Falcons’ draft grades range from B-plus to D-minus

The only thing better than mock drafts are the post-draft report cards.

The grades for the Falcons are all over the place, but the theme of reaching for players runs through all of the analyses.

We gave them them a C-minus.

The New York Post gave them a D-plus.

They also received a couple of B-pluses.

#Falcons earn a C-plus from @Eric_Edholm at Yahoo! "All in all, it reads as a workmanlike collection of talent that’s neither offensive nor thrilling." https://t.co/WBoaLfNYaO via @YahooSports
— D. Orlando Ledbetter (@DOrlandoAJC) April 28, 2020

Here’s a quick look at some of the other grades:

The New York Post gave the #Falcons a D-plus and ranked the draft 30th of 32. Only Houston (D) and Las Vegas (D) were lower. 2020 NFL Draft grades for all 32 teams: Cowboys go off, Raiders botch https://t.co/uFDXNbWMec via @nypostsports
— D. Orlando Ledbetter (@DOrlandoAJC) April 26, 2020

The fine folks over at https://t.co/VpHxmCNL3T gave the #Falcons a B-plus. "It wasn’t a flashy draft at all, but the Falcons attempted to take care of some needs." https://t.co/tFrWFFPXrJ
— D. Orlando Ledbetter (@DOrlandoAJC) April 26, 2020

Our pal Vinnie Iyer at The Sporting News ranked the #Falcons 21st (bottom half) and gave them B. "Didn’t waste time addressing the big cornerback need with Terrell, and Davidson was a good versatile pass rusher. https://t.co/sS4NLj9Ipf
— D. Orlando Ledbetter (@DOrlandoAJC) April 26, 2020

The folks @PFF gave the Falcons a B But noted that Terrell (16th) was their 29th rated player. Davidson is a projection at DT. Hennessy (78th) was their 109th rated player. Walker and Hawkins were not rated in PFF top 250 and were deemed reaches. https://t.co/KTnc1TDdkO
— D. Orlando Ledbetter (@DOrlandoAJC) April 26, 2020

https://t.co/FBaG0GDUUE's Chad Reuter (https://t.co/EoF0URYFlj is owned by the NFL teams) gave the #Falcons a B-plus https://t.co/0qEY3lMpPg
— D. Orlando Ledbetter (@DOrlandoAJC) April 26, 2020

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