It’s clear the Atlanta Falcons roster is in a massive overhaul. Losing Matt Ryan was tough, but now the page gets turned. We’re getting closer to finding out the final 53-man roster as training camp battles heat up. With that in mind, here are my projections for what the Falcons roster will look like Week 1 of the regular season.
QB’s (2)
Marcus Mariota
Desmond Ridder
RB’s (3)
Damien Williams
Caleb Huntley
Ty Allgeier
Offensive Utility Players (2)
Cordarrelle Patterson (RB/WR)
Feleipe Franks (QB/TE)
WR’s (5)
Drake London
Bryan Edwards
Olamide Zaccheaus
Auden Tate
Frank Darby
TE’s (4)
Kyle Pitts
Anthony Firkser
John FitzPatrick
Parker Hesse
FB (1)
Keith Smith
OL (9)
Jake Matthews
Jalen Mayfield
Matt Hennessy
Drew Dalman
Chris Lindstrom
Kaleb McGary
Colby Gossett
Justin Schaffer
Germain Ifedi
DL/EDGE (9)
Grady Jarrett
Arnold Ebiketie
Lorenzo Carter
Ade Ogundeji
DeAngelo Malone
Vincent Taylor
Anthony Rush
Ta’Quon Graham
Marlon Davidson
LB (4)
Mykal Walker
Troy Anderson
Rashaan Evans
Nick Kwiatkowski
CB (6)
AJ Terrell
Casey Hayward Jr.
Isaiah Oliver
Darren Hall
Teez Tabor
Dee Alford
SAF’s (4)
Erik Harris
Richie Grant
Dean Marlowe
Jaylinn Hawkins
Specialists (3)
Younghoe Koo (K)
Liam McCullough (LS)
Seth Vernon (P)
Notes:
- Deion Jones is missing, I expect him to be traded to create cap relief. Especially after the Jeff Schultz report of “If Jones had a leadership presence for younger players, the team could justify keeping him in 2022. But he has been anything but that.” Could the Falcons keep a fifth linebacker if they were to move on from Jones? Absolutely. However with Nate Landman and Kuony Deng being added as UDFA’s I expect one of them to be on the practice squad in case of emergencies.
- Yes, six CB’s. I personally feel that the defensive back group as a whole would benefit from keeping Teez Tabor who has shown the versatility to play both CB and Safety at the NFL level.
- Personally feel that there will only be five WR’s on roster because I expect Cordarrelle Patterson to really contribute in more of an offensive weapon role as opposed to being the main bell cow at the RB position. As the season went on Patterson’s touches came more from the receiving position than they had all season, and I expect that trend to continue with the additions of Ty Allgeier and Damien Williams who should hopefully be able to help shoulder the responsibilities of RB1 for this coming season.
- Looking at the roster, I’d love to see them add a veteran offensive lineman to help bolster the offensive line and support the run game, veterans like JC Tretter or Nick Easton would be ideal but any solid vet would be appreciated.
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