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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (ATL)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (ATL)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (ATL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ATL)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (ATL)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (PHI)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PHI)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PHI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Tanner McKee
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Desmond Ridder
QB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Falcons found their guy under center in Maye: D.

The Falcons lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again.

Whatever Drake Maye becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. They will need Logue to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The Taylor-Demerson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and tight end is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 8th pick they get a long-term answer under center. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Chop Robinson in pick No. 43. It fills a real need, too.
Pick44 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Fair-plus on Ennis Rakestraw Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick74 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley in slot 74 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick110 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tommy Eichenberg well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick142 Rnd5 Isaiah Adams
Isaiah Adams at No. 142 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick170 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Khristian Boyd at pick 170 is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick171 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
No edge and no loss on Frank Gore Jr. in Round 5, Pick 35; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick189 Rnd6 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in pick 189 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick201 Rnd6 Javon Baker
Nice patience on Javon Baker, who had no business lasting to the 201st overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick241 Rnd7 Zion Logue
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Zion Logue. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.