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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Tyler Batty
DL-EDGE BYU
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (ATL)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (ATL)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Falcons answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: B.

The search is over. The Falcons handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The Jackson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get the arm they will build around. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy at the 43rd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick74 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
They paid sticker price for Johnny Wilson in the 74th overall pick, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Max Melton
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Max Melton. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick145 Rnd5 Khyree Jackson
Somehow Khyree Jackson was still sitting there in pick No. 145, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick189 Rnd6 Tyler Batty
They barely believed it either: Tyler Batty still on the board at No. 189. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick205 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
A straight-up fair deal on Xavier Thomas at pick 205, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick248 Rnd7 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse at slot 248 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.