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    Falcons
Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ATL)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ATL)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ATL)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (ATL)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Falcons to a B-.

The Falcons spent real capital to be 32 picks early on Taulia Tagovailoa, and the board is going to hold them to it.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. Gray at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick34 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
A conviction pick on J.J. McCarthy at the 34th pick that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick43 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
A straight-up fair deal on Xavier Worthy at Round 2, Pick 11, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick68 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at slot 68 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick74 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Fair-plus on Brenden Rice, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick110 Rnd4 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. at the 110th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick142 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cedric Gray at pick No. 142. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick189 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
They talked themselves into Jha'Quan Jackson at the 189th pick, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick201 Rnd6 Taulia Tagovailoa
They reached into another round for Taulia Tagovailoa, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick241 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
The board had cheaper options than Matthew Jones at slot 241, and it noticed. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.