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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ATL)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ATL)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Draft Picks Traded
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (JAX)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesC+ FutureB-
The Falcons left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

Start where it matters. The Falcons took Jayden Daniels to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick48 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
A clean, defensible pick in Round 2, Pick 16 with a little surplus value in Tyler Guyton. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick74 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at the 74th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick109 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in pick No. 109 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick145 Rnd5 Malik Washington
They will replay Malik Washington at the 145th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick189 Rnd6 Isaiah Davis
Isaiah Davis at slot 189 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick201 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor at pick 201 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick244 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
A quiet steal in No. 244: Zakhari Franklin for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.