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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (ATL)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (ATL)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Marcus Harris
DL-EDGE Auburn
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Draft Picks Traded
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (PIT)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Levi Wallace
CB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA 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. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

The Clark value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. If Harris pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

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. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick52 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Troy Franklin at slot 52 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick74 Rnd3 Kalen King
Circle this one: Kalen King at pick No. 74 is a fall that decides a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick84 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
They barely believed it either: Kiran Amegadjie still on the board at pick 84. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick109 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
A slide stopped in Round 4, Pick 9, with Tykee Smith worth more than the price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick145 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
They reached a country mile for Jordan Jefferson at the Round 5 slot, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick189 Rnd6 Marcus Harris
Marcus Harris in No. 189 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick201 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Steal is underselling it; Jaylan Ford at the 201st pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick244 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
The board fumbled De'Corian Clark all the way to pick 244, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.