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MK'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 12, 2026

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  • MK DRAFTING FOR THE
    Falcons
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ATL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (ATL)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ATL)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (ATL)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (ATL)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (ATL)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Zen Michalski Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (ATL)
Zen Michalski
OT Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (GB)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Zen Michalski Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (GB)
Zen Michalski
OT Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (GB)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Falcons checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The Falcons looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Zen Michalski at the Round 7 slot regardless, 60 picks early. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Getting Lew where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. They left with offensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick48 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
A quiet steal in slot 48: Sonny Styles for less than the market said. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick84 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Connor Lew in pick No. 84 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick114 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
They did well to land D'Angelo Ponds in No. 114, just ahead of his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick120 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
A slide stopped in pick 120, with Zachariah Branch worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick196 Rnd6 Sawyer Robertson
A tidy bit of business in Round 6, Pick 16, where Sawyer Robertson graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick231 Rnd7 Brett Norfleet
A tidy little value on Brett Norfleet in the Round 7 slot, a step better than break-even. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick257 Rnd7 Zen Michalski
A big swing on Zen Michalski at slot 257, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.