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  • CTidde DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ATL)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ATL)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Falcons.

For all the boxes ticked, the Falcons skipped the loudest one: offensive lineman is exactly as bare as it was. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Gillotte has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. On the needs board they went 2 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In the 17th pick they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick48 Rnd2 Ashton Gillotte
They liked Ashton Gillotte enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 48. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.