D+
Atlanta Falcons
The Falcons fought the board and lost. D+.
by Jaybeast17 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 5 picks
· 1 steals
· 4 reaches
The Falcons bet big and early on Jaylon Braxton, 237 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.
Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Bernard. For all the activity, offensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.
Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.
Pick-by-Pick
They reached into another round for Harold Perkins Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jaylon Braxton this early at pick No. 79. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
A big swing on Ahmaad Moses at slot 122, well ahead of any board in the building. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
A wild overpay on J. Michael Sturdivant in Round 6, Pick 34, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Germie Bernard at pick 231 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.