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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
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ATL)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Demani Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Demani Richardson
S Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Falcons finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

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

They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it. The Foster steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 8th overall pick they get their quarterback of the future. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at the Round 2 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick74 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at pick No. 74 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick109 Rnd4 Max Melton
By-the-book stuff, Max Melton at pick 109 squarely in line with his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick145 Rnd5 Javon Foster
Javon Foster slipping to Round 5, Pick 9 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick189 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
They paid sticker price for Gabe Hall in the 189th pick, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick201 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
They went early on Xavier Thomas in No. 201, and the value did not follow. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick244 Rnd7 Demani Richardson
They took Demani Richardson at par in slot 244, which is nothing to complain about. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.