bobbo'S MOCK DRAFT

fly falcons fly

  • bobbo DRAFTING FOR THE
    Falcons
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ATL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ATL)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (ATL)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (ATL)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (ATL)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Draft Picks Received
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (JAX)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYJ)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (JAX)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Adam Gotsis
DE
Head Shot
Ifeadi Odenigbo
DE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kyle Pitts
TE
Head Shot
Taylor Heinicke
QB
Head Shot
Tyler Allgeier
RB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
The Falcons left with their quarterback, and a D+ to match.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Falcons, and the value they bled adds up to real damage.

The whole projection now runs through Jayden Daniels; hit there and everything else looks smarter. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. The cost of the Hunt reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

The Rice steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and interior defensive lineman is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get the face of the franchise. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell at slot 27 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick48 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
Nothing to complain about; Kamari Lassiter went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick74 Rnd3 Austin Booker
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Austin Booker. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick96 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
A tidy little value on Gabriel Murphy in Round 3, Pick 33, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick109 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in the 109th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick111 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
They paid sticker price for Matt Goncalves in pick No. 111, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick135 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
They did well to land Ben Sinnott in the 135th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
A conviction pick on Jalyx Hunt at the Round 5 slot that the board grades a round light. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.