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Draft Selections
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ATL)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ATL)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (ATL)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (ATL)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Falcons: C+.

The Falcons bet big and early on Chandler Rivers, 40 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.

The Moore pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The Falcons indulged a want in Moore while a need in quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots stayed open.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick48 Rnd2 Chandler Rivers
Chandler Rivers at pick No. 48 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick79 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
They barely believed it either: Omar Cooper Jr. still on the board at slot 79. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick114 Rnd4 Devin Moore
A curious use of No. 114. Quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots needed the pick; a cornerback in Devin Moore did not.
Pick195 Rnd6 Le'Veon Moss
Le'Veon Moss at pick 195 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick231 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
A reach on Trey Zuhn III in the 231st overall pick; the board had better options right there. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.