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  • Jazzygreg DRAFTING FOR THE
    Falcons
Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ATL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Donell Harris Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Donell Harris Jr.
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureC+
The Falcons worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

Whoever sat across the table from the Falcons should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They are betting Jones proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The Williams value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. A real need, handled.
Pick74 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
They took Johnny Wilson at par in pick 74, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick109 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at the 109th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick145 Rnd5 James Williams
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing James Williams in the 145th pick. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick189 Rnd6 Myles Jones
Myles Jones in pick No. 189 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick201 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones slipping to the Round 6 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick244 Rnd7 Donell Harris Jr.
They paid up for Donell Harris Jr. at No. 244 when waiting would have done the job. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.