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Atlanta Falcons Roster & Depth Chart 2026
Atlanta Falcons are 2-3 in the NFC South.
2-39th in National Football ConferenceBye 5Multiple 12 / play-actionOdd nickel 3-4
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Scheme
OC Rees calls plays under HC Kevin Stefanski: more under center, featured play-action, and more gap than wide-zone runs; DC Ulbrich retained.
OC / DC Tommy Rees / Jeff Ulbrich
Record
2-2 · 96/92 · W2
as of 2026-10-07
4 games played; Week 5 starts Oct 8 and no team has had a bye yet
2027 cap
$114.2M space · $92.5M effective
OverTheCap · as of Oct 7, 2026
Needs
Board fit
DL
LB
EDGE
2026 playbook
Scheme desk
Tommy Rees / Jeff Ulbrich
Early-down identity stays on the cards. Open the call sheet for the snap, the motion, the shell, and how they pressure.
Offense
Multiple 12 / play-action
- Offensive scheme type
- Multiple 12 / play-action
- Personnel
- 11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR
- Primary run scheme
- Duo / inside zone
- Primary offensive line scheme
- Gap-zone mix
Offensive aggression
Balanced · 56
ConservativeBalancedAggressive
Stefanski 12 personnel is the base — 2 TE as a run-and-play-action identity, not a jumbo package.
Defense
Odd nickel 3-4
- Defensive scheme type
- Odd nickel 3-4
- Base front
- Odd nickel 3-4
- Front
- 3-4
- Defensive line technique
- Man (one-gap)
- Primary coverage
- Cover 3 / Cover 6
- Primary press technique
- Off-bail
Defensive aggression
Disciplined · 54
ConservativeBalancedAggressive
Ulbrich odd front, quarters/Cover 6 mix; disguise more than blitz volume.
79 players · 65 on the active roster · 14 on the injury roster · ESPN · injuries. Notes sit under both lists.
Roster
Career logos are college, then draft club, then this roster — left to right. Click a column header to sort the unit.
Offense24
| 64 |  Ryan Neuzil |  | C | 6' 3" | 305 | 29 | 5 yrs | Bradenton, FL | — | Active |
| 62 |  Corey Levin |  | G | 6' 4" | 307 | 32 | 8 yrs | Dacula, GA | — | Active |
| 63 |  Chris Lindstrom |  | G | 6' 4" | 310 | 29 | 8 yrs | Dudley, MA | — | Active |
| 65 |  Matthew Bergeron |  | G | 6' 5" | 315 | 26 | 4 yrs | Victoriaville, PQ | — | Active |
| 68 |  Kyle Hinton |  | G | 6' 2" | 315 | 28 | 4 yrs | Peoria, AZ | — | Active |
| 70 |  Jake Matthews |  | OT | 6' 5" | 310 | 34 | 13 yrs | Missouri City, TX | — | Active |
| 71 |  Jawaan Taylor |  | OT | 6' 5" | 312 | 28 | 8 yrs | Cocoa, FL | — | Active |
| 72 |  Michael Jerrell |  | OT | 6' 5" | 309 | 27 | 3 yrs | Indianapolis, IN | — | Active |
| 75 |  Ethan Onianwa |  | OT | 6' 7" | 331 | 23 | R | Katy, TX | — | Active |
| 1 |  Tua Tagovailoa |  | QB | 6' 1" | 225 | 28 | 7 yrs | Ewa Beach, HI | — | Active |
| 9 |  Michael Penix Jr. | WAS | QB | 6' 3" | 220 | 26 | 3 yrs | Tampa, FL | — | Active |
| 13 |  Cooper Rush |  | QB | 6' 3" | 224 | 32 | 9 yrs | Charlotte, MI | — | Active |
| 18 | QBJack Strand |  | QB | 6' 5" | 240 | 22 | R | Bloomer, WI | — | Active |
| 7 |  Bijan Robinson | TEX | RB | 5' 11" | 215 | 24 | 4 yrs | Tucson, AZ | — | Active |
| 15 |  Brian Robinson Jr. | | RB | 6' 1" | 225 | 27 | 5 yrs | Tuscaloosa, AL | — | Active |
| 8 |  Kyle Pitts Sr. | | TE | 6' 6" | 250 | 26 | 5 yrs | Philadelphia, PA | — | Active |
| 81 |  Austin Hooper |  | TE | 6' 4" | 254 | 31 | 11 yrs | San Ramon, CA | — | Active |
| 87 |  Nick Muse |  | TE | 6' 5" | 252 | 27 | 3 yrs | Belmont, NC | — | Active |
| 89 |  Charlie Woerner |  | TE | 6' 5" | 250 | 28 | 7 yrs | Tiger, GA | — | Active |
| 4 |  Jahan Dotson |  | WR | 5' 11" | 184 | 26 | 5 yrs | Nazareth, PA | — | Active |
| 5 |  Drake London |  | WR | 6' 4" | 215 | 25 | 5 yrs | Moorpark, CA | — | Active |
| 14 |  Olamide Zaccheaus |  | WR | 5' 8" | 194 | 29 | 8 yrs | Plainfield, NJ | — | Active |
| 17 |  Zachariah Branch | | WR | 5' 10" | 180 | 22 | R | Las Vegas, NV | — | Active |
| 19 |  Chris Blair |  | WR | 6' 2" | 215 | 29 | 2 yrs | Louisville, MS | — | Active |
Defense25
| 12 |  Avieon Terrell |  | CB | 5' 11" | 180 | 21 | R | Atlanta, GA | — | Active |
| 21 |  Mike Hughes |  | CB | 5' 10" | 190 | 29 | 9 yrs | New Bern, NC | — | Active |
| 28 |  Mike Ford Jr. |  | CB | 6' 0" | 199 | 31 | 9 yrs | Alton, IL | — | Active |
| 33 |  Billy Bowman Jr. |  | CB | 5' 10" | 194 | 23 | 2 yrs | Denton, TX | — | Active |
| 36 |  Malcolm DeWalt IV |  | CB | 6' 2" | 190 | 24 | R | Bremerton, WA | — | Active |
| 37 |  Robert Longerbeam |  | CB | 5' 11" | 178 | 25 | 2 yrs | Alexandria, VA | — | Active |
| 52 |  Samson Ebukam |  | DE | 6' 3" | 245 | 31 | 10 yrs | Portland, OR | — | Active |
| 93 |  Drake Jackson | | DE | 6' 4" | 273 | 25 | 4 yrs | Corona, CA | — | Active |
| 94 |  LaCale London |  | DE | 6' 3" | 297 | 29 | 3 yrs | Peoria, IL | — | Active |
| 96 |  Zach Harrison | | DE | 6' 5" | 270 | 25 | 4 yrs | Lewis Center, OH | — | Active |
| 99 |  Cameron Thomas |  | DE | 6' 4" | 265 | 26 | 5 yrs | Carlsbad, CA | — | Active |
| 54 |  Brandon Dorlus |  | DT | 6' 3" | 295 | 25 | 3 yrs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | — | Active |
| 92 |  Maason Smith |  | DT | 6' 5" | 306 | 24 | 3 yrs | Houma, LA | — | Active |
| 95 |  Gervon Dexter Sr. | | DT | 6' 6" | 326 | 26 | 4 yrs | Lake Wales, FL | — | Active |
| 45 |  Christian Harris | | LB | 6' 2" | 232 | 25 | 5 yrs | Baton Rouge, LA | — | Active |
| 46 |  Josh Woods |  | LB | 6' 1" | 235 | 30 | 7 yrs | Baltimore, MD | — | Active |
| 48 |  Bralen Trice | WAS | LB | 6' 4" | 274 | 25 | 3 yrs | Phoenix, AZ | — | Active |
| 51 |  Jared Ivey |  | LB | 6' 6" | 274 | 24 | 2 yrs | Suwanee, GA | — | Active |
| 53 |  Kendal Daniels | | LB | 6' 5" | 242 | 23 | R | Beggs, OK | — | Active |
| 56 |  Harold Perkins Jr. | | LB | 6' 0" | 223 | 22 | R | New Orleans, LA | — | Active |
| 3 |  Jessie Bates III |  | S | 6' 1" | 210 | 29 | 9 yrs | Fort Wayne, IN | — | Active |
| 23 |  DeMarcco Hellams | | S | 6' 1" | 203 | 26 | 4 yrs | Washington, DC | — | Active |
| 29 |  Sydney Brown | ILL | S | 5' 10" | 211 | 26 | 4 yrs | London, ON | — | Active |
| 31 |  Xavier Watts |  | S | 6' 0" | 203 | 24 | 2 yrs | Omaha, NE | — | Active |
| 34 |  Jammie Robinson |  | S | 5' 11" | 195 | 25 | 4 yrs | Cordele, GA | — | Active |
Special Teams3
| 49 |  Liam McCullough | | LS | 6' 2" | 245 | 29 | 5 yrs | Columbus, OH | — | Active |
| 16 |  Jake Bailey | | P | 6' 2" | 212 | 29 | 8 yrs | Solana Beach, CA | — | Active |
| 6 |  Nick Folk | ARI | PK | 6' 1" | 225 | 41 | 19 yrs | Sherman Oaks, CA | — | Active |
Practice Squad13
| 30 |  Darnay Holmes |  | CB | 5' 9" | 198 | 28 | 7 yrs | Pasadena, CA | — | Practice Squad |
| — |  Zacch Pickens | | DT | 6' 4" | 300 | 26 | 3 yrs | Anderson, SC | — | Practice Squad |
| 61 |  Kam Dewberry | | G | 6' 4" | 332 | 22 | R | Humble, TX | — | Practice Squad |
| — |  Josh Thompson | | G | 6' 5" | 315 | 24 | R | Fenton, MI | — | Practice Squad |
| 41 |  Brian Asamoah II | | LB | 6' 1" | 230 | 26 | 4 yrs | Columbus, OH | — | Practice Squad |
| 76 |  Riley Mahlman |  | OT | 6' 8" | 320 | 23 | R | Lakeville, MN | — | Practice Squad |
| — |  Colby Sorsdal |  | OT | 6' 6" | 315 | 26 | 4 yrs | Pittsburgh, PA | — | Practice Squad |
| 40 |  Khalil Herbert |  | RB | 5' 9" | 212 | 28 | 6 yrs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | — | Practice Squad |
| — |  Jam Miller | | RB | 5' 10" | 209 | 22 | R | Tyler, TX | — | Practice Squad |
| 84 |  Jack Velling |  | TE | 6' 5" | 245 | 22 | R | Seattle, WA | — | Practice Squad |
| 80 |  Dylan Drummond |  | WR | 6' 0" | 190 | 26 | 2 yrs | Cleveland, OH | — | Practice Squad |
| 82 |  Antwane Wells Jr. | | WR | 6' 0" | 205 | 25 | 1 yr | Richmond, VA | — | Practice Squad |
| 86 |  Vinny Anthony II | | WR | 6' 0" | 190 | 23 | R | Louisville, KY | — | Practice Squad |
Injury roster
Career logos are college, then draft club, then this roster — left to right. Click a column header to sort the unit.
Defense5
| 26 |  C.J. Henderson | | CB | 6' 1" | 205 | 28 | 6 yrs | Miami, FL | — | Questionable |
| 55 |  Za'Darius Smith |  | DE | 6' 4" | 270 | 34 | 11 yrs | Greenville, AL | — | Questionable |
| 0 |  Divine Deablo | | LB | 6' 3" | 223 | 28 | 6 yrs | Winston-Salem, NC | — | Questionable |
| 22 |  Yasir Abdullah | LOU | LB | 6' 1" | 240 | 26 | 4 yrs | Miramar, FL | — | Injured Reserve |
| 27 |  James Pearce Jr. | TEN | LB | 6' 5" | 243 | 23 | 2 yrs | Charlotte, NC | — | Suspension |
Injured / Out9
| 24 |  A.J. Terrell Jr. | | CB | 6' 1" | 200 | 28 | 7 yrs | Atlanta, GA | — | Injured Reserve |
| 90 |  Da'Shawn Hand | | DT | 6' 3" | 302 | 30 | 9 yrs | Woodbridge, VA | — | Injured Reserve |
| 98 |  Anterio Thompson | WAS | DT | 6' 4" | 310 | 23 | R | Dubuque, IA | — | Out |
| 40 |  JD Bertrand | | LB | 6' 1" | 230 | 26 | 3 yrs | Alpharetta, GA | — | Injured Reserve |
| 50 |  DeAngelo Malone |  | LB | 6' 3" | 235 | 27 | 5 yrs | Atlanta, GA | — | Out |
| — |  Cameron Williams | TEX | OL | 6' 5" | 317 | 22 | 2 yrs | Duncanville, TX | — | Injured Reserve |
| 77 |  Storm Norton |  | OT | 6' 7" | 310 | 32 | 7 yrs | Toledo, OH | — | Out |
| 44 |  Trey Sermon | | RB | 6' 0" | 215 | 27 | 5 yrs | Marietta, GA | — | Injured Reserve |
| 88 |  Beaux Collins | | WR | 6' 3" | 206 | 23 | 2 yrs | Los Angeles, CA | — | Injured Reserve |
Injury notes14
C.J. Henderson · CB #26
- Questionable · Groin
Za'Darius Smith · DE #55
- Questionable · Concussion · Concussion
Divine Deablo · LB #0
- Questionable · Hamstring
Yasir Abdullah · LB #22
- Injured Reserve · Hamstring
James Pearce Jr. · LB #27
- Suspension
A.J. Terrell Jr. · CB #24
- Injured Reserve
Da'Shawn Hand · DT #90
- Injured Reserve
Anterio Thompson · DT #98
- Out
JD Bertrand · LB #40
- Injured Reserve
DeAngelo Malone · LB #50
- Out
Cameron Williams · OL
- Injured Reserve
Storm Norton · OT #77
- Out
Trey Sermon · RB #44
- Injured Reserve
Beaux Collins · WR #88
- Injured Reserve
Roster log
Live from ESPN · injuries. Adds, drops, injury flips, and transaction headlines, each with a timestamp. The desk keeps watching while this page is open.
- Injury
Divine Deablo
Questionable · Hamstring
- Injury
C.J. Henderson
Questionable · Groin
- Injury
Za'Darius Smith
Questionable · Concussion
- Injury
Yasir Abdullah
Injured Reserve · Hamstring
Multiple 12 / play-actionOdd nickel 3-4Duo / inside zoneCover 3 / Cover 611 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WROdd nickel 3-4Ourlads two-deep · matched to the live roster.
Offense
11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR
11 personnel · 1 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR. Same depth chart, different grouping. The base call is 11.
QB
Penix9SLOT
Zaccheaus14| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR1 | 5 | Drake London | 19 | Chris Blair | — | — |
| WR2 | 4 | Jahan Dotson | — | — | — | — |
| Slot | 14 | Olamide Zaccheaus | 17 | Zachariah Branch | — | — |
| LT | 70 | Jake Matthews | 72 | Michael Jerrell | — | — |
| LG | 65 | Matthew Bergeron | 68 | Kyle Hinton | — | — |
| C | 64 | Ryan Neuzil | 62 | Corey Levin | — | — |
| RG | 63 | Chris Lindstrom | — | — | — | — |
| RT | 71 | Jawaan Taylor | 75 | Ethan Onianwa | 73 | Cameron WilliamsIR |
| TE | 8 | Kyle Pitts Sr. | 89 | Charlie Woerner | 81 | Austin Hooper |
| QB | 9 | Michael Penix Jr. | 1 | Tua Tagovailoa | 13 | Cooper Rush |
| RB | 7 | Bijan Robinson | 15 | Brian Robinson Jr. | — | — |
Defense
Nickel 3-4
Base · 3 DL, 4 LB, 4 DB. Both outside linebackers stay on. The two-deep below stays the published chart.
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDE | 54 | Brandon Dorlus | 90 | Da'Shawn HandIR | — | — |
| NT | 94 | LaCale London | — | — | — | — |
| RDE | 92 | Maason Smith | 95 | Gervon Dexter Sr. | — | — |
| WLB | 55 | Za'Darius SmithQ | 51 | Jared Ivey | — | — |
| LILB | 0 | Divine DeabloQ | 45 | Christian Harris | 46 | Josh Woods |
| RILB | 53 | Kendal Daniels | 56 | Harold Perkins Jr. | — | — |
| LCB | 21 | Mike Hughes | 28 | Mike Ford Jr. | 36 | Malcolm DeWalt IV |
| SS | 3 | Jessie Bates III | 23 | DeMarcco Hellams | — | — |
| FS | 31 | Xavier Watts | 29 | Sydney Brown | — | — |
| RCB | 24 | A.J. Terrell Jr.IR | 26 | C.J. HendersonQ | — | — |
| NB | 12 | Avieon Terrell | 33 | Billy Bowman Jr. | — | — |
Special Teams
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK | 6 | Nick Folk | — | — | — | — |
| P | 16 | Jake Bailey | — | — | — | — |
| H | 16 | Jake Bailey | — | — | — | — |
| LS | 49 | Liam McCullough | — | — | — | — |
| PR | 15 | Brian Robinson Jr. | 14 | Olamide Zaccheaus | 17 | Zachariah Branch |
| KR | 17 | Zachariah Branch | 14 | Olamide Zaccheaus | 4 | Jahan Dotson |
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Atlanta Falcons are 2-3 in the NFC South. The offense is Multiple 12 / play-action and the defense is Odd nickel 3-4. Play-callers are Tommy Rees / Jeff Ulbrich.
Draft needs: Public boards rank this as the Falcons' top 2027 need Aging starter — Jake Matthews is on the back nine Public boards have safety as the Falcons' 3rd need