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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (ATL)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (ATL)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (ATL)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (ATL)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (ATL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (ATL)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (ATL)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CLE)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (PHI)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CLE)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Falcons, and a B to prove it.

The Matthew Jones pick is the one that will follow the Falcons into the fall. They took him 39 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They paid sticker price for T'Vondre Sweat in the 43rd pick, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick54 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa in slot 54 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick79 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
Brandon Dorlus at Round 3, Pick 15 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick111 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Nothing to complain about; Matt Goncalves went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey in the 148th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick185 Rnd6 Tykee Smith
Somehow Tykee Smith was still sitting there in pick 185, and they pounced on premier safety value. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick197 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at No. 197 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick210 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
They liked Frank Gore Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in the 210th pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick223 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
They barely believed it either: Ryan Flournoy still on the board at pick No. 223. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick229 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
They talked themselves into Matthew Jones at Round 7, Pick 9, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.