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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (ATL)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (ATL)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ATL)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (ATL)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BAL)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BAL)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (BAL)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (SEA)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CHI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (PIT)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Justin Fields
QB
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Josh Johnson
QB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Falcons for Polk: A-.

Whoever sat across the table from the Falcons should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

The veteran additions, Justin Fields chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Jared Verse and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In slot 16 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick74 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Taking Ja'Lynn Polk in pick No. 74 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick109 Rnd4 Max Melton
Max Melton in the 109th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick134 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster in the 134th pick is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick145 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden slipping to Round 5, Pick 9 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick169 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
They went early on Justin Eboigbe in No. 169, and the value did not follow. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick201 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
A quiet steal in No. 201: Michael Barrett for less than the market said. The roster fit checks out.
Pick244 Rnd7 Donovan Jennings
No drama and no debate, Donovan Jennings went about where he belonged in Round 7, Pick 24. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick253 Rnd7 Jake Briningstool
No edge and no loss on Jake Briningstool in slot 253; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.