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Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (ATL)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (ATL)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (ATL)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (ATL)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ATL)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (ATL)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (ATL)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (ATL)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (ATL)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (ATL)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DEN)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (TB)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (DEN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Stefon Diggs
WR
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Falcons won the night they stopped Wells Jr. from sliding. Grade: A-.

The Falcons did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Antwane Wells Jr. fell into slot 253.

The cost of the Dellinger reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In No. 25 they get a three-down second-level presence. A real need, handled.
Pick53 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
They paid sticker price for Marcus Mbow in Round 2, Pick 21, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick55 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
No edge and no loss on Alfred Collins in the 55th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick59 Rnd2 Zy Alexander
They took Zy Alexander at par in pick No. 59, which is nothing to complain about. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick89 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Chris Paul Jr.. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick117 Rnd4 Terrance Ferguson
Terrance Ferguson at pick 117 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
They let Jordan Phillips come to them and pounced at the 124th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick136 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
They robbed the room for Lathan Ransom here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick165 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Tommi Hill in the 165th overall pick, plain and simple. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick193 Rnd6 CJ West
CJ West at the Round 6 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick216 Rnd6 Earnest Greene III
Earnest Greene III at pick 216 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick244 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger in pick No. 244 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick253 Rnd7 Antwane Wells Jr.
Taking Antwane Wells Jr. in slot 253 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.