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    Falcons
Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ATL)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ATL)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ATL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (ATL)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Draft Picks Traded
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (DAL)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyron Smith
OT
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Falcons for Jones: B+.

The Falcons did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Christian Jones fell into the 186th pick.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The Rattler pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 Spencer Rattler
Spencer Rattler in the Round 2 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick48 Rnd2 Adisa Isaac
Adisa Isaac at the 48th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick74 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
They read the board right and Christian Haynes was the payoff at slot 74. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 DeWayne Carter
A clean, defensible pick in pick 108 with a little surplus value in DeWayne Carter. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick142 Rnd5 Josh Newton
Josh Newton is a better player than the 142nd pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick186 Rnd6 Christian Jones
A offensive lineman of that caliber at No. 186 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick196 Rnd6 Keith Randolph Jr.
A reach on Keith Randolph Jr. in pick No. 196; the board had better options right there. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.