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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (ATL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Players Gained
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Tyrann Mathieu
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Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Falcons let Simpson fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

Thirty-one other rooms let Jaylin Simpson slide, and the Falcons were the ones holding the card at pick 187. Highway robbery.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In slot 14 they get a double-digit-sack hope. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Michael Penix Jr.
They barely believed it either: Michael Penix Jr. still on the board at pick No. 43. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick45 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in the 45th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick74 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Javon Bullard at Round 3, Pick 10 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick79 Rnd3 DJ James
Circle this one: DJ James at the Round 3 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick109 Rnd4 Malik Washington
Malik Washington at pick 109 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick143 Rnd5 Javon Foster
Javon Foster at the 143rd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
They will replay Jaylin Simpson at No. 187 for years; that is how good the value is. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick197 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
A conviction pick on Jared Wiley at No. 197 that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.