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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ATL)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (ATL)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (ATL)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (ATL)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (DEN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (DEN)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (MIA)
Carson Beck
QB Georgia
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (TB)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CHI)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (TB)
Anthony Belton
OL North Carolina State
Players Gained
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Samson Ebukam
DE
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Justin Fields
QB
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Keenan Isaac
CB
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D.J. Jones
DT
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Mike Williams
WR
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall A-
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Falcons a A-.

The Falcons bet big and early on Braden Fiske, 108 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. One of the weekend's best, top to bottom, and a A- to show for it.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The veteran additions, Justin Fields chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In pick No. 16 they get a bendy edge with upside. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick145 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Malachi Moore. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick186 Rnd6 Braden Fiske
Value said wait; Braden Fiske in Round 6, Pick 11 says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron in pick 190 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick202 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray in slot 202 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick229 Rnd7 Zion Nelson
They reached a country mile for Zion Nelson at No. 229, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick234 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
Xavier Truss at Round 7, Pick 14 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.