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NFC South Early Draft Grades for 2016

With this year's Annual Selection Meeting AKA the "NFL Draft" in layspeak well behind us, I thought I'd take a snapshot-look at how the four teams of the NFC South have drafted for talent and value...with grades for each squad. & salary cap info. Let's dive right in!

All of the draft facts are provided by NFL.com. The opinions are mine.

Atlanta Falcons Draft for Balance

Rd 1 (17) Keanu Neal SS 6'0" 211 Florida GRADE: 5.8

Rd 2 (52) Deion Jones OLB 6'1" 222 LSU GRADE: 5.7

Rd 3 (81) Austin Hooper TE 6'4" 254 Stanford GRADE: 5.