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Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall
B
ValueB
NeedB
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Falcons let Banks fall and pounced. Final grade: B. The Falcons' one glaring miss is quarterback, a need they left exactly as they found it.
Banks at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The Smith pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.
Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick Analysis
Pick46
Rnd2
Caleb Banks
Somehow Caleb Banks was still sitting there in slot 46, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick76
Rnd3
Rod Moore
Rod Moore slipping to No. 76 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick97
Rnd3
Nyck Harbor
A reasonable price with a little left over, Nyck Harbor in the Round 3 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick111
Rnd4
Monroe Freeling
A conviction pick on Monroe Freeling at pick No. 111 that the board grades a round light. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick210
Rnd6
Evan Stewart
A tidy bit of business in the 210th overall pick, where Evan Stewart graded well above the range. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick227
Rnd7
James Smith
Value said wait; James Smith in Round 7, Pick 11 says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick248
Rnd7
J. Michael Sturdivant
J. Michael Sturdivant in the 248th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.










