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    Falcons
Draft Selections
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (ATL)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ATL)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (ATL)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (ATL)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (ATL)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (ATL)
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins
DL-EDGE Georgia
Reuben Fatheree II Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (ATL)
Reuben Fatheree II
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Reuben Fatheree II Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Reuben Fatheree II
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (DAL)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyler Guyton
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kirk Cousins
QB
Head Shot
Kyle Pitts
TE
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Falcons bled value on every deal, hence the D-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Falcons took Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins at the 239th pick, roughly 125 spots before his name belonged. Hard to defend, and the D- reflects that.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. They banked enough surplus on Watts to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick46 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at the 46th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick51 Rnd2 Trey Amos
No edge and no loss on Trey Amos in pick No. 51; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick66 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Deone Walker. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in pick 80 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick120 Rnd4 Savion Williams
A reasonable price with a little left over, Savion Williams in Round 4, Pick 19. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson in the 170th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick239 Rnd7 Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins
A big swing on Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins at pick No. 239, well ahead of any board in the building. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick248 Rnd7 Reuben Fatheree II
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Reuben Fatheree II well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.