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Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (ATL)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (ATL)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Jaden Shirden Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ATL)
Jaden Shirden
RB Monmouth
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (ATL)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Jaden Shirden Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (LV)
Jaden Shirden
RB Monmouth
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (BUF)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Players traded away
Head Shot
Desmond Ridder
QB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Falcons bled value on every deal, hence the D.

The war room fell hard for Jaden Shirden, and it showed at No. 227: 52 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. The Trotter Jr. pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Offensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 8th pick they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They took J.J. McCarthy at par in the 43rd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick44 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at Round 2, Pick 12 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick74 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in No. 74 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
You do not let a linebacker like Jeremiah Trotter Jr. reach slot 79 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick110 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson in the Round 4 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick142 Rnd5 Brennan Jackson
Brennan Jackson at Round 5, Pick 6 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick202 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent at pick 202 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jaden Shirden
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jaden Shirden. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick246 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Fair-plus on Brevyn Spann-Ford, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.