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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (ATL)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Maye is the plan now, and the Falcons grade out a B.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Falcons committed. Drake Maye is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it. On value alone, Worthy makes the weekend a net positive.

If Johnson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick No. 8 they get the arm they will build around. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in pick 43. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick74 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy at the 74th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick79 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni at Round 3, Pick 15 is a conviction pick that outran the value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick110 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mekhi Wingo. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick142 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
By-the-book stuff, Tommy Eichenberg at the 142nd pick squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick199 Rnd6 Cedric Johnson
Cedric Johnson in the Round 6 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.