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RUN ON JAN 14, 2026

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Patriots 2026 Draft

  • EMANPATSFAN DRAFTING FOR THE
    Falcons
Draft Selections
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ATL)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (ATL)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (ATL)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Falcons checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Falcons did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to quarterback, which was the need that mattered most. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Getting Lee III where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick48 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
Elijah Sarratt at the Round 2 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick79 Rnd3 Will Lee III
A slide stopped in pick No. 79, with Will Lee III worth more than the price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jaishawn Barham
No edge and no loss on Jaishawn Barham in pick 114; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick196 Rnd6 Dane Key
The board had Dane Key higher than slot 196, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick231 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
Riley Mahlman in the 231st overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.