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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Falcons let Carson fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Caelen Carson, slot 143, roughly 49 picks past where he belonged. The bottom line is a respectable B.

They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Every board in the league had Nugent lower, and that gap is the story. They left with offensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In No. 8 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing J.J. McCarthy in the 43rd pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick74 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes in Round 3, Pick 10 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
They paid up for Jonah Elliss at the 79th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick109 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
They took Leonard Taylor III at par in pick 109, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick143 Rnd5 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson in the Round 5 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick187 Rnd6 Brandon Coleman
They paid sticker price for Brandon Coleman in pick No. 187, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick197 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent at slot 197 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.