Sonny Weaver Jr'S MOCK DRAFT
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Sonny Weaver Jr'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 25, 2026

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  • Sonny Weaver Jr DRAFTING FOR THE
    Falcons
Draft Selections
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (ATL)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (ATL)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ATL)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (ATL)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (ATL)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (ATL)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Justin Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (ATL)
Justin Jefferson
LB Alabama
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (ATL)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (ATL)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (ATL)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (ATL)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Logan Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (ATL)
Logan Taylor
OG Boston College
Draft Picks Received
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (GB)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DEN)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Justin Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Justin Jefferson
LB Alabama
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Logan Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (GB)
Logan Taylor
OG Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drew Shelton Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (HOU)
Drew Shelton
OT Penn State
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (DEN)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tommy Togiai
DT
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB+ FutureB
More right than wrong for the Falcons, and a B to prove it.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Thaddeus Dixon got past him. The Falcons do not have to explain a thing at No. 239.

The cost of the Jefferson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain.

They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick59 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
A slide stopped in the 59th overall pick, with D'Angelo Ponds worth more than the price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick94 Rnd3 Max Iheanachor
They read the board right and Max Iheanachor was the payoff at pick No. 94. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick114 Rnd4 Bishop Fitzgerald
Bishop Fitzgerald at the 114th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick120 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Good price on Bryce Lance in slot 120, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick158 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
A clean, defensible pick in the 158th overall pick with a little surplus value in Tanner Koziol. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick168 Rnd5 Ted Hurst
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Ted Hurst at pick 168. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick177 Rnd5 Justin Jefferson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Justin Jefferson this early at the Round 5 slot. The roster fit checks out.
Pick195 Rnd6 Rayshaun Benny
Rayshaun Benny at pick No. 195 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick231 Rnd7 Cole Payton
They paid sticker price for Cole Payton in No. 231, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick239 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at Round 7, Pick 23 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick241 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster in the Round 7 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick257 Rnd7 Logan Taylor
By-the-book stuff, Logan Taylor at the 257th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.