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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Falcons: B-.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Falcons never addressed offensive lineman, and it is the kind of gap that lingers.

That Johnson pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The Rattler reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but offensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
They took Laiatu Latu at par in the 8th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick43 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
By-the-book stuff, T'Vondre Sweat at No. 43 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick74 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at the 74th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick79 Rnd3 Max Melton
Fair-plus on Max Melton, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick109 Rnd4 Spencer Rattler
A reach for Spencer Rattler in Round 4, Pick 9; a little patience would have been rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick143 Rnd5 Kalen King
Good price on Kalen King in pick 143, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick187 Rnd6 Fabien Lovett
Fabien Lovett at slot 187 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick197 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson slipping to pick No. 197 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.