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    Falcons
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ATL)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Austin Booker
DL-EDGE Kansas
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (ATL)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (ATL)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ATL)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (LV)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (LV)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Players Gained
Head Shot
DaVon Hamilton
DT
Head Shot
Tre Tucker
WR
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Daniels in the fold, and a B+ for the Falcons.

Start where it matters. The Falcons took Jayden Daniels to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

They will need Booker to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

Jones at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In slot 8 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick48 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
The board had Ladd McConkey higher than pick No. 48, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Value with a capital V on Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in pick 74, a genuine coup. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick109 Rnd4 Austin Booker
A wild overpay on Austin Booker in the 109th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It fills a real need, too.
Pick112 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
They let Blake Fisher come to them and pounced at No. 112. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick145 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
They robbed the room for Jarrian Jones here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
They reached into another round for Jordan Jefferson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick189 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor in the 189th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick201 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
A tidy little value on De'Corian Clark in pick 201, a step better than break-even. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick244 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
Somehow Steele Chambers was still sitting there in pick No. 244, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.