![Safety Malaki Starks, center, the Baltimore Ravens' first round draft pick, 27th overall, third from left, poses for a photo with his father, Larry Starks, fiancée Savanna Jackson and his mother, Martisha Starks, during an NFL football press conference at the Under Armor Performance Center in Owings Mills, Md., Friday, April 25, 2025. (]Stephanie Scarbrough/AP)](https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/BX5II7BXMIG6IJQPLIUGAR253A.jpg?auth=79b1d999d02686f9494a2c95e5214620fdcb39cb0a0526e93153457127d5566b&width=1260&height=840&smart=true)
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How do you grade the Falcons’ NFL draft performance?
If you think Atlanta deserves better than what ESPN or our beat reporter scored them, let us know.
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Report card: ESPN’S Mel Kiper gave the Falcons a ‘C’ as his NFL draft grade
ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper gave the Falcons a C grade for their draft picks.
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NFL investigates prank call to Shedeur Sanders from number leak off Falcons’ iPad
Shedeur Sanders said he got a prank call from someone claiming to be Saints GM Mickey Loomis during the NFL draft. The NFL is looking into it.
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Draft selections hurt Kirk Cousins’ trade market
The Falcons were mindful of the teams selecting quarterbacks in the draft and how they might affect Kirk Cousins’ trade market.
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Report card: Falcons earn C-minus for mortgaging future to get pass rush
Because the Falcons mortgaged their future with the hopes of revitalizing the pass rush and lost a pick for tampering, the front office earned a C- for the 2025 NFL draft.
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Falcons 2025 NFL draft bios
Here are some quick bios of players selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2025 NFL draft.
