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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (ATL)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (ATL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ATL)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ATL)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ATL)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (ATL)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (ATL)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CAR)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
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Jake Matthews
OT
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John FitzPatrick
TE
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Kyle Pitts
TE
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall F
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureD-
The Falcons found their guy under center in Penix Jr.: F.

Somebody took the Falcons to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. It bottoms out at a F.

The whole projection now runs through Michael Penix Jr.; hit there and everything else looks smarter. They are betting Foster proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left interior defensive lineman open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick9 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In pick 9 they get a bendy edge with upside. A real need, handled.
Pick41 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
A straight-up fair deal on Adonai Mitchell at No. 41, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick72 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
Adisa Isaac at the 72nd overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. It fills a real need, too.
Pick73 Rnd3 D.J. James
Good price on D.J. James in slot 73, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick108 Rnd4 Marshawn Kneeland
Marshawn Kneeland in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick109 Rnd4 Javon Foster
A wild overpay on Javon Foster in pick No. 109, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick146 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Nothing to complain about; Jordan Travis went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick168 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith at No. 168 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.