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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ATL)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (ATL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (ATL)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (ATL)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ATL)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (ATL)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (ATL)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Robert Lewis Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (ATL)
Robert Lewis
WR Georgia State
Draft Picks Received
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (SEA)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (SEA)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (SEA)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (LAR)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Robert Lewis Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Robert Lewis
WR Georgia State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (LAR)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAR)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Connor McGovern
C
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB+
The Falcons left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Falcons spent their marquee pick on Jayden Daniels, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. No fireworks, but a solid B.

The Lewis reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
No drama and no debate, Jayden Daniels went about where he belonged in the 8th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick74 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
No edge and no loss on Cooper Beebe in the 74th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick81 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
They reached into another round for Marshawn Kneeland, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick119 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
By-the-book stuff, Kris Abrams-Draine at pick 119 squarely in line with his ranking. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick142 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
They paid a round early for Keith Randolph Jr. in No. 142, more than the board wanted. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick144 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
This one needs a full-page explanation: Roger Rosengarten in Round 5, Pick 8, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick151 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They read the board right and Luke McCaffrey was the payoff at the Round 5 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick153 Rnd5 Austin Booker
They paid sticker price for Austin Booker in pick No. 153, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo is a better player than pick No. 175 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick187 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in Round 6, Pick 12 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick241 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson in the 241st overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick253 Rnd7 Robert Lewis
Robert Lewis at the 253rd pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.