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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Rakestraw Jr. should have been long gone. The Falcons pounced, and earned a B.

Call it larceny. Ennis Rakestraw Jr. sat on the board until the 74th pick, and the Falcons did not need to be asked twice. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Every board in the league had Wilson lower, and that gap is the story.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get a true top target. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 Laiatu Latu
Laiatu Latu at pick 43 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick74 Rnd3 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
A cornerback of that caliber at the Round 3 slot is the definition of value, full stop. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick79 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. at pick No. 79 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at the 109th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick143 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
Taking Cole Bishop in No. 143 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick187 Rnd6 Trente Jones
Trente Jones in the 187th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick197 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper slipping to slot 197 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.