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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (ATL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (ATL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (ATL)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ATL)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ATL)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ATL)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (ATL)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (ATL)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (ATL)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (ATL)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (TB)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (TB)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (JAX)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (JAX)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (WSH)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Head Shot
Anthony Nelson
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Desmond Ridder
QB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureC+
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Falcons a B.

The Falcons put a flag in the ground for Joe Milton III, 57 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The Coleman value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The veteran additions, Justin Fields chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In pick No. 24 they get juice off the edge. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell in pick 36 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick43 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
Fair-plus on Kamari Lassiter, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick57 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice at Round 2, Pick 25 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The roster fit checks out.
Pick66 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kiran Amegadjie. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick71 Rnd3 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick90 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
Gabriel Murphy in slot 90 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick123 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
They did well to land Sataoa Laumea in pick 123, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick126 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in pick No. 126 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick142 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Value said wait; Joe Milton III in the 142nd overall pick says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick195 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
They barely believed it either: Luke McCaffrey still on the board at No. 195. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick199 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
A conviction pick on Gabe Hall at the Round 6 slot that the board grades a round light. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.