Brandon Dorlus

Atlanta Falcons

Pos IDL

Updated October 8, 2026

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Model Score

78.0 MODEL

2025

81.5

2026

78.0

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

First STTM top-40 finish at tier 5 (#33) in year two for a 109th overall pick puts Dorlus on the upper end of the developmental band for 4th-round IDL prospects. The Oregon Pac-12 30-start positional flexibility gives him real foundation. The 2026 question is whether Dorlus crosses into tier 4 territory or whether the structural tier 5 finish becomes the stable baseline.

Dorlus came out of Oregon as the Atlanta Falcons' 4th-round pick (109th overall) in 2024 after starting 30 games for the Ducks across multiple defensive line positions. The Falcons used him in a rotational interior role as a rookie. His first STTM appearance in the top 40 comes in 2025 at tier 5 (#33), the year-two developmental band for 4th-round IDL prospects.

Strengths

Oregon Pac-12 30-start positional flexibility across multiple defensive line positions gives him roster versatility.
Tier 5 (#33) sophomore finish for a 4th-round pick puts him on the upper developmental band for Day 3 IDL prospects.

Concerns

Single tier 5 finish without prior top-40 STTM history caps the long-term projection certainty.
Atlanta's broader defensive identity around the Walker-Pearce double-1st-round investment compresses Dorlus's structural snap share.

What to watch: Whether Dorlus crosses into tier 4 (top 30) in 2026, the standard year-three threshold for 4th-round IDL picks on stable-starter trajectories.