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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (ATL)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (ATL)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (ATL)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (ATL)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CIN)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (GB)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trey Hendrickson
EDGE
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Falcons drew a line under the quarterback search with Penix Jr.: B+.

The search is over. The Falcons handed the keys to Michael Penix Jr., and the whole operation now runs on his development.

Landing Rakestraw Jr. that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Reaching for Rosengarten left real value on the table behind him.

For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a long-term answer under center. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins at pick 43 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick74 Rnd3 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in No. 74, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick88 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
A wide receiver of that caliber at the Round 3 slot is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick109 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten at the 109th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick143 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
They liked Sione Vaki enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 143. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick169 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau in pick No. 169 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The roster fit checks out.
Pick187 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
No drama and no debate, Tanor Bortolini went about where he belonged in the 187th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick197 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jordan Jefferson in No. 197. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick255 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Garret Greenfield at pick 255 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.