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Draft Selections
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (ATL)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Cade Klubnik Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (ATL)
Cade Klubnik
QB Clemson
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ATL)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (ATL)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (ATL)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (ATL)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (ATL)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Cade Klubnik Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Cade Klubnik
QB Clemson
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (TB)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesC- FutureB+
The Falcons did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Falcons took Jadon Canady a full 40 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

However the rest shakes out, Cameron at that price is a win they earned. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick79 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
A tidy bit of business in No. 79, where Keionte Scott graded well above the range. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick122 Rnd4 Harold Perkins Jr.
They paid up for Harold Perkins Jr. at slot 122 when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick126 Rnd4 Cade Klubnik
Cade Klubnik at Round 4, Pick 26 is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick141 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ar'maj Reed-Adams this early at pick 141. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick155 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
Value said wait; Bryce Boettcher in the 155th pick says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jadon Canady
Jadon Canady at the 182nd overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick215 Rnd6 Josh Cameron
Josh Cameron at the 215th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jimmy Rolder
No edge and no loss on Jimmy Rolder in Round 7, Pick 13; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick231 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Thaddeus Dixon. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.