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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ATL)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ATL)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Jasheen Davis Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Jasheen Davis
DL-EDGE Wake Forest
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ATL)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (ATL)
Tyler Batty
DL-EDGE BYU
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (ATL)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Keilan Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (ATL)
Keilan Robinson
RB Texas
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Falcons drew a line under the quarterback search with Penix Jr.: B-.

The Falcons looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Keilan Robinson at Round 7, Pick 25 regardless, 209 picks early. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Michael Penix Jr. gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get a franchise quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk in the 40th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at No. 72 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick108 Rnd4 James Williams
They jumped the gun on James Williams, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick145 Rnd5 Jasheen Davis
Jasheen Davis at slot 145 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick186 Rnd6 Tre Harris
Tre Harris in pick 186 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick202 Rnd6 Tyler Batty
Tyler Batty at pick 202 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Trey Knox
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Trey Knox well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick245 Rnd7 Keilan Robinson
They reached into another round for Keilan Robinson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.