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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (ATL)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (ATL)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (ATL)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (ATL)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (ATL)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (ATL)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (ATL)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (ATL)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Aaron Lewis Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (ATL)
Aaron Lewis
DL-EDGE Rutgers
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (BAL)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (DEN)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NYG)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Mekhi Becton
OT
Head Shot
Byron Murphy Jr.
CB
Head Shot
Alex Singleton
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Bud Dupree
LB
Head Shot
Jake Matthews
OT
Head Shot
Kyle Pitts
TE
Head Shot
Richie Grant
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Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureC
The Falcons finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a D-.

The Falcons did not so much draft Jordan Jefferson as overpay for him, 169 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D-.

Michael Penix Jr. is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back.

They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

That Rakestraw Jr. pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, running back very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In the 8th overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick12 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a go-to option on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at the Round 2 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick64 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
They robbed the room for Ennis Rakestraw Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick70 Rnd3 Edgerrin Cooper
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Edgerrin Cooper in pick No. 70. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick109 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
A tidy little value on Dominick Puni in slot 109, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick111 Rnd4 Cade Stover
They liked Cade Stover enough to skip the value, taking him in the 111th pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
The board had cheaper options than Jordan Travis at the Round 4 slot, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick143 Rnd5 Justin Rogers
Justin Rogers at the 143rd overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick145 Rnd5 James Williams
They let James Williams come to them and pounced at slot 145. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick147 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith in No. 147 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick189 Rnd6 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones in pick No. 189 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick205 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
A reach on Dwight McGlothern in pick 205; the board had better options right there. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jordan Jefferson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jordan Jefferson this early at Round 7, Pick 10. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick243 Rnd7 Grayson Murphy
Grayson Murphy at the Round 7 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick248 Rnd7 Aaron Lewis
Aaron Lewis in No. 248 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.