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2026 nfl draft 3
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Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall
C+
ValueC+
NeedB-
TradesF
FutureA+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Falcons to a C+. The Jalen Thompson pick is the one that will follow the Falcons into the fall. They took him 112 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. A weekend of give and take that grades a C+.
They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. Getting Sadiq where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.
Pick Analysis
Pick11
Rnd1
Jermod McCoy
In pick No. 11 they get a potential shutdown corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick42
Rnd2
Kenyon Sadiq
They will replay Kenyon Sadiq at the Round 2 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick51
Rnd2
Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard at slot 51 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick68
Rnd3
A.J. Haulcy
They paid sticker price for A.J. Haulcy in the 68th pick, and that is fine. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick110
Rnd4
Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
The board had cheaper options than Kenyatta Jackson Jr. at Round 4, Pick 10, and it noticed. It fills a real need, too.
Pick119
Rnd4
Aaron Graves
Aaron Graves at pick 119 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick161
Rnd5
Bryce Boettcher
Bryce Boettcher at the 161st overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick190
Rnd6
Jalen Thompson
Jalen Thompson in the Round 6 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick213
Rnd6
Tree Babalade
They did well to land Tree Babalade in slot 213, just ahead of his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick224
Rnd7
Jalon Daniels
Jalon Daniels in the 224th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick242
Rnd7
Kelby Collins
Kelby Collins at pick 242 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
















