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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Falcons.

Some picks age like wine; McKinnley Jackson at slot 143 will need to, sitting 22 spots clear of his grade. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

On value alone, Hadden makes the weekend a net positive. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jared Verse
No drama and no debate, Jared Verse went about where he belonged in pick 8. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick43 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa at pick No. 43 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick74 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
A reasonable price with a little left over, Blake Fisher in Round 3, Pick 10. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick79 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
A premium they did not need to pay, Calen Bullock a notch or two before his time. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick109 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
The board had cheaper options than Brenden Rice at the 109th overall pick, and it noticed. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick143 Rnd5 McKinnley Jackson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for McKinnley Jackson. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick187 Rnd6 Edefuan Ulofoshio
A wild overpay on Edefuan Ulofoshio in the Round 6 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick197 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
The board fumbled Kamal Hadden all the way to the 197th pick, and they scooped it up. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.