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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ATL)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (ATL)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (ATL)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (ATL)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (ATL)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
Draft Picks Traded
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DET)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Players Gained
Head Shot
Frank Ragnow
C
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Falcons left with their quarterback, and a B+ to match.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Falcons' quarterback, full stop.

Reaching for Hopper left real value on the table behind him. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

The Jones pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In No. 9 they get a long-term answer under center. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick73 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
Good price on Adisa Isaac in slot 73, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick109 Rnd4 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent at the 109th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick146 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ty'Ron Hopper this early at pick 146. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick187 Rnd6 Kaden Prather
Kaden Prather in the 187th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick206 Rnd6 DeWayne Carter
By-the-book stuff, DeWayne Carter at the Round 6 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick230 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
They let Sheridan Jones come to them and pounced at pick No. 230. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick249 Rnd7 Donovan Jennings
Donovan Jennings in Round 7, Pick 29 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.