Mlk'S MOCK DRAFT
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Mlk'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 5, 2024

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  • Mlk DRAFTING FOR THE
    Falcons
Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ATL)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (ATL)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Marcus Harris
DE-EDGE Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (JAX)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (JAX)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (JAX)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (JAX)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Zay Jones
WR
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB TradesB+ FutureA
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Falcons and Burton: B+.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Jermaine Burton got past him. The Falcons do not have to explain a thing at pick No. 109. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Every board in the league had Wiley lower, and that gap is the story.

The Zay Jones deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In No. 17 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Michael Penix Jr.
Michael Penix Jr. in Round 2, Pick 11 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick74 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Javon Bullard at slot 74 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick79 Rnd3 DJ James
Somehow DJ James was still sitting there in the 79th overall pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jermaine Burton
Jermaine Burton in pick No. 109 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick114 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo at the 114th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick116 Rnd4 Javon Foster
No drama and no debate, Javon Foster went about where he belonged in pick 116. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 5 slot with a little surplus value in Jaylin Simpson. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
They reached into another round for Jared Wiley, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick197 Rnd6 Marcus Harris
A edge rusher of that caliber at slot 197 is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.