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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (ATL)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (ATL)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Isaiah Neyor Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (ATL)
Isaiah Neyor
WR Texas
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIA)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Draft Picks Traded
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Austin Stogner Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NO)
Austin Stogner
TE Oklahoma
Steve Linton Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (NO)
Steve Linton
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureC
The Falcons left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

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.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped offensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

The trade work was a quiet net positive.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 8 they get a passer to set the clock by. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the Round 1 slot they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. More want than need.
Pick74 Rnd3 Ruke Orhorhoro
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ruke Orhorhoro. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick109 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in No. 109 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick145 Rnd5 Nelson Ceaser
Nelson Ceaser at the 145th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick170 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
Steal is underselling it; Cole Bishop at slot 170 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick248 Rnd7 Isaiah Neyor
Isaiah Neyor in the 248th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.