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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (ATL)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (ATL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ATL)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ATL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (ATL)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (ATL)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Lideatrick Griffin Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (ATL)
Lideatrick Griffin
WR Mississippi State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (SEA)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (SEA)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Lideatrick Griffin Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Lideatrick Griffin
WR Mississippi State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SEA)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesC- FutureB
The Falcons did enough to get by: C+.

The Falcons did not so much draft Lideatrick Griffin as overpay for him, 116 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In pick 20 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick51 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They took Payton Wilson at par in No. 51, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick74 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
They talked themselves into Johnny Wilson at slot 74, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick79 Rnd3 Ben Sinnott
Value said wait; Ben Sinnott in pick No. 79 says they were not listening. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick81 Rnd3 Austin Booker
Good price on Austin Booker in the 81st pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick108 Rnd4 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in the 108th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick109 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
By-the-book stuff, Mekhi Wingo at the 109th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick118 Rnd4 Logan Lee
Logan Lee at pick No. 118 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick119 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at No. 119 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
A wild overpay on Jordan Travis in the 143rd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick157 Rnd5 Lideatrick Griffin
A real head-scratcher, Lideatrick Griffin in Round 5, Pick 21 is miles ahead of his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick187 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson at the Round 6 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick197 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire in pick 197 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.