sittin at home on his couch wanted. Because your profession is not football so shut up seriously, I live in Michigan and worship the falcons WHY? bc i grew up in GA AND… they’re not the LIONS! so shut up there are worse things that could be happening.
You guys are missing the big picture with meier… he can punt (think brian mooreman of the bills) throw and catch (did anyone else see that one hander) down the middle of the field there is a lot of upside to meier with little downside. He is a possible wild cat qb
comrade, I must say that I’ve trusted you from day one! now that I got that out of the way. Peters over Geno Adkins? Mier over Denario Alexander? Dominique Franks was my favorite pick for the value. Umenyura(spelling) is just about in play, we bring him in and we have the talent and depth to be a superbowl caliber team
It’ be nice if we traded next year’s 4th or 5th and maybe 7th for Osi from the Giants !!!
I am sick of reading negative comments on this years draft. Did you forget what the falcons were before this staff took over. Look where we are know. Trust the staff and the sytem. They want to win as much as we do. Our defense at the end of the year was meshing with guys that were rookie DB’s. Remember BABINEAUX is most likely going to miss some games due to suspension with his weed, so we need some help there with DT. With the injured coming back,the guys we drafted and our schedule we are going to have a fun season. Hell, we almost beat New Orleans last year with that defense. Stop being negative because the future is finally bright for the Falcons. Go Birds!
There is no upside with idiots. Just their idiotic opinion. WE DON’T NEED STARTERS! We have a good team without this draft. Injuries and a plethora of bad to horrible calls killed the Falcons last year. Since when did all of the first 30 picks ever have great to stellar years in the first place? It has never happened and it won’t happen this year. We have a diamond in the rough with this Possession Receiver. Can you say End Zone catch ability? Can you say convert into a TE? Our picks are solid. We don’t need a running back we already have three. Snelling, Turner, and Norwood.
I can’t wait until after next season, when all you guys that are putting Kerry Meier down can eat your words. Then you will all be saying what a great pic he was! Kerry will work hard for the Falcons….and then some. This guy is the whole package.. Mark my words!
I think these guys know what they’re doing.I liked all the draft picks .Wonder why we didn’t get a DE ???
Got a weird feeling we might pick-up a de some how.That’s gonna be our weakness–DE.We could have got the usc guy—griffifh–or griffin ?
I’m going to the Tampa Bay game yeah!!!
I’m a real Falcon fan.I go back to the BIG BEN RIGHT PLAY–AGAINST THE AINT’S.I was crushed in the draft.At some things I saw.I saw us make a pick in the 3rd or 4th round –and the next team picked the qb MACOY-THE TEXAS QB.WE COULD HAVE GOT HIM AND TRADED HIM FOR A GREAT DE OR DT.UNTIL THE FALCONS GET THAT MISSING PEICE WE ARE GONNA SEE DREW BREEZE——THROUGH ARROWS RIGHT THROUGH OUR DEFENCE.————–over all good draft–but this Kansas guy could really help us.What is he makes plays and makes our other recievers play better.I hope so. See you guys at the Tampa bay game.–go birds!!
I counted the games I felt the falcons could win and it was 10.The Tampa Bay team 2 times/the panthers(minus pepper)–2 times/ect..–I really think they can make the playoffs.
They had to draft defence 1st again this yr and they did–smart.Now lets go get a big,monster of a DE and coles the deal—weatherspoon is another jessie tuggle.You wait and see—he will start–period!!
This pick isn’t bad (would’ve rather had riley cooper out of florida) but still not a bad pick. Other than the guard out of BAMA and Spoon out of MIZZ this is one of the worst drafts I’ve ever seen….. We could have had everson griffen, riley cooper, aj edds, donovan warren, DENNIS PITTA, aaron hernandez, anthony mccoy, matt tenant, (Matty Ice’s old center) and numerous other stand out players. I mean maybe the 07 draft where we wasted our first rounder on jamaal anderson was worse but I mean come on guys…. This was just ridiculous. WE PASSED ON A DEFENSIVE END THAT WAS WAS PROJECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND!!! WE COULD HAVE HAD HIM IN THE THIRD OR EVEN FOURTH ROUND!!!!! UGHHH!!!!!
And why are you guys saying we need a RB? We have turner who is one of the best in the league, jerious norwood has blazing speed, and snelling was a solid back up when turner and norwood were hurt…. WE HAVE 3 GOOD RUNNING BACKS AND 1 GREAT ONE. Stop the running back talk!
Kerry Meier can play! Just watch and u will respect.
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