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Draft Selections
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (ATL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (ATL)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Austin Siereveld Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (ATL)
Austin Siereveld
OT Ohio State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Solomon Tuliaupupu Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ATL)
Solomon Tuliaupupu
DE-EDGE Montana
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIA)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (MIA)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Austin Siereveld Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIA)
Austin Siereveld
OT Ohio State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Falcons got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Solomon Tuliaupupu at slot 224 is 89 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Too much went sideways, and the D- is the honest tally.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick43 Rnd2 Daylen Everette
No drama and no debate, Daylen Everette went about where he belonged in No. 43. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick44 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
By-the-book stuff, Sonny Styles at pick No. 44 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick74 Rnd3 Antonio Williams
Antonio Williams at pick 74 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick76 Rnd3 C.J. Fite
A swing that ignored the value entirely, C.J. Fite well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick82 Rnd3 Austin Siereveld
They paid up for Austin Siereveld at the 82nd pick when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
A premium they did not need to pay, Zachariah Branch a notch or two before his time. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick189 Rnd6 Rayshaun Benny
They jumped the gun on Rayshaun Benny, taking him earlier than his grade liked. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick224 Rnd7 Solomon Tuliaupupu
Solomon Tuliaupupu at Round 7, Pick 9 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.