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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ATL)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ATL)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Georgia
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ATL)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (ATL)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (ATL)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Falcons answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: B.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Falcons spent their marquee pick on Jayden Daniels, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The Nelson pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The Harrell pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In slot 8 they get the arm they will build around at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Nothing to complain about; Troy Franklin went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick72 Rnd3 Amarius Mims
A reach for Amarius Mims in the Round 3 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson in pick 108 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick145 Rnd5 Fabien Lovett
Fabien Lovett at No. 145 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick186 Rnd6 Cam Hart
Nice patience on Cam Hart, who had no business lasting to pick No. 186. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
They barely believed it either: Jack Nelson still on the board at the 202nd pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick229 Rnd7 Bru McCoy
Somehow Bru McCoy was still sitting there in the 229th overall pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell at pick No. 245 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.