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    Falcons
Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (ATL)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (ATL)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (ATL)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jordan Battle
S
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB-
The Falcons let James fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

The Falcons did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and DJ James fell into No. 109.

The Greenfield pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In No. 8 they get a weapon on the perimeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson is a better player than the 49th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick74 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at pick No. 74 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick79 Rnd3 Tyler Nubin
They barely believed it either: Tyler Nubin still on the board at the 79th overall pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick97 Rnd3 DeWayne Carter
No drama and no debate, DeWayne Carter went about where he belonged in slot 97. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick109 Rnd4 DJ James
You do not let a cornerback like DJ James reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick143 Rnd5 Christian Jones
They read the board right and Christian Jones was the payoff at pick 143. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick187 Rnd6 Myles Cole
Myles Cole in Round 6, Pick 12 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The roster fit checks out.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jordan Travis
They robbed the room for Jordan Travis here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick197 Rnd6 Garret Greenfield
Garret Greenfield at the 197th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick214 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
Good price on Drake Nugent in the 214th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.