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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ATL)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (ATL)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (ATL)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (ATL)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (ATL)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LAC)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedA- TradesC- FutureC
A passer of the future in Daniels, and a C+, for the Falcons.

Start where it matters. The Falcons took Jayden Daniels to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Nelson. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

So much rides on Jayden Daniels that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
No drama and no debate, Jayden Daniels went about where he belonged in pick No. 6. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
A straight-up fair deal on Byron Murphy II at No. 73, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick109 Rnd4 Cooper Beebe
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cooper Beebe. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick146 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at pick 146 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing at the Round 6 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick206 Rnd6 Zakhari Franklin
Zakhari Franklin at Round 6, Pick 31 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick230 Rnd7 Zion Nelson
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Zion Nelson in the 230th overall pick, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick249 Rnd7 Zion Logue
A reasonable price with a little left over, Zion Logue in slot 249. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.