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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ATL)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (ATL)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ATL)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (ATL)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Draft Picks Traded
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (JAX)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CHI)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
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Justin Fields
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Desmond Ridder
QB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC+
The Falcons let Hart fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

Somebody in pick 189 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Falcons sat still while Cam Hart, the No. 139 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

The Solomon pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick 8 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick48 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in Round 2, Pick 16 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick96 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Caelen Carson at No. 96 is the proof. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick110 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Javon Solomon adds an OLB-EDGE and leaves quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots untouched.
Pick142 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
Jalyx Hunt slipping to the Round 5 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A fine player at a spot low on the priority list.
Pick189 Rnd6 Cam Hart
Steal is underselling it; Cam Hart at the 189th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick201 Rnd6 Eric Watts
Nothing to complain about; Eric Watts went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick241 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on J.J. Weaver. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.