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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ATL)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ATL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jahdae Barron
DB Texas
Jestin Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jestin Jacobs
LB Oregon
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (ATL)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Mario Williams Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (ATL)
Mario Williams
WR USC
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Falcons drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: B.

The search is over. The Falcons handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The Ceaser pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They punted on offensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Job largely done: quarterback settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 8th pick they get a franchise quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman at Round 2, Pick 8 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jack Sawyer
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 72 with a little surplus value in Jack Sawyer. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
A tidy little value on Smael Mondon Jr. in the 108th overall pick, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick145 Rnd5 Jamari Thrash
Jamari Thrash at slot 145 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jahdae Barron
A market-rate defensive back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jahdae Barron. Where it fits the depth chart is the real question.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jestin Jacobs
They took Jestin Jacobs at par in the Round 6 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick229 Rnd7 Nelson Ceaser
A edge rusher of that caliber at pick 229 is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
Pick245 Rnd7 Mario Williams
You do not let a wide receiver like Mario Williams reach Round 7, Pick 25 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.