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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (ATL)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ATL)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (ATL)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (ATL)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (ATL)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CLE)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyreek Hill
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB+
The Falcons cashed the board's mistake on Shough: D.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Shilo Sanders, 33 picks early at pick No. 244. The math is unkind, and the D follows.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want.

That is a quarterback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at pick 46 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick48 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
A tidy little value on Jonah Savaiinaea in Round 2, Pick 16, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick98 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston at slot 98 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick165 Rnd5 Simeon Barrow Jr.
They went early on Simeon Barrow Jr. in pick No. 165, and the value did not follow. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick194 Rnd6 Tyler Shough
They barely believed it either: Tyler Shough still on the board at pick 194. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick244 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
A wild overpay on Shilo Sanders in the 244th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.