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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ATL)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Kedon Slovis Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Kedon Slovis
QB BYU
Draft Picks Received
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (MIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Danielle Hunter
EDGE
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
Nobody dealt better than the Falcons this weekend: B+.

The Falcons ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

Slovis at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.

Danielle Hunter gives the group a proven body among the projects. Offensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
Jer'Zhan Newton in pick No. 11 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick43 Rnd2 Kalen King
They paid sticker price for Kalen King in Round 2, Pick 11, and that is fine. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick74 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Good price on Brenden Rice in the Round 3 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick109 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Nothing to complain about; Dominick Puni went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick145 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett in slot 145 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick189 Rnd6 Javon Baker
Value with a capital V on Javon Baker in pick 189, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick201 Rnd6 Omar Speights
Omar Speights at the 201st pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick244 Rnd7 Kedon Slovis
Kedon Slovis slid further than he should have, and the 244th overall pick is lovely value for the quarterback. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.