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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (ATL)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ATL)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ATL)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ATL)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (ATL)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (IND)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (IND)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC FutureB-
The Falcons did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Of all the ways to open, the Falcons chose the head-scratcher, spending pick No. 108 on Maason Smith with quarterback, running back and other spots still wide open.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Randolph Jr. pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In No. 15 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value.
Pick43 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at pick 43 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick46 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
They took T.J. Tampa at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick48 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy at the 48th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick79 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Good price on Cooper Beebe in No. 79, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Maason Smith
A want over a need in pick No. 108: Maason Smith adds a DT-EDGE while quarterback, running back and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick142 Rnd5 Kalen King
They paid sticker price for Kalen King in the 142nd overall pick, and that is fine. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick186 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
They read the board right and Ty'Ron Hopper was the payoff at Round 6, Pick 11. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick196 Rnd6 Keith Randolph Jr.
They went early on Keith Randolph Jr. in slot 196, and the value did not follow. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.