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Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ATL)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ATL)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ATL)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Jaden Crumedy Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Jaden Crumedy
DT-EDGE Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Players traded away
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Desmond Ridder
QB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Falcons to a D.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Falcons did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. It grades a D, and the process earned it.

They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The cost of the Crumedy reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The Burke value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In pick 8 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka is a better player than pick No. 43 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick66 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
A tidy bit of business in the 66th overall pick, where Denzel Burke graded well above the range. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick71 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick74 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Javon Bullard in Round 3, Pick 10 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick109 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni in slot 109 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick145 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jordan Travis in No. 145. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick189 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Curtis Jacobs. It fills a real need, too.
Pick201 Rnd6 Rasheen Ali
Rasheen Ali in the Round 6 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jaden Crumedy
A premium they did not need to pay, Jaden Crumedy a notch or two before his time. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.