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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (ATL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ATL)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (ATL)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (ATL)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (ATL)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CLE)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (DEN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CLE)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DEN)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
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Giovanni Ricci
TE
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Alex Singleton
LB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Falcons let Tampa fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Falcons, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Tampa. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it.

They are betting Brade proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
Dallas Turner in the 12th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick43 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
They robbed the room for Amarius Mims here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick74 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske is a better player than slot 74 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick79 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa in pick No. 79 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick85 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
They read the board right and Sedrick Van Pran was the payoff at the 85th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick109 Rnd4 Spencer Rattler
They liked Spencer Rattler enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 109. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick121 Rnd4 Beau Brade
A conviction pick on Beau Brade at the Round 4 slot that the board grades a round light. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick143 Rnd5 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson at pick 143 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick147 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
A wide receiver of that caliber at No. 147 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick156 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
They took Sione Vaki at par in the 156th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick187 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at Round 6, Pick 12 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick197 Rnd6 Julian Pearl
Julian Pearl at the 197th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.