Chris Lindstrom

Atlanta Falcons

Pos RG

Updated October 9, 2026

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Model Score

80.5 MODEL

2020

79.3

2021

77.7

2022

93.0

2023

94.2

2024

76.6

2025

70.4

2026

80.5

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

Three Pro Bowls plus 2022 1st-team All-Pro plus the $105M extension establishes Lindstrom as one of the elite right guards of his generation. The Boston College ACC 14th overall draft pedigree plus the multi-year elite production give him real career foundation. The 2026 question is whether Lindstrom returns to tier 1-2 territory post-knee recovery or whether the structural injury wear plus the $105M contract creates major cap pressure for Atlanta.

Lindstrom came out of Boston College as the Atlanta Falcons' 1st-round pick (14th overall) in 2019. He has made three Pro Bowls (2022-2024) plus earned 2022 1st-team All-Pro recognition. He signed a five-year, $105M extension in 2023 that made him the highest-paid right guard in NFL history at signing. He missed extensive time in 2025 with a knee injury.

Strengths

Three Pro Bowls plus 2022 1st-team All-Pro plus the $105M record-setting RG extension establishes elite IOL career résumé.
Boston College ACC 14th overall draft pedigree plus seven years of Falcons elite production gives him the rare durability-and-excellence career foundation.

Concerns

2025 knee injury plus the missed time puts continued durability question on every 2026 projection.
$105M extension creates structural cap pressure if Lindstrom cannot return to tier 1-2 territory.

What to watch: Whether Lindstrom returns to tier 1 (top 5) in 2026 post-knee recovery plus earns his fourth Pro Bowl, the threshold for confirming the elite ceiling holds.