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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
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Anim Dankwah Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Anim Dankwah
OT Howard
Dominique Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Dominique Hampton
S Washington
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The jury is out on the Falcons. For now, C+.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Falcons spent pick 187 on Anim Dankwah, a name the board had a full 91 spots lower. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Rice pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick No. 8 they get juice off the edge at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Spencer Rattler
A big swing on Spencer Rattler at Round 2, Pick 11, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick74 Rnd3 Malik Washington
Value said wait; Malik Washington in slot 74 says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick79 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
No drama and no debate, Kris Abrams-Draine went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick109 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice slid further than he should have, and No. 109 is lovely value for the wide receiver. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick143 Rnd5 Tip Reiman
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tip Reiman this early at the 143rd overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick187 Rnd6 Anim Dankwah
A wild overpay on Anim Dankwah in Round 6, Pick 12, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick197 Rnd6 Dominique Hampton
Dominique Hampton in No. 197 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.