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  • mspark8 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Falcons
Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Falcons.

The curious call sets the tone. With quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots still glaring, the Falcons used the 79th pick on Mike Sainristil, a cornerback they were not exactly short of. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The cost of the Jean-Baptiste reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In No. 8 they get a disruptor off the edge. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa at the 43rd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick74 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy at slot 74 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick79 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Mike Sainristil in Round 3, Pick 15 leaves quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots for later.
Pick109 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
The board had Brenden Rice higher than the 109th pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick143 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Christian Jones slid further than he should have, and No. 143 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick197 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
Javontae Jean-Baptiste in pick 197 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.