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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ATL)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ATL)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ATL)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ATL)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Ricky White Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (ATL)
Ricky White
WR UNLV
Willie Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (ATL)
Willie Roberts
CB Louisiana Tech
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (ATL)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Falcons left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Michael Penix Jr. is the Falcons' quarterback, full stop. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

White at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They left with offensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In pick 8 they get a passer to set the clock by. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
No edge and no loss on Keon Coleman in slot 40; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick72 Rnd3 Landon Jackson
Landon Jackson slipping to Round 3, Pick 8 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick108 Rnd4 Marshawn Kneeland
Marshawn Kneeland in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick145 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
A clean, defensible pick in the 145th overall pick with a little surplus value in Nehemiah Pritchett. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick186 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at the 186th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick202 Rnd6 Ricky White
They will replay Ricky White at pick No. 202 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick229 Rnd7 Willie Roberts
You do not let a cornerback like Willie Roberts reach No. 229 and blink. They did not. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron at slot 245 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.