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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (ATL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (ATL)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (ATL)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ATL)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (ATL)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Ohio
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CHI)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (BUF)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Arnold Ebiketie
EDGE
Head Shot
Jake Matthews
OT
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall C-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureC-
The Falcons bet the future on Daniels. The board says C-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Jordan Jefferson, 194 picks early at Round 6, Pick 30.

The whole projection now runs through Jayden Daniels; hit there and everything else looks smarter. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. Bullock falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
Jayden Daniels in the 9th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick36 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
A straight-up fair deal on Adonai Mitchell at pick 36, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick43 Rnd2 Brandon Dorlus
Brandon Dorlus at No. 43 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick61 Rnd2 Calen Bullock
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Calen Bullock at the Round 2 slot. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick100 Rnd3 Junior Colson
A reach on Junior Colson in pick No. 100; the board had better options right there. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Gabriel Murphy
Gabriel Murphy in the 109th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick110 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
The board had cheaper options than Khyree Jackson at slot 110, and it noticed. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick141 Rnd5 Javon Foster
Value with a capital V on Javon Foster in the 141st pick, a genuine coup. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick145 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith in Round 5, Pick 9 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick189 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
They left a pile of value on the table to take Xavier Thomas this early at pick 189. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jordan Jefferson in the 205th overall pick, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick248 Rnd7 Kurtis Rourke
Kurtis Rourke at the Round 7 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.