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I feel pretty confident that the grades on the Falcons’ first first-round selection in the 2025 NFL Draft, Jalon Walker, are going to be in the high B range at least. For one thing, he went to UGA, and I know a lot of y’all have some strong feelings about the Dawgs. Two, he fills a massive need, and three, the Falcons took him at 15, their original first-round pick, so they gave up nothing to get him.
Atlanta swapped picks with the Rams to move back into the first and select James Pearce Jr. out of Tennessee, and they gave up quite a bit to get him — in addition to this year’s second-round pick and pick No. 242, they also shipped next year’s first-round pick to the Rams. I am of the opinion that the Falcons can use all of the pass rushers they can get, but it’s harder for me to predict how these grades are going to go simply because of how much the team gave up.
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