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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (ATL)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (ATL)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (ATL)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ATL)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (ATL)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (ATL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Jordan Toles Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (ATL)
Jordan Toles
S Morgan State
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (ATL)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (ATL)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (PHI)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (PHI)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Jordan Toles Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jordan Toles
S Morgan State
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (IND)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (MIN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Mekhi Becton
OT
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Byron Murphy Jr.
CB
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Dayo Odeyingbo
EDGE
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Kelee Ringo
CB
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Khalen Saunders
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jake Matthews
OT
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Kyle Pitts
TE
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureD+
A weekend the Falcons spent ahead of the board, for worse: F.

The Falcons looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Hayden Hatten at No. 235 regardless, 88 picks early. There is no dressing it up: a F.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake. The Jones value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

In short, a weekend the front office will want to forget in a hurry.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Jared Verse
They took Jared Verse at par in pick No. 14, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick25 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In the 25th overall pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
No drama and no debate, Xavier Worthy went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick45 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Value with a capital V on Chris Braswell in No. 45, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick46 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A premium they did not need to pay, T'Vondre Sweat a notch or two before his time. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Quinn Ewers
They paid up for Quinn Ewers at pick 57 when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick72 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II at slot 72 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick74 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
A wild overpay on Dominick Puni in the 74th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
A conviction pick on Kris Abrams-Draine at the 109th overall pick that the board grades a round light. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick111 Rnd4 Cade Stover
Cade Stover at pick 111 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
They went early on Jordan Travis in No. 128, and the value did not follow. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick145 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
A reach for Ainias Smith in the Round 5 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick189 Rnd6 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders in pick No. 189 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick205 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in Round 6, Pick 30 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jordan Toles
Jordan Toles at the 230th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick235 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
They reached into another round for Hayden Hatten, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry slipping to No. 248 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.