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  • cartersincere DRAFTING FOR THE
    Falcons
Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (ATL)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (ATL)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ATL)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (ATL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Draft Picks Received
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DEN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Picks Traded
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (DEN)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Players Gained
Head Shot
Malcolm Roach
DE
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Falcons let Gadsden II fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The board owed the Falcons one, and it paid up: Oronde Gadsden II, the No. 180 name on the board, sitting there at slot 244 like a gift left on the doorstep. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The Hairston pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They will regret leaving offensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
Mykel Williams in the 20th pick is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick46 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at the Round 2 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick51 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
They talked themselves into Maxwell Hairston at slot 51, and the board did not agree. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick117 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm at pick 117 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick193 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Circle this one: Dont'e Thornton Jr. at Round 6, Pick 15 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick244 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in pick No. 244 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.