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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Falcons did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Falcons walked out of the weekend still thin at offensive lineman, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

That McKinstry pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Coker has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Good work on the whole, with offensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
A straight-up fair deal on Dallas Turner at Round 1, Pick 8, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick43 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
A slide stopped in the Round 2 slot, with Kool-Aid McKinstry worth more than the price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jeremiah Trotter Jr.. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick79 Rnd3 Javon Baker
A tidy little value on Javon Baker in slot 79, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick109 Rnd4 DeWayne Carter
No edge and no loss on DeWayne Carter in pick No. 109; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick143 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
They took Tykee Smith at par in No. 143, which is nothing to complain about. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick187 Rnd6 Rasheen Ali
Rasheen Ali in pick 187 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick197 Rnd6 Jalen Coker
A conviction pick on Jalen Coker at the 197th pick that the board grades a round light. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.