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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (ATL)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ATL)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (ATL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (ATL)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (ATL)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (ATL)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (ATL)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BAL)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CLE)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (LV)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CHI)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Kedon Slovis Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (LAR)
Kedon Slovis
QB BYU
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (CHI)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (LAR)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Christian Barmore
DT
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Michael Carter II
CB
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Leo Chenal
LB
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Khalil Herbert
RB
Head Shot
Alex Highsmith
EDGE
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Malcolm Koonce
EDGE
Head Shot
Quinn Meinerz
OG
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Puka Nacua
WR
Head Shot
Esezi Otomewo
DT
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Jayden Reed
WR
Players traded away
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Bijan Robinson
RB
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Desmond Ridder
QB
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Taylor Heinicke
QB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall D+
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureD+
Quarterback settled, Williams in the fold, and a D+ for the Falcons.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Falcons did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. The process wobbled, and the D+ is where it lands.

The whole projection now runs through Caleb Williams; hit there and everything else looks smarter. That offensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The Wease Jr. steal is the beam this whole class leans on. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In pick No. 1 they get a long-term answer under center. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick68 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at Round 3, Pick 4 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick96 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
They robbed the room for Payton Wilson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick134 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams in the 134th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick174 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
A tidy bit of business in the Round 5 slot, where Chau Smith-Wade graded well above the range. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick204 Rnd6 Theo Wease Jr.
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Theo Wease Jr. in pick 204, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick231 Rnd7 Isaiah Davis
Value with a capital V on Isaiah Davis in slot 231, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.