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Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (ATL)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (ATL)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ATL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (ATL)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (MIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jakobi Meyers
WR
Head Shot
Byron Murphy Jr.
CB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Falcons turned the phones into found money: B+.

The Falcons clearly saw something nobody else did in Frank Gore Jr., taking him 71 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Landing Kinchens that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

The veteran additions, Byron Murphy Jr. chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In No. 13 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in Round 2, Pick 11 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick74 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. at pick No. 74 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick77 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Marshawn Kneeland. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick79 Rnd3 Cade Stover
No edge and no loss on Cade Stover in the 79th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick108 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at slot 108 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Kamren Kinchens
The board had Kamren Kinchens higher than No. 109, and the safety fell to them anyway. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
Good price on Jalen McMillan in pick 112, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick129 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
They reached a country mile for Luke McCaffrey at slot 129, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick143 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
By-the-book stuff, Tommy Eichenberg at pick No. 143 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick187 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Joe Milton III well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick197 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
A big swing on Frank Gore Jr. at the 197th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.