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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (ATL)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ATL)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
Draft Picks Received
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (NO)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB
A franchise passer in Maye headlines a B weekend for the Falcons.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Falcons committed. Drake Maye is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

The McMillan pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get their quarterback of the future. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
A tidy bit of business in slot 45, where Chris Braswell graded well above the range. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick74 Rnd3 D.J. James
Nothing to complain about; D.J. James went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
Circle this one: Jalen McMillan at the 109th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick145 Rnd5 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks in No. 145 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick189 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray at Round 6, Pick 14 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick201 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at pick No. 201 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick244 Rnd7 Donovan Jennings
Donovan Jennings in the 244th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.