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Draft Selections
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (ATL)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (ATL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ATL)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (ATL)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (ATL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (ATL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (ATL)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Players Gained
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Myles Garrett
DE
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Germaine Pratt
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesC FutureB+
The Falcons cashed the board's mistake on Skattebo: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Cam Skattebo had no business being available in the 190th overall pick, and the Falcons did the only sane thing and turned in the card. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

If Griffith pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The Falcons clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before. They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Mike Green
In pick No. 15 they get juice off the edge at fair value.
Pick46 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
A tight end of that caliber at pick 46 is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at the 49th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
Pick117 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in the Round 4 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick170 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at the 170th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick171 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at Round 5, Pick 32 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick190 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Steal is underselling it; Cam Skattebo at No. 190 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick215 Rnd6 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at slot 215 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick244 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders at Round 7, Pick 26 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.