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Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (ATL)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (ATL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (ATL)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (ATL)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (ATL)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DEN)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (DEN)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Players Gained
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John Franklin-Myers
DE
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Falcons for Arroyo: B+.

Call it larceny. Elijah Arroyo sat on the board until slot 205, and the Falcons did not need to be asked twice. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They will need Ezeiruaku to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. That offensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In pick No. 20 they get a centerfielder for the defense at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick46 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Donovan Ezeiruaku at Round 2, Pick 14 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick51 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in slot 51 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick116 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
They paid sticker price for Joshua Farmer in the 116th overall pick, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick205 Rnd6 Elijah Arroyo
They will replay Elijah Arroyo at the Round 6 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick242 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
The board fumbled Ryan Fitzgerald all the way to the 242nd pick, and they scooped it up. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.