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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (ATL)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (ATL)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (ATL)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ATL)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIA)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jalen Ramsey
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Desmond Ridder
QB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall C-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Falcons cashed the board's mistake on McMillan: C-.

When a board-topper like Jalen McMillan slides to pick No. 109, you do not overthink it, and the Falcons did not.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Adding Jalen Ramsey by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Hit on Laiatu Latu and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They took J.J. McCarthy at par in pick No. 43, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick57 Rnd2 Kalen King
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kalen King at No. 57. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick74 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
By-the-book stuff, Christian Haynes at the 74th pick squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick88 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley at Round 3, Pick 25 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
They robbed the room for Jalen McMillan here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick135 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop is a better player than slot 135 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick189 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
Circle this one: Roger Rosengarten at pick 189 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick201 Rnd6 Omar Speights
A straight-up fair deal on Omar Speights at the Round 6 slot, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick244 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
They barely believed it either: Zakhari Franklin still on the board at No. 244. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.