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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (ATL)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (ATL)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (ATL)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ATL)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (ATL)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (DAL)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Maye is the Falcons' new face under center. Grade: B.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Falcons' quarterback, full stop.

Clark has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Carson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

The Falcons indulged a want in Smith while a need in interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots stayed open. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Drake Maye
Good price on Drake Maye in the 8th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick56 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
No edge and no loss on Ja'Tavion Sanders in pick 56; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick74 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick87 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Of all the spots to shop, they chose DT-EDGE. Maason Smith in pick No. 87 leaves interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots for later.
Pick110 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Caelen Carson in the 110th pick, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick142 Rnd5 Isaiah Adams
They let Isaiah Adams come to them and pounced at Round 5, Pick 6. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick173 Rnd5 De'Corian Clark
Value said wait; De'Corian Clark in slot 173 says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick201 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten in No. 201 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick241 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
No drama and no debate, Steele Chambers went about where he belonged in pick 241. It patches a soft spot without any drama.