The Atlanta Falcons begin rookie minicamp Friday afternoon, which will offer a first glimpse at their six draft picks.

ESPN spoke with 10 coaches and evaluators from other teams who either watched film, met with or worked out the six players. Here is what they had to say about the class.

Takkarist McKinley, DE, UCLA (first round)

Coach: "Unbelievable motor. Will chase the ball with intent regardless of position, relative to where the play originated. Plays big on the line of scrimmage when at the point of attack despite not having prototypical 4-3 defensive-end size. He’s very physical."

"Takk gets mad at everybody -- coaches, everybody," one NFL evaluator said of Falcons first-round pick Takkarist McKinley. "People were scared of him at UCLA." Chris Williams/Icon Sportswire

Evaluator No. 1: "I’m a fan. The discussion was is he a Sam [linebacker] or is he a defensive end. The conclusion was that while he could do Sam and could function well in Sam while being a situational pass-rusher, we’d thought he was better at defensive end. You take advantage of what he does the best. Playing Sam just takes him out of those pass-rush situations. They’ll be some drops and you’ll have to cover a little bit. It just takes him out of his strength. Takk played Sam for a little bit in junior college. He could function in that role. But with his quickness and his first step and his burst off the ball and just the speed he generates as a pass-rusher, [playing Sam] would take away from his strengths, basically."

Evaluator No. 2: "I like Takk. He’s got emotion, now. Takk gets mad at everybody -- coaches, everybody. People were scared of him at UCLA. That’s what everybody said. He’s a rough m-----f-----."

Duke Riley, LB, LSU (third round)

Coach: "The kid himself is a really good kid. He’s outgoing, an extroverted guy. He’s got a lot of confidence. I think he’s a better tester than he is a football player. He won’t have any trouble knowing football. He’s fine. He’s got good football intelligence. To me, he just didn’t play to the numbers he has. I thought that [Atlanta] took him too high, in my opinion. When the process started, he was like a sixth-rounder. But through the process, people started to like him more and more. His position is the weak side, but his personality is to be the Mike [middle linebacker]. He could play across the board for them because he’s really a jack-of-all-trades, but a master of none. Plus he comes from people that lived on the edge. All those lily-white guys, when you really need them most, they curl up and hide. He’s not going to do that. He’ll step up and take a bullet.’’

Evaluator: "In terms of numbers and flying to the ball, adding Riley makes them freaky. He struggles to take on blocks, though.’’

Sean Harlow, OL, Oregon State (fourth round)

Coach: "He was a guy that I watched and he wasn’t high on our list. I didn’t think he was very strong. He was a guy you maybe take in the seventh round or as a [undrafted] free agent. Folks said he was very smart. I personality wouldn’t have drafted him, but, again, he’s a smart guy.’’

Evaluator: "He's solid. He has a chance to step right in and contribute.''

Damontae Kazee, DB, San Diego State (fifth round)

Evaluator: "When you go into his school, they rave about the football-intelligence part of his game, the versatility. He’s someone that can play in the slot, and then just the ball skills. He has that knack for just making plays and creating turnovers. The slight concern I had was just the long speed, and that was before all the testing. On film, you saw as far as recovering if he was beaten, there was a little bit of that lacking. You didn’t see a lot of clips of him lined up in press. He did a lot of stuff off with a line of vision to the quarterback. He probably wasn’t as high for us as he was for other teams just because of the press coverage. But I thought there were no issues with his physicality and coming up and supporting the run. I kind of laugh when people [criticize] corners for not being excellent tacklers. I feel like if you have a corner who is a good tackler, he’s probably not a good corner because he’s getting a lot of balls caught on him. In that area [tackling], I think he’s good enough.’’

Coach: "We liked his ball skills.''

Brian Hill, RB, Wyoming (fifth round)

Coach: "First- and second-down back. Good size for the position with average feel and vision as a ball carrier. Good gap-scheme runner who runs hard and will fight for yards. Downhill, upright runner who can gain yards after contact but needs to do a better job utilizing his blockers in the run game. Average feet for the position and needs steps to make sharp cuts. Possesses very good ball security. Lacks experience in the pass game and stiff hips will limit what he can do as a route-runner. Won’t give much as receiver but could help protecting on third down."

Eric Saubert, TE, Drake (fifth round)

Coach: "More of a receiver but has some size and strength. Is a very smart player and a hard worker.’’

Evaluator: "Skilled route-runner with good receiving tools. Stood out for a small-school guy.’’