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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (ATL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (IND)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ryan Kelly
C
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Falcons won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

The Falcons bet big and early on Taulia Tagovailoa, 93 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The Fiske pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
Dallas Turner in the 15th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick43 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in pick No. 43 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick46 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
Kamari Lassiter at slot 46 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick74 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
They let Braden Fiske come to them and pounced at pick 74. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick79 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at Round 3, Pick 15 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick109 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in No. 109 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick143 Rnd5 Christian Jones
A slide stopped in No. 143, with Christian Jones worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick187 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Frank Gore Jr. this early at the 187th overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick197 Rnd6 Taulia Tagovailoa
They reached into another round for Taulia Tagovailoa, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.