jackdixon10'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

Falcons 7 rd

  • jackdixon10 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Falcons
Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (ATL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (ATL)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (ATL)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ATL)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LV)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC FutureA-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Falcons: B.

The Falcons treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the Round 3 slot on Darius Robinson a full 47 spots early. The bottom line is a respectable B.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick No. 13 they get a problem off the edge. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
A reach on Ja'Lynn Polk in pick 43; the board had better options right there. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick74 Rnd3 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson in the 74th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick109 Rnd4 DJ James
DJ James at No. 109 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick112 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
They took Leonard Taylor III at par in the 112th pick, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick145 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Circle this one: Ainias Smith at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick146 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Cam Hart is a better player than slot 146 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick189 Rnd6 Christian Jones
The board had cheaper options than Christian Jones at the 189th pick, and it noticed. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick201 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Gabe Hall. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick244 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
Nice patience on Steele Chambers, who had no business lasting to Round 7, Pick 24. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.