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T'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 11, 2024

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  • T DRAFTING FOR THE
    Falcons
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (ATL)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (ATL)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
Dorian Singer Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (ATL)
Dorian Singer
WR USC
Draft Picks Received
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (TB)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Draft Picks Traded
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (TB)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Players traded away
Head Shot
Desmond Ridder
QB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Falcons answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: D.

The phones were a trap the Falcons kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

The cost of the Franklin reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The whole projection now runs through Jayden Daniels; hit there and everything else looks smarter.

The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and offensive lineman is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get their quarterback of the future. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick20 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick74 Rnd3 D.J. James
D.J. James in No. 74 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick109 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at slot 109 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick145 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
No edge and no loss on Cole Bishop in pick 145; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick189 Rnd6 Zakhari Franklin
A big swing on Zakhari Franklin at the 189th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick205 Rnd6 Darius Muasau
Darius Muasau slid further than he should have, and the 205th pick is lovely value for the linebacker. The roster fit checks out.
Pick248 Rnd7 Dorian Singer
Dorian Singer in pick No. 248 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.