Bearman'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

RPL

  • Bearman DRAFTING FOR THE
    Falcons
Draft Selections
Baylor Cupp Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Baylor Cupp
TE Texas Tech
Dallas Gant Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Dallas Gant
LB Toledo
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Mason Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Mason Fairchild
TE Kansas
Carter Bradley Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Carter Bradley
QB South Alabama
Shane Lee Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Shane Lee
LB USC
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall D-
ValueF NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Falcons have some explaining to do after a D-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Falcons spent No. 8 on Baylor Cupp, a name most had 338 spots down the list.

For all the activity, offensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and offensive lineman is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Baylor Cupp
Baylor Cupp in Round 1, Pick 8 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick43 Rnd2 Dallas Gant
They reached into another round for Dallas Gant, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick74 Rnd3 Solomon Byrd
They reached a country mile for Solomon Byrd at pick 74, and the board is aghast. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick79 Rnd3 Mason Fairchild
This one needs a full-page explanation: Mason Fairchild in pick No. 79, miles early. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick109 Rnd4 Carter Bradley
They left a pile of value on the table to take Carter Bradley this early at the 109th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick143 Rnd5 Shane Lee
A wild overpay on Shane Lee in the 143rd overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick197 Rnd6 Myles Cole
No edge and no loss on Myles Cole in pick No. 197; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.