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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ATL)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Tyler Batty
DL-EDGE BYU
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami (FL)
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Players Gained
Head Shot
Najee Harris
RB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureA+
The Falcons answered their biggest question with McCarthy. Grade: B.

The Falcons bet big and early on Akheem Mesidor, 69 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

Everything downstream of J.J. McCarthy depends on J.J. McCarthy, and the building knows it. They banked enough surplus on Simpson to cover a lot of smaller sins.

For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy at pick 21 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick43 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
A tidy little value on Ladd McConkey in the 43rd pick, a step better than break-even. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick74 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson at pick No. 74 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick109 Rnd4 Tyler Batty
Tyler Batty in slot 109 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick145 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Sataoa Laumea at the Round 5 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick189 Rnd6 Akheem Mesidor
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Akheem Mesidor well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick201 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson in pick 201 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick244 Rnd7 Omar Speights
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Omar Speights in No. 244, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.