Cartersincere'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Cartersincere DRAFTING FOR THE
    Falcons
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (ATL)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (ATL)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ATL)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ATL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ATL)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (ATL)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DET)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DET)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DET)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (GB)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB- TradesC+ FutureB+
The Falcons won the night they stopped Fitzgerald from sliding. Grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Falcons were there to profit. Ryan Fitzgerald, the No. 117 name on the board, should have been long gone before No. 246. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The Falcons indulged a want in Amos while a need in quarterback, wide receiver and other spots stayed open. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
The board fumbled Travis Hunter all the way to pick No. 23, and they scooped it up. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick46 Rnd2 Shemar Stewart
Shemar Stewart at pick 46 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick87 Rnd3 Trey Amos
A surprising call. With quarterback, wide receiver and other spots still to address, they spent the 87th pick on Trey Amos, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick117 Rnd4 Alfred Collins
They robbed the room for Alfred Collins here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick133 Rnd4 Omarion Hampton
They will replay Omarion Hampton at the 133rd overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick198 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
They did well to land Luke Lachey in Round 6, Pick 23, just ahead of his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick244 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
They barely believed it either: Seth McLaughlin still on the board at slot 244. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick246 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
Ryan Fitzgerald at No. 246 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.