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Draft Selections
Avery Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (ATL)
Avery Johnson
QB Kansas State
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (ATL)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
Lance Heard Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (ATL)
Lance Heard
OT Kentucky
Jaquaize Pettaway Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jaquaize Pettaway
WR East Carolina
Hollywood Smothers Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (ATL)
Hollywood Smothers
RB Texas
Zach Rice Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 6 (ATL)
Zach Rice
OG Syracuse
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (ATL)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall C-
ValueF NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Falcons left with their quarterback, and a C- to match.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Falcons would have aced it. Jaquaize Pettaway at the 112th pick is 498 spots clear of where he belonged. Call it a C- and check back in two years.

That Smothers pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Avery Johnson is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

Hit on Avery Johnson and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Avery Johnson
In No. 13 they get their guy under center for the next decade, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 David Stone
Taking David Stone in slot 44 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick75 Rnd3 Lance Heard
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Lance Heard at the Round 3 slot is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jaquaize Pettaway
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jaquaize Pettaway this early at pick 112. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick218 Rnd6 Hollywood Smothers
Hollywood Smothers in the 218th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick221 Rnd6 Zach Rice
A real head-scratcher, Zach Rice in the 221st overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick232 Rnd7 Xavier Scott
Value said wait; Xavier Scott in the 232nd overall pick says they were not listening. It adds depth where they could use a little.