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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (ATL)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Falcons answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: B.

The search is over. The Falcons handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The Tampa pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The Tampa pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In No. 8 they get the face of the franchise. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry in the 43rd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick74 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Somehow Roman Wilson was still sitting there in slot 74, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick79 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with T.J. Tampa while clear needs at interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots sat open.
Pick110 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Nice patience on Brenden Rice, who had no business lasting to the 110th overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick142 Rnd5 James Williams
Steal is underselling it; James Williams at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick199 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
They barely believed it either: Walter Rouse still on the board at pick No. 199. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.