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Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (ATL)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ATL)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (ATL)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Jack Westover Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (ATL)
Jack Westover
TE Washington
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (ATL)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Jack Westover Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jack Westover
TE Washington
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (DET)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Players traded away
Head Shot
Calais Campbell
DT
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesD+ FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Falcons: C+.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Jack Westover, 64 picks early at Round 7, Pick 36.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In pick No. 8 they get juice off the edge. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
A tidy little value on Xavier Worthy in No. 61, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick73 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in slot 73 is fair value, right on his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick74 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in pick 74 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick79 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Marshawn Kneeland. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick109 Rnd4 Christian Jones
A wild overpay on Christian Jones in Round 4, Pick 9, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick125 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara at No. 125 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick143 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at the 143rd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick187 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson in pick 187 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick197 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
They talked themselves into Frank Gore Jr. at the Round 6 slot, and the board did not agree. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick256 Rnd7 Jack Westover
Jack Westover at pick No. 256 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick257 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
Taulia Tagovailoa at the 257th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.