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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Steve Linton Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Steve Linton
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (ATL)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami (FL)
Khordae Sydnor Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (ATL)
Khordae Sydnor
LB-EDGE Purdue
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Falcons answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: B.

The Falcons spent the pick that matters most on Jayden Daniels, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Hadden.

Reaching for Restrepo left real value on the table behind him.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick 8 they get a long-term answer under center. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
They let Keon Coleman come to them and pounced at slot 43. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick74 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Javon Bullard at No. 74 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick109 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
A tidy little value on Blake Fisher in the 109th pick, a step better than break-even. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick145 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kamal Hadden in the Round 5 slot. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick189 Rnd6 Steve Linton
No edge and no loss on Steve Linton in Round 6, Pick 14; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick205 Rnd6 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo at the 205th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick248 Rnd7 Khordae Sydnor
They took Khordae Sydnor at par in pick No. 248, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.