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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (ATL)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (ATL)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ATL)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (ATL)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (ATL)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ATL)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Cody Lindenberg Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Cody Lindenberg
LB Minnesota
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (ATL)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIA)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (MIA)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureC
Grand theft in the 226th overall pick: the Falcons steal Marshall Jr. and grade out a B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Jason Marshall Jr. slide, and the Falcons were the ones holding the card at slot 226. Highway robbery. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. The cost of the Stewart reach is exactly the players who went right after him. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the Round 1 slot they get a home-run threat at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 Josaiah Stewart
Josaiah Stewart in pick No. 46 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick98 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
Nice patience on Carson Schwesinger, who had no business lasting to the 98th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick117 Rnd4 Charles Grant
The board fumbled Charles Grant all the way to slot 117, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick135 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
They barely believed it either: Malachi Moore still on the board at No. 135. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick156 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
They will replay Darius Alexander at Round 5, Pick 17 for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. at pick 226 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick244 Rnd7 Cody Lindenberg
Cody Lindenberg in the 244th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick252 Rnd7 LaJohntay Wester
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, LaJohntay Wester in the 252nd overall pick, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.