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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
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Anim Dankwah Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Anim Dankwah
OT Howard
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Some hits, some head-scratchers, and a C+ for the Falcons.

The Falcons looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Anim Dankwah at Round 6, Pick 22 regardless, 81 picks early.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Simpson pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots. Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 8th overall pick they get a premier pass rusher. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Spencer Rattler
A wild overpay on Spencer Rattler in pick No. 43, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick74 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
They took Kris Abrams-Draine at par in Round 3, Pick 10, which is nothing to complain about. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick79 Rnd3 Malik Washington
A premium they did not need to pay, Malik Washington a notch or two before his time. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jaylin Simpson
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots to take Jaylin Simpson, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick143 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
This one needs a full-page explanation: Joe Milton III in slot 143, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick187 Rnd6 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in the 187th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick197 Rnd6 Anim Dankwah
Anim Dankwah at the 197th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.