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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (ATL)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (ATL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ATL)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (ATL)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (ATL)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Robert Scott Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (ATL)
Robert Scott Jr.
OT Florida State
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Daniels is the plan now, and the Falcons grade out a B-.

Start where it matters. The Falcons took Jayden Daniels to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

Every board in the league had Rice lower, and that gap is the story. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Offensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In Round 1, Pick 10 they get the face of the franchise. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
A reach on Quinyon Mitchell in the 42nd overall pick; the board had better options right there. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick74 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
They talked themselves into Brenden Rice at slot 74, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick110 Rnd4 James Williams
A big swing on James Williams at the Round 4 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick147 Rnd5 Payton Wilson
A clean, defensible pick in pick 147 with a little surplus value in Payton Wilson. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick188 Rnd6 Darius Robinson
They liked Darius Robinson enough to skip the value, taking him in the 188th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick204 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
No edge and no loss on Zion Tupuola-Fetui in No. 204; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick231 Rnd7 Tahj Washington
A premium they did not need to pay, Tahj Washington a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick247 Rnd7 Robert Scott Jr.
They reached a country mile for Robert Scott Jr. at the 247th overall pick, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.