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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (ATL)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (ATL)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (ATL)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (ATL)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (ATL)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (ATL)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (ATL)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BUF)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DET)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (BUF)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (DET)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
La'el Collins
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tyler Allgeier
RB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB TradesA FutureB
Grand theft in No. 204: the Falcons steal Singleton and grade out a B+.

Thirty-one other rooms let Nicholas Singleton slide, and the Falcons were the ones holding the card at No. 204. Highway robbery. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The trade work was a quiet net positive. Adding La'el Collins by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Offensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In Round 1, Pick 29 they get a go-to option on the outside, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick31 Rnd1 Mike Green
In the 31st overall pick they get juice off the edge. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at slot 62 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick85 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in No. 85 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick107 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
Somehow Gunnar Helm was still sitting there in pick 107, and they pounced on premier tight end value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick118 Rnd4 Maxwell Hairston
They will replay Maxwell Hairston at pick No. 118 for years; that is how good the value is. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick204 Rnd6 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton in the 204th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jared Wilson
Steal is underselling it; Jared Wilson at the Round 7 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.