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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (ATL)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (ATL)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (ATL)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (DEN)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DEN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesC FutureB-
The Falcons cashed the board's mistake on Jones: B-.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Falcons watched Elijah Jones slide 20 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

They will need Williams to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The Falcons indulged a want in Jones while a need in running back and tight end stayed open. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In Round 1, Pick 19 they get a disruptor off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick43 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
Ladd McConkey at pick 43 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick52 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa at the 52nd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick74 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
A slide stopped in the Round 3 slot, with Kiran Amegadjie worth more than the price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick79 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
No edge and no loss on Marshawn Kneeland in No. 79; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick109 Rnd4 Maason Smith
They took Maason Smith at par in slot 109, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick136 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
They bypassed pressing needs at running back and tight end to take Elijah Jones, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick143 Rnd5 Michael Pratt
A clean, defensible pick in the 143rd overall pick with a little surplus value in Michael Pratt. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick187 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper in the 187th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The roster fit checks out.
Pick197 Rnd6 Evan Williams
Evan Williams at pick 197 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.