MORE DETAILS ■ The Fal cons will hold organized team activities ( OTA s) on May 21, May 23-24, May 30-31, June 1, June 4-5 and June 7.

■ The team's mandatory minicamp will be held June 12 through 14.

Depth chart Here's a look at the Fal cons' post-draft depth chart: OFFENSE WR 11 Julio Jones, 18, Cal vin Ridley, 14 Justin Hardy, 16 Reg gie Davis, Det rich Clark, Lamar Jordan LT 70 Jake Matt hews, 74 Ty Sambrailo LG 67 Andy Lev it re, 63 Ben Garland, 64 Sean Harlow, 75 Jamil Douglas C 51 Alex Mack, 63 Ben Garland, J.C. Hassenauer RG 65 Brand on Fusco, 71 Wes Schweitzer, Matt Go no, Salesi Uhatafe RT 73 Ryan Schraeder, 68 Austin Pasztor, 76 Daniel Brunskill, TE 81 Austin Hooper, 82 Log an Pauls en, 85 Eric Saubert, 89 Alex Gray, Troy Man gen, Jack Roh WR 12 Mohamed Sanu, 17 Mar vin Hall, Rus sell Gage, Christian Burke, Dontez Byrd, Devin Gray QB 2 Matt Ryan, 8 Matt Schaub, 9 Grays on Garrett, Kurt Benkert RB 24 Dev on ta Freeman, 26 Tevin Cole man, 25 Terrence Mag ee, Ito Smith, Justin Craw ford, Demario Richard, Malik Williams FB Daniel Marx, Luke Mc Nitt DEFENSE DE 98 Takk Mc Kin ley, 50 Brooks Reed, Jacob Tuioti-Mariner, Anthony Win bush DT Deadrin Sen at, 95 Jack Craw ford, 98 Garrison Smith, Jon Cunningham DT 97 Grady Jarrett, 92 Justin Zimmer, Mackendy Chaeridan DE 44 Vic Be a sley, 90 Der rick Sh el by, 55 J' Teri us Jones WLB 42 Duke Riley, Foyesade Oluokun MLB 45 Deion Jones, Emm a nu el Ellerbe, Emm a nu el Smith SLB 59 De' Vondre Camp bell, Richard Lewis CB 23 Robert Alford, Isaiah Oliver, 28 Justin Bethel, 33 Blidi Wreh-Wilson, 39 Dean te Burt on CB 21 Desmond Trufant, 34 Brian Po ole, 35 Leon Mc Fad den, Secdrick Cooper, Chris Lam mons NB 34 Brian Po ole, 27 Damontae Ka zee, 42 Tyson Graham, Joseph Putu FS 37 Ricardo All en, 27 Damontae Ka zee, 38 Marc el is Branch SS 22 Keanu Neal, 36 Kemal Ishmael, 41 Quincy Mauger SPECIALISTS K 3 Matt Bryant, David Mar vin KO 5 Matt Bos her P 5 Matt Bos her KR 14 Justin Hardy, 17 Mar vin Hall, Ito Smith PR 14 Justin Hardy, 16 Reg gie Davis LS 47 Josh Harris H 5 Matt Bos her

FLOWERY BRANCH-The dust has settled from the 2018 NFL Draft, and the Fal cons' operation could best be described as a utilitarian effort.

When a team is picking in the back of the draft it is not expected to always find pillars for the football team. The Fal cons were clearly looking for players who could fit specific utility roles at the expense of their offensive line and the fullback position.

With a strong roster and quarterback Matt Ryan under contract for the foreseeable future after reaching a five year $150 million contract extension, the Fal cons added a potential offensive weapon, perhaps some secondary help and a defensive tackle.

The remaining picks, which included two over-drafted players, were mostly for special teams purposes.

After the draft, the Fal cons added 27 undrafted free agents, which included two fullbacks.

"We added athleticism and speed throughout this draft," Fal cons general manager Tho mas Dimitroff said.

In the first round, the Fal cons selected Alabama wide receiver Cal vin Ridley, who will make $10.9 million over four years. He was the 26th pick overall and will be asked to replace wide receiver Tay lor Gab riel.

With Ridley, there is no way to hide his 20 dropped passes over three seasons.

He has to be a more consistent catcher and get off the line clean. Ridley dropped to 26 in the draft because of those issues. Wide receiver starved teams like Baltimore, Dal las and Carol in a passed on him.

The Fal cons were impressed with his route-running ability and seemingly ignored the dropped passes.

"In adding that explosiveness and the play-making ability along with what we already have in that group of receivers, obviously, is extremely encouraging for us," Dimitroff said.

Getting stronger Corner back Isaiah Oliver, who was selected in the second round, is a former decathlon competitor. But he lifted only 225 pounds, 12 time son the bench press in pre-draft workouts.

Is he going to be strong enough to re-route receivers at the line of scrimmage and dominate in the contact zone? Get ting stronger in the Fal cons weight training program shouldn't be a problem over the long haul, but how much will he be ready to contribute in 2018? Can he beat out Robert Alford and force an Alford, Brian Poole and Damontae Kazee competition at nickel back? Deadrin Sen at, the third round pick, appears to be a two-down player. Unless defensive line coach Bryant Young works a football miracle, don't expect to see him in the nickel or in pass rush situations.

The book on him is that he gets stuck on blocks from time to time. He is plenty strong enough to survive in the trenches. He bench pressed 225 pounds, 35 times.

The Fal cons needed a tackle to help replace Dontari Poe, who left in free agency.

The Fal cons selected Rid ley over Florida defensive tackle Taven Bryan. Both were rated equally on their draft board, but there was a big drop-off at the wide receiver position while the pool at defensive tackle was much deeper.

On the last day of the draft, the Fal cons made a couple of head-scratcher picks and made a shrewd trade up to land LSU special teams maven/ wide receiver Rus sell Gage in the sixth round.

Getting faster In the fourth round, the Fal cons selected running back Ito Smith, who was a projected seventh-rounder.

"A stop-start running back," Dimitroff said. "Really good run skills. Catches the ball well. Has (returned kickoffs) as well. He's a versatile guy. Fits in very well with our offense."

The Fal cons hope that Smith replaces Terr on Ward as the third-string back and plays on special teams. The Fal cons don't believe they over-drafted Smith.

"The fact that hedidn't go to the combine is a moot point for us," Dimitroff said, defending the pick. "He is a good athlete with versatility."

The Fal cons clearly had Smith rated higher than his draft projection.

"We look at the player for us (and how he) fits in this system," coach Dan Quinn said. "(He is) a very good fit for us."

The Fal cons are hoping that Smith does better than Brian Hill, who was drafted in the fifth round last season and couldn't beat outWard.

He was released during the season and signed by Cincinnati.

Smith is short at 5-foot- 8½ inches tall and light at 195 pounds. He was a productive runner who caught the ball well at Southern Mississippi.

He appears to be a slightly faster clone of former Fal cons and Tam pa Bay running back Jacquizz Rodgers.

Smith ran the 40-yard dash in 4.49 seconds, while Rodgers ran a 5.64 and was taken in the fifth round in 2011.

"Not only is he a fantastic running back, he has the speed and toughness to play on special teams as well," Quinn said.

The Fal cons' second sixth round pick Foyesade Oluokun was the 44th-rated linebacker in this draft class and was projected to be a undrafted free agent. He runs the 40-yard dash in 4.48 seconds and has a role as a special teams gunner waiting for him as the Fal cons must upgrade their coverage units.

"He has the potential to play other positions than inside linebacker," Quinn said.

Special teams The Gage pick in the sixth round was strong. He was the star of the LSUP ro Day and several NFL special teams coordinators wanted him.

He also has a role waiting for him on the coverage units.

"He is areal competitor,

Quinn said. "That was an important pick for us."

The Fal cons plan top air Gage with Justin Bethel, a former Pro Bowl specials player with the Cardinals, and form a dynamic coverage tandem.

Gage, who started his career as a defensive back, had more than 500 yards from scrimmage and caught 28 passes last season. Assistant head coach/ wide receivers Raheem Morris has a project to develop him as a wide receiver.

"All of these guys should have a significant role ... in some capacity (on special teams)," Quinn said. "Return game, cover teams. We made areal intentional effort to address some of that."

The plan to use the draft to bolster the special teams makes some sense if you believe the offensive line set and one of the undrafted fullbacks can play.

Quinn noted that 20 percent of the plays in a game are special teams plays and last season, the Fal cons were in the bottom on the league with a 22 of 32 rating on special teams in Rick Gosselin's industry leading rankings.

The coverage units ranked 32nd (last) in kickoff coverage at 26.2 yards per return.