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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
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
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Falcons a B-.

You can usually follow a front office's logic. This one is harder. The Falcons spent the 79th overall pick on Max Melton while running back, tight end and other spots sat unaddressed. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Rakestraw Jr. pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The Fisher pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jared Verse
Jared Verse at Round 1, Pick 8 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick43 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. slid further than he should have, and the 43rd pick is lovely value for the cornerback. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick74 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
No edge and no loss on Ja'Lynn Polk in pick No. 74; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick79 Rnd3 Max Melton
A want over a need in No. 79: Max Melton adds a cornerback while running back, tight end and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick109 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
A reach on Blake Fisher in the 109th overall pick; the board had better options right there. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick143 Rnd5 Michael Pratt
Michael Pratt at slot 143 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick187 Rnd6 Fabien Lovett
A reasonable price with a little left over, Fabien Lovett in Round 6, Pick 12. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick197 Rnd6 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in the Round 6 slot is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.