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Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (ATL)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (ATL)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (ATL)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (ATL)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (ATL)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ATL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (ATL)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (ATL)
Fentrell Cypress II
CB Florida State
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (ATL)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DEN)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (JAX)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Fentrell Cypress II
CB Florida State
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (JAX)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (JAX)
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Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (JAX)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Players Gained
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Zay Jones
WR
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Justin Simmons
S
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Logan Wilson
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
Head Shot
Desmond Ridder
QB
Head Shot
Taylor Heinicke
QB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA
Quarterback settled, Nix in the fold, and a C+ for the Falcons.

The search is over. The Falcons handed the keys to Bo Nix, and the whole operation now runs on his development. The final tally is a middling C+.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. On value alone, Wilson makes the weekend a net positive. The cost of the Haynesworth reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In the 18th overall pick they get a long-term answer under center. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
By-the-book stuff, Chop Robinson at pick 43 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick74 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson at the 74th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick76 Rnd3 Junior Colson
Junior Colson in slot 76 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick96 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson is a better player than pick No. 96 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick102 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
They robbed the room for Johnny Wilson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick109 Rnd4 Maason Smith
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Maason Smith in Round 4, Pick 9. The roster logic is harder to follow.
Pick110 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
A reach for Leonard Taylor III in No. 110; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick113 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
A reach on Donovan Jackson in pick No. 113; the board had better options right there. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick145 Rnd5 Sincere Haynesworth
The board had cheaper options than Sincere Haynesworth at Round 5, Pick 9, and it noticed. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick189 Rnd6 Trey Knox
Trey Knox at the 189th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick201 Rnd6 Christian Jones
A conviction pick on Christian Jones at No. 201 that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick211 Rnd6 Kimani Vidal
Kimani Vidal in slot 211 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick223 Rnd7 Fentrell Cypress II
The board had Fentrell Cypress II higher than pick 223, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick237 Rnd7 Joshua Gray
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Joshua Gray at the 237th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick244 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
A straight-up fair deal on J.J. Weaver at the Round 7 slot, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.