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    Falcons
Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (ATL)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (ATL)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (ATL)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (ATL)
Willie Lampkin
C North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LV)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB-
The Falcons kept it disciplined and banked a B.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Falcons did exactly that with Willie Lampkin in Round 7, Pick 28.

They banked enough surplus on Cowing to cover a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in Round 2, Pick 11 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick44 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy in No. 44 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick74 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
The board had cheaper options than Michael Hall Jr. at the 74th overall pick, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick109 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
A premium they did not need to pay, Mohamed Kamara a notch or two before his time. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick112 Rnd4 J. Michael Sturdivant
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing J. Michael Sturdivant in the 112th pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick145 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha at slot 145 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick189 Rnd6 J.J. Weaver
J.J. Weaver at No. 189 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jacob Cowing
They will replay Jacob Cowing at Round 6, Pick 30 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick248 Rnd7 Willie Lampkin
This one needs a full-page explanation: Willie Lampkin in the Round 7 slot, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.