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Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (ATL)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ATL)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (ATL)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (ATL)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ATL)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ATL)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (PHI)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dayo Odeyingbo
EDGE
Head Shot
Kelee Ringo
CB
Head Shot
Donovan Smith
OT
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
Quarterback settled, Nix in the fold, and a B+ for the Falcons.

The Falcons spent the pick that matters most on Bo Nix, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

The Jean-Baptiste pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

The Smith pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots still on the board. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In pick No. 22 they get a passer to set the clock by, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
No edge and no loss on Kris Jenkins in No. 43; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick48 Rnd2 Adisa Isaac
No drama and no debate, Adisa Isaac went about where he belonged in slot 48. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick53 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell slipping to pick 53 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick74 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine in the 74th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick79 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Ja'Lynn Polk at the Round 3 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick95 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
A tidy little value on Dominick Puni in the 95th pick, a step better than break-even. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick108 Rnd4 Maason Smith
Of all the spots to shop, they chose DT-EDGE. Maason Smith in Round 4, Pick 8 leaves interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots for later.
Pick142 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
A clean, defensible pick in Round 5, Pick 6 with a little surplus value in Jaylin Simpson. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick186 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
A wild overpay on Javontae Jean-Baptiste in the 186th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell at slot 196 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.