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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (ATL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Daniels headlines a B weekend for the Falcons.

The Falcons spent the pick that matters most on Jayden Daniels, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Gore Jr. has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped offensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

The McConkey steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In No. 8 they get the arm they will build around. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
Value with a capital V on Ladd McConkey in slot 43, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick74 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
A straight-up fair deal on Xavier Legette at the 74th pick, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick79 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
Calen Bullock in pick 79 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick110 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
A wild overpay on Mohamed Kamara in the 110th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick142 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
No drama and no debate, Marist Liufau went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 6. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick199 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Frank Gore Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. It patches a soft spot without any drama.