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  • RG DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ATL)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (ATL)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (ATL)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (ATL)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ATL)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (ATL)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Falcons drew a line under the quarterback search with Penix Jr.: 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.

The Isaac pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In pick No. 11 they get the arm they will build around. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 Calen Bullock
They took Calen Bullock at par in slot 43, which is nothing to complain about. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick75 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
They talked themselves into Adisa Isaac at the Round 3 slot, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick111 Rnd4 Ricky Pearsall
They jumped the gun on Ricky Pearsall, taking him earlier than his grade liked. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick148 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper slid further than he should have, and the 148th pick is lovely value for the linebacker. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick189 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray at Round 6, Pick 14 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick201 Rnd6 Shemar Turner
A clean, defensible pick in the 201st overall pick with a little surplus value in Shemar Turner. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick232 Rnd7 Zion Nelson
They paid sticker price for Zion Nelson in No. 232, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick244 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
A straight-up fair deal on Eric Gentry at the 244th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.