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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (ATL)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (ATL)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (ATL)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (ATL)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (TB)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (LAR)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (LAR)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Players Gained
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Dylan Cook
OT
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Marquise Copeland
DT
Players traded away
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Desmond Ridder
QB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB
The Falcons answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: D.

The phones were a trap the Falcons kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.

Everything downstream of Jayden Daniels depends on Jayden Daniels, and the building knows it. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Every board in the league had McCaffrey lower, and that gap is the story. They will answer for taking DT-EDGE early while interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots went begging.

The Wallace steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In slot 8 they get the face of the franchise. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in the 43rd pick with a little surplus value in Ennis Rakestraw Jr.. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick57 Rnd2 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley at the 57th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick74 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Javon Bullard at pick No. 74 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick84 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
Marshawn Kneeland in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick110 Rnd4 Maason Smith
A surprising call. With interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots still to address, they spent pick 110 on Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick142 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Luke McCaffrey well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick191 Rnd6 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson at Round 6, Pick 16 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick199 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
They barely believed it either: Caedan Wallace still on the board at the 199th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.