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    Falcons
Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ATL)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ATL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (ATL)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Jaylin Lane Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Jaylin Lane
WR Virginia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (TEN)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Players traded away
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Kirk Cousins
QB
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Tyler Allgeier
RB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall F
ValueC- NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
Conviction outran the board for the Falcons, and it cost them: F.

The Dont'e Thornton Jr. pick is the one that will follow the Falcons into the fall. They took him 59 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. For all the activity, offensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left offensive lineman open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In Round 1, Pick 15 they get the heartbeat of the defense at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick46 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Maxwell Hairston well ahead of where he belonged. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick68 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
A reach on Carson Schwesinger in the 68th pick; the board had better options right there. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick117 Rnd4 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They reached a country mile for Dont'e Thornton Jr. at No. 117, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick119 Rnd4 Ty Robinson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Ty Robinson in pick No. 119, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jaylin Lane
Jaylin Lane in pick 244 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.