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  • Meandwarf DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (ATL)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (ATL)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ATL)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (ATL)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (ATL)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Isaiah Neyor Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (ATL)
Isaiah Neyor
WR Texas
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (ATL)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Penix Jr. is the plan now, and the Falcons grade out a B.

The search is over. The Falcons handed the keys to Michael Penix Jr., and the whole operation now runs on his development.

Getting Neyor where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The cost of the Robinson reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In pick 9 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
They did well to land Chris Braswell in pick No. 41, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick73 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
A slide stopped in Round 3, Pick 9, with Javon Bullard worth more than the price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick109 Rnd4 Max Melton
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Max Melton. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick146 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
A premium they did not need to pay, Darius Robinson a notch or two before his time. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick187 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at No. 187 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick206 Rnd6 Bru McCoy
A wide receiver of that caliber at the Round 6 slot is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick230 Rnd7 Isaiah Neyor
Steal is underselling it; Isaiah Neyor at the 230th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick249 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
They let Eric Gentry come to them and pounced at No. 249. The roster fit checks out.