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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (ATL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (ATL)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ATL)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (ATL)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CLE)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CLE)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LV)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DET)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Players Gained
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Marcus Epps
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Cameron Mitchell
CB
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Josh Oliver
TE
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Falcons won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Falcons would have aced it. Spencer Rattler at No. 85 is 33 spots clear of where he belonged. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The Hadden pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The Falcons paired the rookies with proven help, Josh Oliver leading the way.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Kool-Aid McKinstry and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get a lockdown presence outside. Need was not the driver here.
Pick43 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
No drama and no debate, Chris Braswell went about where he belonged in pick No. 43. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick54 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins in No. 54 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick74 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
The board had Malachi Corley higher than the Round 3 slot, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick79 Rnd3 DeWayne Carter
They reached into another round for DeWayne Carter, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick85 Rnd3 Spencer Rattler
Spencer Rattler at pick 85 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick109 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at pick 109 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick143 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Nice patience on Christian Jones, who had no business lasting to the 143rd overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick164 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey slid further than he should have, and pick No. 164 is lovely value for the wide receiver. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick197 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at the 197th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.