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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ATL)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ATL)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ATL)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (ATL)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Falcons bet the future on Daniels. The board says B-.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Falcons spent their marquee pick on Jayden Daniels, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

They are betting Hall proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The Hart pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with running back, tight end and other spots still on the board. They banked enough surplus on Bullard to cover a lot of smaller sins.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get a passer to set the clock by. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
No drama and no debate, T.J. Tampa went about where he belonged in the 43rd overall pick. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick48 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy at pick No. 48 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick74 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Xavier Legette. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick79 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
They robbed the room for Javon Bullard here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick108 Rnd4 Cam Hart
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 108th pick on Cam Hart with running back, tight end and other spots unsolved.
Pick142 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at pick 142 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick186 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
This one needs a full-page explanation: Gabe Hall in No. 186, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick196 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
No edge and no loss on Joe Milton III in pick 196; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.