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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (ATL)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ATL)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (ATL)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ATL)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Picks Received
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CHI)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Andrew Billings
DT
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
Penix Jr. is the plan now, and the Falcons grade out a B+.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Falcons spent their marquee pick on Michael Penix Jr., and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The Holker pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They banked enough surplus on Hart to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get a franchise quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on T'Vondre Sweat. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick48 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins in the 48th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick74 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
A tidy little value on Patrick Paul in slot 74, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick75 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk in No. 75 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick79 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at the Round 3 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick108 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Cam Hart slid further than he should have, and the 108th overall pick is lovely value for the cornerback. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick142 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
Dallin Holker in pick No. 142 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
They took Jordan Jefferson at par in No. 186, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
No edge and no loss on Jared Wiley in the 196th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.