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Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (ATL)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami (FL)
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (ATL)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Jalen Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (ATL)
Jalen Rivers
OT Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Received
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueC NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Falcons worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

The Falcons looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Akheem Mesidor at the Round 6 slot regardless, 35 picks early. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick43 Rnd2 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke at Round 2, Pick 11 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick74 Rnd3 Rod Moore
Good price on Rod Moore in No. 74, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick75 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher in pick 75 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick109 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at pick No. 109 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick145 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
A straight-up fair deal on Jaylan Ford at slot 145, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick189 Rnd6 Akheem Mesidor
They talked themselves into Akheem Mesidor at the 189th overall pick, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick205 Rnd6 Omar Speights
No drama and no debate, Omar Speights went about where he belonged in pick 205. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jalen Rivers
A conviction pick on Jalen Rivers at the Round 7 slot that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.