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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
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.

Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Abrams-Draine pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with running back, tight end and other spots still on the board.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In slot 8 they get the face of the franchise. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
A quiet steal in the 43rd overall pick: Ennis Rakestraw Jr. for less than the market said. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick74 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at pick 74 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick79 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
A curious use of Round 3, Pick 15. Running back, tight end and other spots needed the pick; a cornerback in Kris Abrams-Draine did not.
Pick109 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
They paid sticker price for Mekhi Wingo in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick143 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick in pick No. 143 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick197 Rnd6 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in the 197th pick is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.