Starters and backups at every position from the official team submission. Full Atlanta Falcons depth chart, or just the 22: Atlanta Falcons starting lineup.
| Pos | Starter | Backups |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Michael Penix Jr. | Tua Tagovailoa, Cooper Rush, Jack Strand |
| RB | Bijan Robinson | Brian Robinson Jr., Trey Sermon |
| WR | Drake London | Jahan Dotson, Olamide Zaccheaus, Zachariah Branch, Chris Blair, Beaux Collins |
| TE | Kyle Pitts Sr. | Charlie Woerner, Austin Hooper, Nick Muse |
| LT | Jake Matthews | Michael Jerrell, Cameron Williams |
| LG | Matthew Bergeron | Kyle Hinton |
| C | Ryan Neuzil | Corey Levin |
| RG | Chris Lindstrom | — |
| RT | Jawaan Taylor | Michael Jerrell, Ethan Onianwa, Storm Norton |
| Pos | Starter | Backups |
|---|---|---|
| LDE | LaCale London | Da'Shawn Hand |
| DT | Gervon Dexter Sr. | Maason Smith, Anterio Thompson |
| RDE | Brandon Dorlus | Zach Harrison |
| LILB | Kendal Daniels | Harold Perkins Jr., Josh Woods |
| RILB | Divine Deablo | Christian Harris, JD Bertrand |
| LCB | C.J. Henderson | Avieon Terrell, Malcolm DeWalt IV, A.J. Terrell Jr. |
| RCB | Mike Hughes | Mike Ford Jr., Robert Longerbeam |
| NB | Billy Bowman Jr. | Sydney Brown |
| SS | Jessie Bates III | DeMarcco Hellams, Jammie Robinson |
| FS | Xavier Watts | Sydney Brown |
| SLB | Samson Ebukam | Jared Ivey, James Pearce Jr., DeAngelo Malone |
| WLB | Za'Darius Smith | Cameron Thomas, Yasir Abdullah, Jalon Walker |
The Atlanta Falcons have $34.2M in salary cap space for 2026, with $46.5M in dead money and $270.7M in total commitments.
| Player | 2026 Cap Hit |
|---|---|
| Jessie Bates III | $24.8M |
| Jake Matthews | $16.8M |
| Chris Lindstrom | $14.5M |
| A.J. Terrell | $13.5M |
| Bijan Robinson | $10.0M |
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