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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (ATL)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Steve Linton Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (ATL)
Steve Linton
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (ATL)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CHI)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureB
The Falcons bet the future on Daniels. The board says B.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Falcons committed. Jayden Daniels is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The Linton pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The cost of the Sweat reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 9th overall pick they get the arm they will build around. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They went early on T'Vondre Sweat in Round 2, Pick 11, and the value did not follow. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
They read the board right and Jermaine Burton was the payoff at pick 74. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick75 Rnd3 Rod Moore
A clean, defensible pick in slot 75 with a little surplus value in Rod Moore. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick109 Rnd4 Gabriel Murphy
By-the-book stuff, Gabriel Murphy at the Round 4 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick145 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
A slide stopped in the 145th pick, with Nehemiah Pritchett worth more than the price. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick189 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in No. 189 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick205 Rnd6 Steve Linton
They let Steve Linton come to them and pounced at pick No. 205. It fills a real need, too.
Pick248 Rnd7 Carson Steele
A straight-up fair deal on Carson Steele at the 248th pick, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.