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Draft Selections
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ATL)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ATL)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (ATL)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (ATL)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ATL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ATL)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (ATL)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (LAR)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (LAR)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAR)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (CIN)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Steven Parker Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CAR)
Steven Parker
DE-EDGE Texas State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Puka Nacua
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB
Larceny in the 188th overall pick lands the Falcons a D, Fitzgerald and all.

The Falcons did not so much draft Shilo Sanders as overpay for him, 48 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. It grades a D, and the process earned it.

On value alone, Fitzgerald makes the weekend a net positive. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The Puka Nacua pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, wide receiver very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Mike Green
In pick 17 they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick26 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In the 26th pick they get a downhill thumper at linebacker. A real need, handled.
Pick46 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
Grey Zabel in slot 46 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick90 Rnd3 Aeneas Peebles
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Aeneas Peebles in pick No. 90. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick100 Rnd3 Will Howard
Will Howard at No. 100 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick116 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
They robbed the room for Gunnar Helm here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jake Majors
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jake Majors reach slot 152 and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick188 Rnd6 Ryan Fitzgerald
Circle this one: Ryan Fitzgerald at pick No. 188 is a fall that decides a draft. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick199 Rnd6 Shilo Sanders
They reached into another round for Shilo Sanders, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A minor need, but a need all the same.