Jack'S MOCK DRAFT

Falcons Mock

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    Falcons
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (ATL)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Marcellas Dial Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ATL)
Marcellas Dial
CB South Carolina
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (ATL)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CHI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CHI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
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Bijan Robinson
RB
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Desmond Ridder
QB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall F
ValueB- NeedA- TradesF FutureD
Williams is the plan now, and the Falcons grade out a F.

Somebody took the Falcons to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. About as rough as the board gets, and a F to prove it.

Reaching for Hall left real value on the table behind him. Caleb Williams gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits.

The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

There is no soft landing here; this class has to massively overperform just to matter.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In pick No. 1 they get the face of the franchise at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick74 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley in pick 74 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick110 Rnd4 Beau Brade
They paid sticker price for Beau Brade in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick142 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at the 142nd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick189 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
A wild overpay on Gabe Hall in the 189th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick201 Rnd6 Marcellas Dial
Marcellas Dial in No. 201 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick241 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
They did well to land Sheridan Jones in Round 7, Pick 21, just ahead of his grade. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.