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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.



















