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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ATL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
DB Missouri
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ATL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ATL)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Korey Foreman Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (ATL)
Korey Foreman
DL-EDGE USC
Dominic Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (ATL)
Dominic Lovett
WR Georgia
Storm Duck Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (ATL)
Storm Duck
CB Penn State
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Penix Jr. is the Falcons' new face under center. Grade: B-.

Start where it matters. The Falcons took Michael Penix Jr. to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. It is not that Abrams-Draine is a bad player; it is that the Falcons had louder needs to answer first.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Lovett.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kris Abrams-Draine
A surprising call. With interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots still to address, they spent the 40th pick on Kris Abrams-Draine, a defensive back they were not short of.
Pick72 Rnd3 Adonai Mitchell
They paid sticker price for Adonai Mitchell in the 72nd overall pick, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick108 Rnd4 Adisa Isaac
A reach for Adisa Isaac in pick 108; a little patience would have been rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick145 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
No edge and no loss on Jack Nelson in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jordan Burch
A straight-up fair deal on Jordan Burch at slot 186, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick202 Rnd6 Korey Foreman
They paid up for Korey Foreman at No. 202 when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick229 Rnd7 Dominic Lovett
Dominic Lovett at pick No. 229 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick245 Rnd7 Storm Duck
Storm Duck is a better player than the Round 7 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.