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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (MIN)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
Brian O'Neill
OT
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Falcons let Liufau fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

You could see the war room lean forward. Marist Liufau at slot 197 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. If Mahogany pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Spending an early pick on DT-EDGE with quarterback, wide receiver and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
Steal is underselling it; Nate Wiggins at slot 43 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
They took Jaden Hicks at par in pick No. 74, which is nothing to complain about. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick79 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
This one needs a full-page explanation: Christian Mahogany in Round 3, Pick 15, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick109 Rnd4 Maason Smith
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went DT-EDGE with Maason Smith while clear needs at quarterback, wide receiver and other spots sat open.
Pick143 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Christian Jones is a better player than the 143rd pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell in pick 187 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick197 Rnd6 Marist Liufau
The board fumbled Marist Liufau all the way to the 197th overall pick, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.