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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Hadden should have been long gone. The Falcons pounced, and earned a B-.

Somebody in No. 197 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Falcons sat still while Kamal Hadden, the No. 169 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

The Jones pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at offensive lineman, quarterback and other spots. Leaving offensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Every board in the league had Jones lower, and that gap is the story.

Good work on the whole, with offensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In slot 8 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
They took Chris Braswell at par in the 43rd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick74 Rnd3 DJ James
No drama and no debate, DJ James went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick79 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
They paid sticker price for Michael Hall Jr. in pick No. 79, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick109 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
A curious use of No. 109. Offensive lineman, quarterback and other spots needed the pick; a cornerback in Elijah Jones did not.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Fair-plus on Jarrian Jones, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick197 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
You do not let a cornerback like Kamal Hadden reach pick 197 and blink. They did not. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.