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Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (ATL)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (ATL)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (ATL)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (ATL)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (ATL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (ATL)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (IND)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CLE)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Sean Tucker
RB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Falcons cashed the board's mistake on McGlothern: B+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Dwight McGlothern, the Round 6 slot, roughly 36 picks past where he belonged. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

Every board in the league had Solomon lower, and that gap is the story. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

Spending an early pick on OLB-EDGE with tight end and edge rusher open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
They took Byron Murphy II at par in pick No. 15, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick43 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
A quiet steal in pick 43: Kool-Aid McKinstry for less than the market said. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick46 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Troy Franklin slid further than he should have, and Round 2, Pick 14 is lovely value for the wide receiver. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick54 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Tyler Guyton in the Round 2 slot, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick79 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Javon Bullard in slot 79 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick82 Rnd3 Javon Solomon
A curious use of the 82nd pick. Tight end and edge rusher needed the pick; an OLB-EDGE in Javon Solomon did not.
Pick148 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Fair-plus on Tommy Eichenberg, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick197 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
They robbed the room for Dwight McGlothern here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick229 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at No. 229 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick234 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
A wild overpay on Sam Hartman in the 234th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.