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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ATL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (ATL)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (ATL)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (ATL)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (ATL)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (ATL)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (ATL)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (ATL)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (ATL)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Draft Picks Received
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (TB)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (DAL)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (TB)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (PIT)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (TB)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Head Shot
Anthony McFarland Jr.
RB
Head Shot
Jarran Reed
DE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Desmond Ridder
QB
Head Shot
Jonnu Smith
TE
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureC-
The Falcons fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.

Some picks age like wine; Joe Milton III at the Round 4 slot will need to, sitting 73 spots clear of his grade. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Getting Leveston where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

The Smith pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In pick No. 27 they get a No. 1 receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Good price on Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in No. 43, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick50 Rnd2 Adisa Isaac
Adisa Isaac at the Round 2 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick53 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
No edge and no loss on Kingsley Suamataia in the 53rd pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick74 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
No drama and no debate, Xavier Legette went about where he belonged in the 74th overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick84 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
They paid sticker price for Gabriel Murphy in Round 3, Pick 20, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
Jonah Elliss in slot 97 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick110 Rnd4 Maason Smith
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots to take Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick121 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at pick 121 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick126 Rnd4 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III in pick No. 126 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick199 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
A reach on Josh Proctor in No. 199; the board had better options right there. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick231 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
A reach for Brevyn Spann-Ford in the 231st overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick255 Rnd7 KT Leveston
KT Leveston at the Round 7 slot is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.