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thegoat'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 2, 2026

Best Case Scenario

  • thegoat DRAFTING FOR THE
    Falcons
Draft Selections
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (ATL)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (ATL)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ATL)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (ATL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (ATL)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (ATL)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (ATL)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (ATL)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (ATL)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (ATL)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
Draft Picks Received
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DEN)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DEN)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DEN)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DEN)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CHI)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
M.J. Devonshire
CB
Head Shot
Payton Page
DT
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Durant should have been long gone. The Falcons pounced, and earned a B+.

The Falcons ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Igbinosun pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback, running back and other spots.

That is an interior defensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick62 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at Round 2, Pick 30 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick79 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
Nice patience on Keionte Scott, who had no business lasting to No. 79. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick89 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
Value with a capital V on Malachi Fields in pick No. 89, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick114 Rnd4 Harold Perkins Jr.
A slide stopped in the 114th pick, with Harold Perkins Jr. worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick126 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
A curious use of the Round 4 slot. Quarterback, running back and other spots needed the pick; a cornerback in Davison Igbinosun did not.
Pick130 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
A tidy little value on Eli Raridon in the 130th overall pick, a step better than break-even. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick168 Rnd5 Keagen Trost
Keagen Trost slid further than he should have, and the Round 5 slot is lovely value for the offensive lineman. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick195 Rnd6 Zane Durant
Zane Durant in slot 195 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick231 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
Zavion Thomas at Round 7, Pick 15 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick246 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at pick 246 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick255 Rnd7 Fa'alili Fa'amoe
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Fa'alili Fa'amoe in pick No. 255. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.