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Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall
C+
ValueC
NeedB-
TradesB-
FutureB-
The jury is out on the Falcons. For now, C+. The Falcons bet big and early on Maxwell Hairston, 26 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.
Leaving offensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 1 of 8 of the wish list covered. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.
Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.
Pick Analysis
Pick15
Rnd1
Mykel Williams
By-the-book stuff, Mykel Williams at No. 15 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick46
Rnd2
Maxwell Hairston
They talked themselves into Maxwell Hairston at the 46th overall pick, and the board did not agree. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.


