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Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (ATL)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (ATL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ATL)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (ATL)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (ATL)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Miyan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Miyan Williams
RB Ohio State
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (ATL)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (ATL)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (ATL)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (ATL)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (ATL)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DEN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (CLE)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (CLE)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DEN)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (DEN)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Turner Corcoran Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DEN)
Turner Corcoran
OT Nebraska
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Baron Browning
EDGE
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Randy Gregory
EDGE
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Dustin Hopkins
PK
Head Shot
Von Miller
EDGE
Head Shot
Drew Sample
TE
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Anthony Walker Jr.
LB
Players traded away
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Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
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Kyle Pitts
TE
Head Shot
Taylor Heinicke
QB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureC
A franchise passer in Williams headlines a D- weekend for the Falcons.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Falcons, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. Too much went sideways, and the D- is the honest tally.

So much rides on Caleb Williams that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Clark at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and tight end is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In slot 8 they get their quarterback of the future. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Value with a capital V on Troy Fautanu in the 43rd overall pick, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kalen King
No edge and no loss on Kalen King in pick No. 49; it is a wash and a sensible one. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick74 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
By-the-book stuff, Johnny Wilson at Round 3, Pick 10 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick80 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Payton Wilson in No. 80. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick109 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at the 109th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick115 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in the Round 4 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick145 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
They took Cedric Johnson at par in pick 145, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick149 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Fair-plus on Javion Cohen, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick173 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
They will replay Malik Mustapha at slot 173 for years; that is how good the value is. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick189 Rnd6 Miyan Williams
Miyan Williams in Round 6, Pick 14 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick196 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Sam Hartman at No. 196 is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick199 Rnd6 Darius Muasau
Good price on Darius Muasau in the 199th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick210 Rnd6 DeWayne Carter
Nothing to complain about; DeWayne Carter went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick233 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick 233 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick243 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry at the 243rd pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.