NOTKIRK 'S MOCK DRAFT
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NOTKIRK 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 20, 2025

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    Falcons
Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (ATL)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (ATL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ATL)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (ATL)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (ATL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (ATL)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (ATL)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (ATL)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (WSH)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
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Players traded away
Head Shot
Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall D
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureB
The Falcons lost the trade table, and the D tells the story.

The Falcons looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Shilo Sanders at Round 7, Pick 2 regardless, 65 picks early.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Getting Shough where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and running back is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Walter Nolen at slot 33. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They barely believed it either: Jalon Walker still on the board at pick 46. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick67 Rnd3 Aireontae Ersery
They robbed the room for Aireontae Ersery here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
A tidy bit of business in the 118th pick, where Jared Wilson graded well above the range. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick179 Rnd6 Tyler Shough
Circle this one: Tyler Shough at No. 179 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick205 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Dont'e Thornton Jr. in slot 205, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick218 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
Value said wait; Shilo Sanders in pick No. 218 says they were not listening. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick242 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
Nice patience on Cam Jackson, who had no business lasting to the 242nd pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
Jermari Harris at No. 245 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.