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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (ATL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (ATL)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ATL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (ATL)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (ATL)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (ATL)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (JAX)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (JAX)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (GB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Players Gained
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David Bakhtiari
OT
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Dylan Moses
LB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Nobody dealt better than the Falcons this weekend: B+.

The tape said wait; the Falcons did not. Frank Gore Jr. went at the 187th overall pick, a good 39 picks before the board was ready. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The Solomon pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with tight end and linebacker still on the board.

The Mitchell pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get a double-digit-sack hope. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Bo Nix
Bo Nix slid further than he should have, and Round 2, Pick 13 is lovely value for the quarterback. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick48 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
A quiet steal in the 48th overall pick: Adonai Mitchell for less than the market said. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick74 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine in No. 74 is fair value, right on his grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick91 Rnd3 Austin Booker
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 91, where Austin Booker graded well above the range. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick96 Rnd3 DeWayne Carter
They paid sticker price for DeWayne Carter in the 96th pick, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick109 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
A curious use of pick No. 109. Tight end and linebacker needed the pick; an OLB-EDGE in Javon Solomon did not.
Pick143 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
A reach on Tykee Smith in the Round 5 slot; the board had better options right there. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick150 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
A straight-up fair deal on Luke McCaffrey at No. 150, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick187 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at slot 187 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick197 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent at the 197th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.