JTye420'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • JTye420 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Falcons
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (ATL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (ATL)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (ATL)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (PIT)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Luq Barcoo
CB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The Falcons bet the future on Daniels. The board says B.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Falcons committed. Jayden Daniels is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The Hadden steal is the beam this whole class leans on. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

They left with offensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 8th overall pick they get the face of the franchise at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 Roman Wilson
No edge and no loss on Roman Wilson in No. 43; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick74 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
A reasonable price with a little left over, Blake Fisher in slot 74. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick84 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
Nothing to complain about; Kris Abrams-Draine went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick110 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
They took Cole Bishop at par in pick No. 110, which is nothing to complain about. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick120 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
Tyler Davis at Round 4, Pick 20 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick142 Rnd5 Kalen King
Kalen King in the Round 5 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick199 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
The board fumbled Kamal Hadden all the way to the 199th pick, and they scooped it up. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.