MajinPiccolo'S MOCK DRAFT

Trade for Sneed

  • MajinPiccolo DRAFTING FOR THE
    Falcons
Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (ATL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (ATL)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (ATL)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (ATL)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SF)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (SF)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (KC)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Players Gained
Head Shot
Javon Kinlaw
DT
Head Shot
L'Jarius Sneed
CB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Falcons won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

The Falcons ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. With quarterback, tight end and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on OLB-EDGE is the choice that costs them. On value alone, Taylor-Demerson makes the weekend a net positive.

In the end it comes back to Chop Robinson, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
A slide stopped in pick 31, with Chop Robinson worth more than the price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick63 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
A tidy bit of business in the 63rd overall pick, where Ruke Orhorhoro graded well above the range. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick74 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at Round 3, Pick 10 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick79 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul is a better player than No. 79 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick98 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Dadrion Taylor-Demerson at the 98th pick is the proof. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick110 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, tight end and other spots to take Javon Solomon, an OLB-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick142 Rnd5 Kalen King
No drama and no debate, Kalen King went about where he belonged in slot 142. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick199 Rnd6 Kendall Milton
Kendall Milton slipping to pick No. 199 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.