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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ATL)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Daniels is the Falcons' new face under center. Grade: B-.

The search is over. The Falcons handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Reaching for Tupuola-Fetui left real value on the table behind him. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In No. 8 they get a franchise quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Adonai Mitchell at the Round 2 slot is the proof. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick74 Rnd3 Tommy Eichenberg
They reached into another round for Tommy Eichenberg, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick109 Rnd4 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
A real head-scratcher, Zion Tupuola-Fetui in pick No. 109 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick145 Rnd5 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon at Round 5, Pick 9 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick189 Rnd6 Christian Jones
A reach for Christian Jones in slot 189; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick201 Rnd6 Kenny Logan Jr.
They liked Kenny Logan Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 201. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick244 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
They went early on Xavier Thomas in the 244th overall pick, and the value did not follow. A need, and now a little less of one.