2026 season

Atlanta Falcons

1-2 · 1st in NFC South · Head coach Kevin Stefanski · Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Power rank

#26

-5.3 pts

Off EPA

-0.28

per play

Def EPA

-0.06

allowed

Schemes & tendencies

Identified from 2026 play-by-play and compared against the league average.

Offense

191 plays · 3 games

Run-firstRuns on 59% of neutral early downs (league 48%).
Quick, short passing gameOnly 16% of throws are deep — a timing / West Coast-style attack.

Neutral pass rate: 41% lg 52%
Shotgun rate: 52% lg 58%
Deep pass rate: 16% lg 19%
Outside run rate: 25% lg 24%
No-huddle rate: 3% lg 6%
Pass EPA/play: -0.75
Run EPA/play: +0.13

Defense

190 plays · 3 games

Coverage-first, light rushOnly 5% sack rate — relies on coverage over pressure.
Single-high / aggressive coverageAllows 24% deep attempts — more man and Cover 1/3 looks that invite shots.
Stout run defenseHolds opponents to 0.01 EPA per run (league 0.12).
Bend-don't-breakAllows explosive plays on just 7% of snaps.
Pass funnelOpponents throw 70% of neutral early downs — teams avoid running at them.

Sack rate: 5% lg 7%
Deep attempts allowed: 24% lg 19%
Explosive plays allowed: 7% lg 9%
Opp. neutral pass rate: 70% lg 52%
Pass EPA allowed: -0.08
Run EPA allowed: +0.01

Franchise leaders

All-time top three in each category while playing for this team.

Passing yards

Matt Ryan

2008–2021

59,735

2. Chris Miller14,066
3. Chris Chandler13,268

Passing TD

Matt Ryan

2008–2021

367

Rushing yards

Michael Turner

2008–2012

6,081

2. Warrick Dunn5,981
3. Jamal Anderson5,336

Rushing TD

Michael Turner

2008–2012

Receptions

Julio Jones

2011–2020

848

2. Roddy White808
3. Terance Mathis573

Receiving yards

Julio Jones

2011–2020

12,896

2. Roddy White10,863
3. Terance Mathis7,349

Receiving TD

Roddy White

2005–2015

Sacks

John Abraham

2006–2012

68.5

2. Chuck Smith58.5
3. Patrick Kerney58

Interceptions

Jeffrey Scott Case

1985–1994

Tackles

Keith Brooking

1998–2008

1,127

2. Jessie Tuggle831
3. Deion Jones652

Totals are regular-season stats while with this franchise, built from ESPN records (full statistical coverage from 1986 onward). Players whose careers ended before that may be missing.

Roster

Current depth of the active roster, reserve lists, and practice squad.

Offense (24)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
1	Tua Tagovailoa	QB	28	6' 1"	225	7	Alabama
9	Michael Penix Jr.	QB	26	6' 3"	220	3	Washington
13	Cooper Rush	QB	32	6' 3"	224	9	Central Michigan
18	JSJack Strand	QB	22	6' 5"	240	R	Minnesota St Moorhead
7	Bijan Robinson	RB	24	5' 11"	215	4	Texas
15	Brian Robinson Jr.	RB	27	6' 1"	225	5	Alabama
4	Jahan Dotson	WR	26	5' 11"	184	5	Penn State
5	Drake London	WR	25	6' 4"	215	5	USC
14	Olamide Zaccheaus	WR	29	5' 8"	194	8	Virginia
17	Zachariah Branch	WR	22	5' 10"	180	R	Georgia
19	Chris Blair	WR	28	6' 2"	215	2	Alcorn State
8	Kyle Pitts Sr.	TE	25	6' 6"	250	5	Florida
81	Austin Hooper	TE	31	6' 4"	254	11	Stanford
87	Nick Muse	TE	27	6' 5"	252	3	South Carolina
89	Charlie Woerner	TE	28	6' 5"	250	7	Georgia
70	Jake Matthews	OT	34	6' 5"	310	13	Texas A&M
71	Jawaan Taylor	OT	28	6' 5"	312	8	Florida
72	Michael Jerrell	OT	27	6' 5"	309	3	Findlay
75	Ethan Onianwa	OT	23	6' 7"	331	R	Ohio State
62	Corey Levin	G	32	6' 4"	307	8	Chattanooga
63	Chris Lindstrom	G	29	6' 4"	310	8	Boston College
65	Matthew Bergeron	G	26	6' 5"	315	4	Syracuse
68	Kyle Hinton	G	28	6' 2"	315	4	Washburn
64	Ryan Neuzil	C	29	6' 3"	305	5	App State

Defense (27)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
52	Samson EbukamOut	DE	31	6' 3"	245	10	Eastern Washington
55	Za'Darius Smith	DE	34	6' 4"	270	11	Kentucky
94	LaCale London	DE	29	6' 3"	297	3	Western Illinois
96	Zach Harrison	DE	25	6' 5"	270	4	Ohio State
99	Cameron Thomas	DE	26	6' 4"	265	5	San Diego State
—	Gervon Dexter Sr.	DT	25	6' 6"	326	4	Florida
54	Brandon Dorlus	DT	25	6' 3"	295	3	Oregon
92	Maason Smith	DT	23	6' 5"	306	3	LSU
0	Divine Deablo	LB	28	6' 3"	223	6	Virginia Tech
22	Yasir Abdullah	LB	26	6' 1"	240	4	Louisville
27	James Pearce Jr.Suspension	LB	22	6' 5"	243	2	Tennessee
42	Josh Woods	LB	30	6' 1"	235	7	Maryland
45	Christian Harris	LB	25	6' 2"	232	5	Alabama
51	Jared Ivey	LB	24	6' 6"	274	2	Ole Miss
53	Kendal Daniels	LB	23	6' 5"	242	R	Oklahoma
56	Harold Perkins Jr.	LB	22	6' 0"	223	R	LSU
12	Avieon Terrell	CB	21	5' 11"	180	R	Clemson
21	Mike Hughes	CB	29	5' 10"	190	9	UCF
26	C.J. Henderson	CB	27	6' 1"	205	6	Florida
28	Mike Ford Jr.	CB	31	6' 0"	199	9	Southeast Missouri State
33	Billy Bowman Jr.	CB	23	5' 10"	194	2	Oklahoma
36	Malcolm DeWalt IV	CB	24	6' 2"	190	R	Akron
37	Robert Longerbeam	CB	25	5' 11"	178	2	Rutgers
3	Jessie Bates III	S	29	6' 1"	210	9	Wake Forest
23	DeMarcco Hellams	S	26	6' 1"	203	4	Alabama
29	Sydney Brown	S	26	5' 10"	211	4	Illinois
31	Xavier Watts	S	24	6' 0"	203	2	Notre Dame

Special teams (3)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
6	Nick Folk	PK	41	6' 1"	225	19	Arizona
16	Jake Bailey	P	29	6' 2"	212	8	Stanford
49	Liam McCullough	LS	29	6' 2"	245	5	Ohio State

Injured reserve / out (10)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
44	Trey SermonInjured Reserve	RB	27	6' 0"	215	5	Ohio State
88	Beaux CollinsInjured Reserve	WR	23	6' 3"	206	2	Notre Dame
77	Storm NortonOut	OT	32	6' 7"	310	7	Toledo
—	Cameron WilliamsInjured Reserve	OL	22	6' 5"	317	2	Texas
59	Keshawn BanksQuestionable	DE	26	6' 3"	251	1	San Diego State
90	Da'Shawn HandInjured Reserve	DT	30	6' 3"	302	9	Alabama
98	Anterio ThompsonOut	DT	23	6' 4"	310	R	Washington
40	JD BertrandInjured Reserve	LB	26	6' 1"	230	3	Notre Dame
50	DeAngelo MaloneOut	LB	27	6' 3"	235	5	Western Kentucky
24	A.J. Terrell Jr.Injured Reserve	CB	28	6' 1"	200	7	Clemson

Practice squad (15)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
32	Cash Jones	RB	26	5' 11"	195	R	Georgia
40	Khalil Herbert	RB	28	5' 9"	212	6	Virginia Tech
80	Dylan Drummond	WR	26	6' 0"	190	2	Eastern Michigan
82	Antwane Wells Jr.	WR	25	6' 0"	205	1	Ole Miss
86	Vinny Anthony II	WR	23	6' 0"	190	R	Wisconsin
84	Jack Velling	TE	22	6' 5"	245	R	Michigan State
—	Colby Sorsdal	OT	26	6' 6"	315	4	William & Mary
76	Riley Mahlman	OT	23	6' 8"	320	R	Wisconsin
—	Josh Thompson	G	23	6' 5"	315	R	LSU
61	Kam Dewberry	G	22	6' 4"	332	R	Alabama
93	Drake Jackson	DE	25	6' 4"	273	4	USC
—	Zacch Pickens	DT	26	6' 4"	300	3	South Carolina
48	Bralen Trice	LB	25	6' 4"	274	3	Washington
30	Darnay Holmes	CB	28	5' 9"	198	7	UCLA
34	Jammie Robinson	S	25	5' 11"	195	4	Florida State