A long eight months has led to this. The 2026 Falcons have a new coaching staff, front office, and Matt Ryan as the new football overlord, plus a ton of additions via free agency, the draft, and undrafted free agent signings. This was always going to be an interesting and impactful cutdown process, and sure enough, it was.
This roster features surprises that are likely to be balanced out in the days ahead, as Atlanta kept a ton of offensive linemen and defensive backs to go with four quarterbacks, but held on to only two running backs, a surprisingly skimpy number of outside linebackers, and only three tight ends.
Here’s the full, initial 53 man roster. It will change often in the days and weeks ahead, but here it is in all its glory.
Offense
QB Michael Penix Jr.
QB Tua Tagovailoa
QB Cooper Rush
QB Jack Strand
RB Bijan Robinson
RB Brian Robinson
WR Drake London
WR Jahan Dotson
WR Zachariah Branch
WR Olamide Zaccheaus
WR Chris Blair
TE Kyle Pitts
TE Charlie Woerner
TE Austin Hooper
LT Jake Matthews
RT Jawaan Taylor
T Mike Jerrell
T Ethan Onianwa
LG Matthew Bergeron
RG Chris Lindstrom
G Kyle Hinton
C Ryan Neuzil
C Corey Levin
Defense
DL Brandon Dorlus
DL Gervon Dexter
DL Maason Smith
DL Zach Harrison
DL LaCale London
OLB Samson Ebukam
OLB Cameron Thomas
OLB Za’Darius Smith
ILB Divine Deablo
ILB Kendal Daniels
ILB Christian Harris
ILB Harold Perkins Jr.
ILB JD Bertrand
CB A.J. Terrell
CB Mike Hughes
CB Avieon Terrell
CB Malcolm DeWalt IV
CB/S Natrone Brooks
CB/S Sydney Brown
CB Mike Ford Jr.
S Jessie Bates
S Xavier Watts
S DeMarcco Hellams
S Jammie Robinson
Special teams
K Nick Folk
P Jake Bailey
LS Liam McCullough