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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (ATL)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (ATL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (ATL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (ATL)
Dane Key
WR Kentucky
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (ATL)
Bear Alexander
DT USC
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (ATL)
Tony Grimes
CB UNLV
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (ATL)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Draft Picks Received
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (SEA)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (SEA)
Dane Key
WR Kentucky
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (SEA)
Bear Alexander
DT USC
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (SEA)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (SEA)
Tony Grimes
CB UNLV
Draft Picks Traded
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (SEA)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Falcons let Mondon Jr. fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

Call it larceny. Smael Mondon Jr. sat on the board until the 121st overall pick, and the Falcons did not need to be asked twice. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The Smith pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In the 20th pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. A real need, handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Nick Emmanwori in the 52nd overall pick, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick121 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in pick No. 121 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick136 Rnd4 Dane Key
A big swing on Dane Key at slot 136, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick173 Rnd5 Bear Alexander
Bear Alexander at No. 173 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick187 Rnd6 Anthony Belton
A wild overpay on Anthony Belton in the Round 6 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick210 Rnd6 Tony Grimes
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tony Grimes. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick230 Rnd7 Tim Smith
Tim Smith at pick 230 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.