Author:
Daniel Kornhauser
Publish Date:
08/07/2021
State Of The League: Atlanta Falcons
A first Look at the 2021 Atlanta Falcons!
The NFL Draft and free agency is in our rearview mirrors. Training camp and the NFL preseason are here! We are going over all 32 teams’ offseason moves, division by division: their player personnel changes, projected preseason depth charts, and more! We started with the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Bucs, let’s continue our dive into the NFC South with the Atlanta Falcons!
Atlanta Falcons Preseason Projected Depth Chart
| Position | Starter | Backup |
| QB | Matt Ryan | A.J. McCarron |
| RB1 | Mike Davis | Javian Hawkins |
| RB2 | Cordarrelle Patterson | Qadree Ollison |
| FB | Keith Smith | |
| WR1 | Calvin Ridley | Christian Blake |
| WR2 | Russell Gage | Frank Darby |
| WR3 | Olamide Zaccheaus | Tajae Sharpe |
| TE1 | Kyle Pitts | Jaeden Graham |
| TE2 | Hayden Hurst | Lee Smith |
| LT | Jake Matthews | Matt Gono |
| LG | Josh Andrews | Jalen Mayfield |
| C | Matt Hennessy | Drew Dalman |
| RG | Chris Lindstrom | Ryan Neuzil |
| RT | Kaleb McGary | William Sweet |
| DL | Marlon Davidson | Ta’Quon Graham |
| DL | Grady Jarrett | Deadrin Senat |
| DL | Tyeler Davison | John Cominsky |
| EDGE | Dante Fowler Jr. | Steven Means |
| LB | Deion Jones | Brandon Copeland |
| LB | Foyesade Oluokun | Mykal Walker |
| EDGE | Jacob Tuioti-Mariner | Adetokunbo Ogundeji |
| CB1 | A.J. Terrell | Kendall Sheffield |
| CB2 | Fabian Moreau | Darren Hall |
| CB3 | Isaiah Oliver | Avery Williams |
| S | Erik Harris | Duron Harmon |
| S | Richie Grant | Jaylinn Hawkins |
| K | Younghoe Koo | |
| P | Sterling Hofrichter | Dom Maggio |
| LS | Josh Harris | |
| KR | Avery Williams | Cordarrelle Patterson |
| PR | Avery Williams |
*BOLD player name = Rookie*
Atlanta Falcons 2021 NFL Draft Class
Round 1 (4th overall): TE Kyle Pitts, Florida
Round 2 (40th): S Richie Grant, UCF
Round 3 (68th): OT/OG Jalen Mayfield, Michigan
Round 4 (108th): CB Darren Hall, San Diego State
Round 4 (114th): C Drew Dalman, Stanford
Round 5 (148th): DL Ta’Quon Graham, Texas
Round 5 (182nd): EDGE Adetokunbo Ogundeji, Notre Dame
Round 5 (183rd): CB Avery Williams, Boise State
Round 6 (187th): WR Frank Darby, Arizona State
Atlanta Falcons Offseason Player Personnel Moves
| Expired Contracts | |||||
| Player | Position | Age | 2020 Team | 2021 Team | Info / Notes |
| Todd Gurley | RB | 27 | ATL | ||
| James Carpenter | G | 32 | ATL | Released | |
| Allen Bailey | DE | 32 | ATL | Released | |
| John Wetzel | T | 30 | ATL | ||
| Edmond Robinson | OLB | 29 | ATL | ||
| Greg Dortch | WR | 23 | ATL | ||
| Arrivals | |||||
| Player | Position | Age | 2020 Team | 2021 Team | Acquired via |
| Mike Davis | RB | 28 | CAR | ATL | Free Agency |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | WR/RB | 30 | CHI | ATL | Free Agency |
| Erik Harris | S | 31 | LV | ATL | Free Agency |
| Fabian Moreau | CB | 27 | WSH | ATL | Free Agency |
| Josh Andrews | C | 30 | NYJ | ATL | Free Agency |
| Lee Smith | TE | 34 | BUF | ATL | Trade |
| Brandon Copeland | OLB | 30 | NE | ATL | Free Agency |
| J’Mon Moore | WR | 26 | HOU | ATL | Free Agency |
| Duron Harmon | SS | 30 | DET | ATL | Free Agency |
| John Atkins | DT | 29 | DET | ATL | Free Agency |
| George Obinna | DE | 25 | CLE | ATL | Free Agency |
| A.J. McCarron | QB | 31 | HOU | ATL | Free Agency |
| Jeff Badet | WR | 27 | WSH | ATL | Free Agency |
| Jason Spriggs | T | 27 | CHI | ATL | Free Agency |
| Tajae Sharpe | WR | 26 | KC | ATL | Free Agency |
| Departures | |||||
| Player | Position | Age | 2020 Team | 2021 Team | Departed via |
| Julio Jones | WR | 32 | ATL | TEN | Trade |
| Alex Mack | C | 36 | ATL | SF | Free Agency |
| Charles Harris | DE | 26 | ATL | DET | Free Agency |
| Keanu Neal | SS | 26 | ATL | DAL | Free Agency |
| Damontae Kazee | S | 28 | ATL | DAL | Free Agency |
| Ricardo Allen | FS | 30 | ATL | CIN | Released |
| Justin McCray | G | 29 | ATL | HOU | Free Agency |
| LaRoy Reynolds | ILB | 31 | ATL | NE | Free Agency |
| Brandon Powell | WR | 25 | ATL | BUF | Free Agency |
| Sharrod Neasman | S | 30 | ATL | NYJ | Free Agency |
| Kurt Benkert | QB | 26 | ATL | GB | Free Agency |
| Brian Hill | RB | 26 | ATL | TEN | Free Agency |
| Luke Stocker | TE | 33 | ATL | TEN | Free Agency |
| Blidi Wreh-Wilson | CB | 32 | ATL | LV | Free Agency |
| Laquon Treadwell | WR | 26 | ATL | JAX | Free Agency |
| Darqueze Dennard | CB | 30 | ATL | ARZ | Free Agency |
| Re-Signed | |||||
| Player | Position | Age | 2020 Team | 2021 Team | Info / Notes |
| Younghoe Koo | K | 27 | ATL | ATL | |
| Steven Means | DE | 31 | ATL | ATL | |
| Jacob Tuioti-Mariner | DT | 25 | ATL | ATL | |
| Matt Gono | T | 25 | ATL | ATL | |
| Christian Blake | WR | 25 | ATL | ATL | |
| Jaeden Graham | TE | 26 | ATL | ATL | |
| Tyler Hall | CB | 23 | ATL | ATL | |
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