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    Falcons
Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (ATL)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (ATL)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ATL)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (NYJ)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Players traded away
Head Shot
Desmond Ridder
QB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Falcons cashed the board's mistake on McGlothern: D.

The Falcons lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. Hard to defend, and the D reflects that.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took McGlothern.

The Gray pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In No. 8 they get a premier pass rusher. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Good price on Quinyon Mitchell in the 43rd overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick44 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy at Round 2, Pick 12 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick74 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Javon Bullard at the Round 3 slot is the proof. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick111 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in pick No. 111 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick145 Rnd5 Moose Muhammad III
They jumped the gun on Moose Muhammad III, taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick187 Rnd6 Justin Eboigbe
The board had Justin Eboigbe higher than Round 6, Pick 12, and the edge rusher fell to them anyway. It fills a real need, too.
Pick189 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
They paid a round early for Joshua Gray in No. 189, more than the board wanted. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick201 Rnd6 Bryson Nesbit
Bryson Nesbit at pick 201 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick244 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
You do not let a cornerback like Dwight McGlothern reach the 244th pick and blink. They did not. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.