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Falcons 2025

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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ATL)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ATL)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 5 (ATL)
Andrew Mukuba
S Clemson
Trikweze Bridges Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 7 (ATL)
Trikweze Bridges
CB Oregon
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 7 (ATL)
Kyle McCord
QB Ohio State
Jo'Quavious Marks Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 7 (ATL)
Jo'Quavious Marks
RB Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Falcons: B-.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Falcons left tight end untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Caldwell has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The Marks value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In the 8th pick they get a go-to option on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick40 Rnd2 Barrett Carter
No edge and no loss on Barrett Carter in pick No. 40; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick72 Rnd3 Josh Simmons
Good price on Josh Simmons in slot 72, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jamaree Caldwell
A reach on Jamaree Caldwell in pick 104; the board had better options right there. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick136 Rnd5 Andrew Mukuba
They paid sticker price for Andrew Mukuba in No. 136, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick200 Rnd7 Trikweze Bridges
Trikweze Bridges in the Round 7 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick204 Rnd7 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord at the 204th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick214 Rnd7 Jo'Quavious Marks
Value with a capital V on Jo'Quavious Marks in Round 7, Pick 22, a genuine coup. A need, and now a little less of one.