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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (ATL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (ATL)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (ATL)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (ATL)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (ATL)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Isaiah Neyor Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ATL)
Isaiah Neyor
WR Texas
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (KC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (KC)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CIN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Mike Edwards
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Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB
The Falcons bet the future on Maye. The board says B.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Falcons committed. Drake Maye is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

On value alone, McGlothern makes the weekend a net positive. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. They are betting Hall proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get the arm they will build around. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
Good price on T'Vondre Sweat in the Round 2 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick74 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at the 74th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick91 Rnd3 Tykee Smith
They took Tykee Smith at par in pick No. 91, which is nothing to complain about. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick109 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in pick 109 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick145 Rnd5 Javon Foster
Nice patience on Javon Foster, who had no business lasting to the 145th pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick151 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
No drama and no debate, Darius Robinson went about where he belonged in slot 151. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
A slide stopped in No. 171, with Chau Smith-Wade worth more than the price. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick175 Rnd5 Gabe Hall
A wild overpay on Gabe Hall in the 175th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick189 Rnd6 Bru McCoy
Bru McCoy at pick 189 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick201 Rnd6 Isaiah Neyor
By-the-book stuff, Isaiah Neyor at No. 201 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick244 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
Taking Dwight McGlothern in Round 7, Pick 24 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.