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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Falcons let Allen fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Braelon Allen slide, and the Falcons were the ones holding the card at Round 6, Pick 12. Highway robbery. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. Offensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In pick 8 they get a No. 1 receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at the 43rd overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick74 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
Circle this one: Braden Fiske at the Round 3 slot is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick79 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
You do not let a cornerback like Mike Sainristil reach pick No. 79 and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick109 Rnd4 Kingsley Suamataia
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Kingsley Suamataia in the 109th pick, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick143 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
Somehow Cedric Gray was still sitting there in No. 143, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick187 Rnd6 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at Round 6, Pick 12 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick197 Rnd6 Sione Vaki
Taking Sione Vaki in slot 197 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.