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NOTKIRK 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 1, 2025

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  • NOTKIRK DRAFTING FOR THE
    Falcons
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ATL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (ATL)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (ATL)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ATL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (ATL)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (ATL)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (ATL)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Drew Kendall Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (ATL)
Drew Kendall
C Boston College
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ATL)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (ATL)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (PHI)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (DEN)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Davin Vann Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (PHI)
Davin Vann
DE-EDGE NC State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyler McLellan
OT
Head Shot
Joseph Ossai
DE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The phones sank the Falcons this weekend: D+.

The Falcons treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 226 on Dayon Hayes a full 87 spots early. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D+.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain. They banked enough surplus on Shough to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

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
Pick27 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In slot 27 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
Matthew Golden at the 33rd overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick46 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
They barely believed it either: Malaki Starks still on the board at Round 2, Pick 14. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick59 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
They read the board right and Marcus Mbow was the payoff at No. 59. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick104 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
They paid sticker price for Smael Mondon Jr. in pick 104, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick118 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
Nothing to complain about; Denzel Burke went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick165 Rnd5 Tyler Shough
They will replay Tyler Shough at pick 165 for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick200 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey in the 200th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick218 Rnd7 Drew Kendall
Drew Kendall in pick No. 218 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick226 Rnd7 Dayon Hayes
They left a pile of value on the table to take Dayon Hayes this early at the 226th pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick257 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
A real head-scratcher, Shilo Sanders in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.