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Draft Selections
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ATL)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ATL)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ATL)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (ATL)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (BAL)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall C-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Falcons to a C-.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Falcons shredded theirs for Zion Tupuola-Fetui. He came off 52 spots early, and the room will hear about it. For now it grades a C-, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Coleman value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

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

Hit on Ennis Rakestraw Jr. and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick43 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in slot 43 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick48 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman at Round 2, Pick 16 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick74 Rnd3 Bralen Trice
They did well to land Bralen Trice in pick 74, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick79 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
No edge and no loss on Brandon Dorlus in the 79th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick108 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
This one needs a full-page explanation: Mohamed Kamara in the Round 4 slot, miles early. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick142 Rnd5 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
Value said wait; Zion Tupuola-Fetui in No. 142 says they were not listening. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick186 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
A clean, defensible pick in No. 186 with a little surplus value in Caedan Wallace. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick196 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
A wild overpay on Tanor Bortolini in Round 6, Pick 21, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.