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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (ATL)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Daniels is the plan now, and the Falcons grade out a B.

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.

Landing Vaki that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get their quarterback of the future. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
You do not let a cornerback like Terrion Arnold reach the 43rd overall pick and blink. They did not. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick74 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Malachi Corley in slot 74, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick79 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
Steal is underselling it; Xavier Worthy at pick No. 79 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick110 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
They let Brenden Rice come to them and pounced at the Round 4 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick142 Rnd5 Javon Foster
Taking Javon Foster in pick 142 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick199 Rnd6 Sione Vaki
They will replay Sione Vaki at the 199th pick for years; that is how good the value is. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.