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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (ATL)
Bryce Foster
C Texas A&M
Demani Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (ATL)
Demani Richardson
S Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Falcons left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

The Falcons spent the pick that matters most on Jayden Daniels, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Foster. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The Foster pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick 8 they get the arm they will build around at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Legette at slot 43 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick74 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
No edge and no loss on Johnny Wilson in pick No. 74; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick109 Rnd4 Max Melton
Max Melton in No. 109 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick145 Rnd5 Javon Foster
Javon Foster slipping to the 145th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick189 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Gabe Hall. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick205 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
The board had cheaper options than Bryce Foster at the Round 6 slot, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick248 Rnd7 Demani Richardson
Demani Richardson at the 248th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.