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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ATL)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ATL)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ATL)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ATL)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (ATL)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (ATL)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Falcons finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Falcons reached some 86 spots for Zion Logue, and value like that does not grow back.

Jayden Daniels gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. Getting DeJean where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
They paid sticker price for Jayden Daniels in No. 8, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick40 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
A clean, defensible pick in slot 40 with a little surplus value in Keon Coleman. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick72 Rnd3 Cooper DeJean
Cooper DeJean at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick108 Rnd4 Graham Barton
A tidy bit of business in the 108th overall pick, where Graham Barton graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick145 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at the 145th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick186 Rnd6 Cam Hart
Cam Hart at pick No. 186 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jacob Cowing
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jacob Cowing at the 202nd pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick229 Rnd7 Zion Logue
Zion Logue at the Round 7 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick245 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
No drama and no debate, Eric Gentry went about where he belonged in Round 7, Pick 25. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.