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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The jury is out on the Falcons. For now, C+.

The war room fell hard for Spencer Rattler, and it showed at the 43rd overall pick: 75 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

Spending an early pick on cornerback with offensive lineman, interior defensive lineman and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. Leaving offensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 8th overall pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Spencer Rattler
They reached into another round for Spencer Rattler, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick74 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
They paid sticker price for Marshawn Kneeland in the 74th pick, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick79 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kris Abrams-Draine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jaylin Simpson
A want over a need in Round 4, Pick 9: Jaylin Simpson adds a cornerback while offensive lineman, interior defensive lineman and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick143 Rnd5 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint at the Round 5 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick187 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
They paid a round early for Joe Milton III in Round 6, Pick 12, more than the board wanted. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick197 Rnd6 Solomon Byrd
A big swing on Solomon Byrd at slot 197, well ahead of any board in the building. It patches a soft spot without any drama.