RobDeez24'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • RobDeez24 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Falcons
Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (ATL)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (ATL)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (ATL)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Draft Picks Received
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (LAC)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (LAC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Players Gained
Head Shot
Bud Dupree
LB
Draft Grade — Falcons
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB
The Falcons won the night they stopped Gadsden II from sliding. Grade: B+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Oronde Gadsden II had no business being available in the 197th overall pick, and the Falcons did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

Every board in the league had Jones Jr. lower, and that gap is the story. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
In pick 23 they get a disruptor off the edge. A real need, handled.
Pick46 Rnd2 Trey Amos
A reach on Trey Amos in the 46th overall pick; the board had better options right there. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
The board fumbled Jalon Walker all the way to slot 86, and they scooped it up. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
They will replay Jihaad Campbell at Round 3, Pick 23 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick116 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Emery Jones Jr.. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick123 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Circle this one: Andrew Mukuba at No. 123 is a fall that decides a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick197 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in the Round 6 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick242 Rnd7 Nick Nash
Nick Nash at the 242nd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.