The Atlanta Falcons have released their first depth chart ahead of this Friday’s preseason matchup against the Detroit Lions. While it’s never wise to read into training camp lineups, it does provide clarity as to how some of the position battles are going.
Let’s go through each position on the team’s depth chart and see how the roster is shaping up.
Quarterback
- Marcus Mariota
- Desmond Ridder
- Feleipe Franks
Running back
- Cordarrelle Patterson
- Damien Williams
- Keith Smith
- Qadree Ollison
- Caleb Huntley
- Avery Williams
- Tyler Allgeier
Wide receiver
- KhaDarel Hodge
- Olamide Zaccheaus
- Geronimo Allison
- Bryan Edwards
- Damiere Byrd
- Frank Darby
- Auden Tate
- Cam Batson
- Drake London
- Stanley Berryhill
- Tyshaun James
- Jared Bernhardt
Tight end
- Kyle Pitts
- Parker Hesse
- Anthony Firkser
- MyCole Pruitt
- Feleipe Franks
- John FitzPatrick
- Tucker Fisk
Offensive line
| Position | Starter | 2nd | 3rd |
| LT | Jake Matthews | Rick Leonard | Leroy Watson |
| LG | Elijah Wilkinson | Jalen Mayfield | Justin Shaffer |
| C | Hennessy/Dalman | Ryan Neuzil | |
| RG | Chris Lindstrom | Colby Gossett | Jonotthan Harrison |
| RT | Kaleb McGary | Germain Ifedi | Tyler Vrabel |
Defensive line
| Position | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| DL | Grady Jarrett | Jalen Dalton | Adbullah Anderson | Timothy Horne |
| DT | Anthony Rush | Nick Thurman | Derrick Tangelo | |
| DL | Ta’Quon Graham | Marlon Davidson | Darrion Daniels |
Linebacker
| Position | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| OLB | Ade Ogundeji | Arnold Ebiketie | Kuony Deng | |
| OLB | Lorenzo Carter | Quinton Bell | Jordan Brailford | DeAngelo Malone |
| ILB | Mykal Walker | Nick Kwiatkoski | Rashad Smith | Troy Anderson |
| ILB | Rashaan Evans | Dorian Etheridge | Nathan Landman |
Cornerback
- A.J. Terrell
- Casey Hayward
- Cornell Armstrong
- Darren Hall
- Mike Ford
- Isaiah Oliver
- Corey Ballentine
- Dee Alford
- Matt Hankins
- Lafayette Pitts
Safety
| Position | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| Safety | Richie Grant | Erik Harris | Henry Black | Tre Webb | |
| Safety | Jaylinn Hawkins | Dean Marlowe | Teez Tabor |
Special Teams
- K: Younghoe Koo
- P: Bradley Pinion
- LS: Liam McCullough
- H: Bradley Pinion
- PR: Avery Williams
- KR: Avery Williams
