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Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ATL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (ATL)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE Florida State
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ATL)
Barion Brown
WR Kentucky
Logan Parr Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ATL)
Logan Parr
OG SMU
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (ATL)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Tyreak Sapp Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 7 (ATL)
Tyreak Sapp
DE-EDGE Florida
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall C
ValueF NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Falcons land in the muddy middle: C.

The Logan Parr pick is the one that will follow the Falcons into the fall. They took him 63 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C.

That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Offensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In No. 21 they get a ballhawk on the back end, a steep price for the projection.
Pick53 Rnd2 Patrick Payton
They left a pile of value on the table to take Patrick Payton this early at slot 53. It fills a real need, too.
Pick85 Rnd3 Barion Brown
They paid a round early for Barion Brown in the 85th overall pick, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick117 Rnd4 Logan Parr
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Logan Parr. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick149 Rnd5 Joshua Gray
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Joshua Gray in the 149th pick, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick210 Rnd7 Tyreak Sapp
Tyreak Sapp at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.