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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (ATL)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (ATL)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ATL)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ATL)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Draft Picks Received
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (LAC)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedC+ TradesB FutureB-
The Falcons won the night they stopped Hairston from sliding. Grade: B.

The board owed the Falcons one, and it paid up: Maxwell Hairston, the No. 77 name on the board, sitting there at Round 4, Pick 16 like a gift left on the doorstep. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The Falcons indulged a want in Hairston while a need in offensive lineman, quarterback and other spots stayed open. A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want.

They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made. On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In the 15th overall pick they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. More want than need.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jihaad Campbell at slot 56. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick86 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Andrew Mukuba at No. 86 is the proof. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick108 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Circle this one: Tez Johnson at the 108th pick is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick117 Rnd4 Maxwell Hairston
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Maxwell Hairston while clear needs at offensive lineman, quarterback and other spots sat open.
Pick244 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
They read the board right and Cam Jackson was the payoff at pick No. 244. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.