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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (ATL)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Falcons found their guy under center in Maye: B.

Start where it matters. The Falcons took Drake Maye to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

However the rest shakes out, Oladapo at that price is a win they earned. It is not that James is a bad player; it is that the Falcons had louder needs to answer first.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 8th overall pick they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell in No. 43 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick74 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy at pick 74 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
Jermaine Burton at the 79th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick110 Rnd4 DJ James
They zigged when the board said zag, taking DJ James at cornerback with interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots open.
Pick142 Rnd5 Matt Goncalves
Steal is underselling it; Matt Goncalves at Round 5, Pick 6 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick199 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
Taking Kitan Oladapo in the Round 6 slot is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A minor need, but a need all the same.