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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (ATL)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ATL)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (ATL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (ATL)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (ATL)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (ATL)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Picks Received
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (SEA)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Mekhi Becton
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Adetokunbo Ogundeji
EDGE
Head Shot
Jake Matthews
OT
Head Shot
Kyle Pitts
TE
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall F
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureD-
The Falcons answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: F.

The Falcons torched the value chart for Hayden Hatten, taking him 75 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The whole projection now runs through Drake Maye; hit there and everything else looks smarter.

They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

There is no spinning it; the board won this weekend going away.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Drake Maye
Drake Maye at Round 1, Pick 8 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick10 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In slot 10 they get a double-digit-sack hope. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Xavier Legette. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick72 Rnd3 Rod Moore
They paid sticker price for Rod Moore in the 72nd overall pick, and that is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick74 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II in the 74th pick is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick109 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Nothing to complain about; Braelon Allen went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick111 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
A reach on Kris Abrams-Draine in pick No. 111; the board had better options right there. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick145 Rnd5 Javon Foster
A quiet steal in slot 145: Javon Foster for less than the market said. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick154 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
By-the-book stuff, Ainias Smith at the Round 5 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick189 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Good price on Christian Jones in the 189th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick205 Rnd6 J.J. Weaver
They reached into another round for J.J. Weaver, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick248 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
A wild overpay on Hayden Hatten in Round 7, Pick 28, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.