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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Falcons finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

The search is over. The Falcons handed the keys to Caleb Williams, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

Landing McGlothern that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get a long-term answer under center. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
The board had Ladd McConkey higher than the 43rd pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick74 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
Brandon Dorlus in the 74th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick79 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick109 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
You do not let an offensive lineman like Dominick Puni reach slot 109 and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick143 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
They paid sticker price for Tommy Eichenberg in pick 143, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick187 Rnd6 Tyrone Tracy Jr.
They will replay Tyrone Tracy Jr. at No. 187 for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick197 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
They barely believed it either: Dwight McGlothern still on the board at pick No. 197. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.