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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ATL)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ATL)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ATL)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ATL)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (ATL)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Dominic Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (ATL)
Dominic Lovett
WR Georgia
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (ATL)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA FutureD-
The Falcons finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Falcons spent their marquee pick on Drake Maye, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The Lovett value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They are betting Gore Jr. proves the room right and everyone else wrong. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 5th overall pick they get the arm they will build around at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick40 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Fair-plus on Keon Coleman, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick72 Rnd3 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins at pick No. 72 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick105 Rnd4 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. at the Round 4 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick108 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at pick 108 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick145 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at No. 145 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick186 Rnd6 Ainias Smith
A tidy bit of business in slot 186, where Ainias Smith graded well above the range. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick202 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
A clean, defensible pick in Round 6, Pick 27 with a little surplus value in Curtis Jacobs. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick229 Rnd7 Dominic Lovett
The board fumbled Dominic Lovett all the way to slot 229, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick245 Rnd7 Aki Ogunbiyi
The board had cheaper options than Aki Ogunbiyi at pick 245, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.