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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CHI)
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Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CHI)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Falcons let Laumea fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Falcons were there to profit. Sataoa Laumea, the No. 115 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 143rd pick.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Cole pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
They paid sticker price for Dallas Turner in the Round 1 slot, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick43 Rnd2 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson at slot 43 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick74 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in No. 74 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick79 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at Round 3, Pick 15 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick110 Rnd4 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
A safety of that caliber at pick No. 110 is the definition of value, full stop. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick143 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
Steal is underselling it; Sataoa Laumea at pick 143 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick187 Rnd6 Myles Cole
Myles Cole in the 187th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick197 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III in the 197th pick is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.