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CMS2'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 14, 2026

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  • CMS2 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ATL)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (ATL)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (ATL)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (ATL)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (ATL)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (ATL)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Mitchell Melton Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (ATL)
Mitchell Melton
LB-EDGE Virginia
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (ATL)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (BUF)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Mitchell Melton Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BUF)
Mitchell Melton
LB-EDGE Virginia
Draft Picks Traded
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (BUF)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kamari Lassiter
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Falcons lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Falcons spent pick No. 228 on Mitchell Melton, a name most had 90 spots down the list.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through offensive lineman.

Banks falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Kamari Lassiter gives the group a proven body among the projects.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick48 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Anthony Hill Jr. at the Round 2 slot is the proof. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick59 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
You do not let an edge rusher like Caleb Banks reach Round 2, Pick 27 and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
Pick69 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
A straight-up fair deal on Lee Hunter at pick 69, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick79 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
A safety of that caliber at the 79th pick is the definition of value, full stop. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick126 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
They let Bryce Lance come to them and pounced at pick No. 126. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick167 Rnd5 Gracen Halton
A conviction pick on Gracen Halton at the 167th overall pick that the board grades a round light. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick196 Rnd6 Bud Clark
Bud Clark at slot 196 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick228 Rnd7 Mitchell Melton
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Mitchell Melton. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick231 Rnd7 Haynes King
Haynes King in the 231st pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.