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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (ATL)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ATL)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Falcons let Collins fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Alfred Collins had no business being available in the 244th overall pick, and the Falcons did the only sane thing and turned in the card. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Reaching for Bond left real value on the table behind him.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In No. 15 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
They paid a round early for Isaiah Bond in pick No. 46, more than the board wanted. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick117 Rnd4 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery in the 117th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick244 Rnd7 Alfred Collins
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 7 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.