Atlanta Falcons Depth Chart 2026: Starters, Backups & Injuries

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Atlanta Falcons Depth Chart

Who starts, who backs them up, and who is banged up — the full Atlanta Falcons depth chart by position, with this week's injury designations alongside. Refreshed nightly from official team and league sources.

Atlanta Falcons Injury Report

A.J. Terrell Jr. · CB Injured Reserve
Anterio Thompson · DT Out
Beaux Collins · WR Injured Reserve
C.J. Henderson · CB Out
Cameron Williams · OL Injured Reserve
Da'Shawn Hand · DT Injured Reserve
DeAngelo Malone · LB Out
JD Bertrand · LB Injured Reserve
James Pearce Jr. · LB Suspension
Storm Norton · OT Out
Trey Sermon · RB Injured Reserve
Yasir Abdullah · LB Injured Reserve
Za'Darius Smith · DE Questionable

Offense

PosStarterBackups
WR Drake London #5 Jahan Dotson · Olamide Zaccheaus · Zachariah Branch · Chris Blair · Beaux Collins Injured Reserve
LT Jake Matthews #70 Michael Jerrell · Cameron Williams Injured Reserve
LG Matthew Bergeron #65 Kyle Hinton
C Ryan Neuzil #64 Corey Levin
RG Chris Lindstrom #63 —
RT Jawaan Taylor #71 Michael Jerrell · Ethan Onianwa · Storm Norton Out
QB Michael Penix Jr. #9 Tua Tagovailoa · Cooper Rush · Jack Strand
TE Kyle Pitts Sr. #8 Charlie Woerner · Austin Hooper · Nick Muse
RB Bijan Robinson #7 Brian Robinson Jr. · Trey Sermon Injured Reserve

Defense

PosStarterBackups
LDE LaCale London #94 Da'Shawn Hand Injured Reserve
NT Gervon Dexter Sr. #95 Maason Smith · Anterio Thompson Out
RDE Brandon Dorlus #54 Zach Harrison
WLB Cameron Thomas #99 Za'Darius Smith Questionable · Drake Jackson · Yasir Abdullah Injured Reserve
LILB Kendal Daniels #53 Harold Perkins Jr. · Josh Woods
RILB Divine Deablo #0 Christian Harris · JD Bertrand Injured Reserve
SLB Samson Ebukam #52 Jared Ivey · Bralen Trice · James Pearce Jr. Suspension · DeAngelo Malone Out
LCB C.J. Henderson #26 Out Avieon Terrell · Malcolm DeWalt IV · A.J. Terrell Jr. Injured Reserve
SS Jessie Bates III #3 DeMarcco Hellams · Jammie Robinson
FS Xavier Watts #31 Sydney Brown
RCB Mike Hughes #21 Mike Ford Jr. · Robert Longerbeam
NB Billy Bowman Jr. #33 Sydney Brown

Special Teams

PosStarterBackups
PK Nick Folk #6 —
P Jake Bailey #16 —
H Jake Bailey #16 —
PR Zachariah Branch #17 Olamide Zaccheaus · Jahan Dotson
KR Brian Robinson Jr. #15 Olamide Zaccheaus · Zachariah Branch
LS Liam McCullough #49 —

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the Atlanta Falcons starting quarterback?
Michael Penix Jr. is listed first at quarterback on the current Atlanta Falcons depth chart.
Who is on the Atlanta Falcons injury report this week?
13 Atlanta Falcons players are carrying an injury designation: A.J. Terrell Jr. (Injured Reserve), Anterio Thompson (Out), Beaux Collins (Injured Reserve), C.J. Henderson (Out), Cameron Williams (Injured Reserve), Da'Shawn Hand (Injured Reserve), DeAngelo Malone (Out), JD Bertrand (Injured Reserve).
How often is the Atlanta Falcons depth chart updated?
Nightly. Position ordering comes from the official team depth chart and injury designations from the league feed, so the page reflects the most recent practice report.

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Updated October 18, 2026 6:02 AM ET. Refreshed nightly.

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