Art'S MOCK DRAFT
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Art'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 15, 2026

Final

  • Art DRAFTING FOR THE
    Falcons
Draft Selections
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ATL)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ATL)
Bud Clark
S TCU
David Gusta Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
David Gusta
DT Kentucky
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (ATL)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Falcons won the night they stopped Branch from sliding. Grade: B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Zachariah Branch slide, and the Falcons were the ones holding the card at the 79th pick. Highway robbery.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped offensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

The back end got a real overhaul.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick48 Rnd2 Brandon Cisse
Nice patience on Brandon Cisse, who had no business lasting to pick No. 48. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick79 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
The board fumbled Zachariah Branch all the way to No. 79, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick114 Rnd4 Bud Clark
Bud Clark at the 114th pick is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick197 Rnd6 David Gusta
No drama and no debate, David Gusta went about where he belonged in Round 6, Pick 16. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jimmy Rolder
A tidy bit of business in the Round 7 slot, where Jimmy Rolder graded well above the range. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.