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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ATL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (ATL)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ATL)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ATL)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (ATL)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (ATL)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (ATL)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (ATL)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Aaron Lewis Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (ATL)
Aaron Lewis
DL-EDGE Rutgers
Reuben Fatheree II Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (ATL)
Reuben Fatheree II
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIN)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TB)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Aaron Lewis Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIN)
Aaron Lewis
DL-EDGE Rutgers
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (MIN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
C.J. Ham
FB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jake Matthews
OT
Head Shot
Kyle Pitts
TE
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureD
The Falcons bet the future on Daniels. The board says F.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Falcons spent the 249th overall pick on Reuben Fatheree II, a name the board had a full 102 spots lower. There is no dressing it up: a F.

Everything downstream of Jayden Daniels depends on Jayden Daniels, and the building knows it. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left interior defensive lineman open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick16 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
Dallas Turner at the 16th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick44 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy at Round 2, Pick 12 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick48 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
No edge and no loss on Ja'Tavion Sanders in slot 48; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick73 Rnd3 Ricky Pearsall
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ricky Pearsall. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick84 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
They reached a country mile for Marshawn Kneeland at the 84th pick, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick109 Rnd4 Gabriel Murphy
Gabriel Murphy in No. 109 is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis at Round 4, Pick 20 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick146 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
A reach on Ainias Smith in the 146th overall pick; the board had better options right there. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick187 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in the 187th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick206 Rnd6 J.J. Weaver
J.J. Weaver at slot 206 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick233 Rnd7 Aaron Lewis
Value said wait; Aaron Lewis in pick 233 says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick249 Rnd7 Reuben Fatheree II
Reuben Fatheree II in pick No. 249 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.