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Draft Selections
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (ATL)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (ATL)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (ATL)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (ATL)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Draft Picks Received
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Players Gained
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Trey Hendrickson
DE
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Cameron Heyward
DT
Players traded away
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Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Falcons to a D-.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Falcons did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. The math is unkind, and the D- follows.

Reaching for Smith left real value on the table behind him. They punted on offensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

That Walker pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The Falcons clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
In Round 1, Pick 15 they get a disruptor off the edge. A real need, handled.
Pick46 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at No. 46 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Steal is underselling it; Jalen Royals at slot 83 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick218 Rnd7 Robert Longerbeam
Robert Longerbeam at pick No. 218 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock is a better player than the Round 7 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick242 Rnd7 Donovan Smith
A wild overpay on Donovan Smith in the 242nd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.