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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (ATL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (ATL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (ATL)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CHI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesB FutureB
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Falcons and King: B.

Somebody in Round 5, Pick 38 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Falcons sat still while Kalen King, the No. 139 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The Travis reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Spending an early pick on cornerback with offensive lineman, interior defensive lineman and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. Leaving offensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get a bendy edge with upside. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Steal is underselling it; Kool-Aid McKinstry at Round 2, Pick 11 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick74 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
They took Ja'Lynn Polk at par in No. 74, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick75 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
A curious use of pick 75. Offensive lineman, interior defensive lineman and other spots needed the pick; a cornerback in Kris Abrams-Draine did not.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks in slot 87 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick109 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
They bypassed pressing needs at offensive lineman, interior defensive lineman and other spots to take Khyree Jackson, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
A real head-scratcher, Jordan Travis in the 143rd pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick174 Rnd5 Kalen King
They robbed the room for Kalen King here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick187 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
No drama and no debate, Cornelius Johnson went about where he belonged in the Round 6 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick197 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
Fair-plus on Johnny Dixon, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jared Wiley at No. 216 is the proof. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.