Atlanta Falcons Depth Chart
Michael Penix Jr. is the Falcons' listed starting quarterback, with Bijan Robinson at running back and Drake London, Jahan Dotson and Olamide Zaccheaus at receiver. The defense lines up in a base 3-4. No Week 9 injury report in the data yet (pulled Nov 4, 2026, 9:16 AM ET).
Next game: Week 9 vs Bengals, Sun, Nov 8, 9:30 AM ET
Offense 3 WR, 1 TE
- Line
- Receivers
- Backs
- Linebackers
- Secondary
- OUT D Q injury status
- WR#5 Drake LondonNext up: Zachariah Branch
- WR#4 Jahan DotsonNext up: Chris Blair
- LT#70 Jake MatthewsNext up: Cameron Williams
- LG#65 Matthew BergeronNext up: Kyle Hinton
- C#64 Ryan NeuzilNext up: Corey Levin
- RG#63 Chris LindstromNo backup listed
- RT#71 Jawaan TaylorNext up: Ethan Onianwa
- WR#14 Olamide ZaccheausNext up: Beaux Collins
- QB#9 Michael Penix Jr.Next up: Tua Tagovailoa
- TE#8 Kyle Pitts Sr.Next up: Charlie Woerner
- RB#7 Bijan RobinsonNext up: Brian Robinson Jr.
Defense Base 3-4
- LDE#92 Maason SmithNext up: LaCale London
- NT#95 Gervon Dexter Sr.Next up: Anterio Thompson
- RDE#54 Brandon DorlusNext up: Zach Harrison
- WLB#99 Cameron ThomasNext up: Za'Darius Smith
- LILB#53 Kendal DanielsNext up: Josh Woods
- RILB#0 Divine DeabloNext up: Harold Perkins Jr.
- SLB#27 James Pearce Jr.Next up: Charles Snowden
- LCB#24 A.J. Terrell Jr.Next up: Mike Ford Jr.
- SS#3 Jessie Bates IIINext up: DeMarcco Hellams
- FS#31 Xavier WattsNext up: Sydney Brown
- RCB#26 C.J. HendersonNext up: Mike Hughes
Also listed: Nickel back (fifth defensive back in nickel): #33 Billy Bowman Jr..
Special teams
- PK#6 Nick FolkNo backup listed
- P#16 Jake BaileyNo backup listed
- H#16 Jake BaileyNo backup listed
- PR#17 Zachariah BranchNext up: Olamide Zaccheaus
- KR#15 Brian Robinson Jr.Next up: Olamide Zaccheaus
- LS#49 Liam McCulloughNo backup listed
Changes in the last 7 days
- SLB: James Pearce Jr. now listed first (was Samson Ebukam)
Full depth chart
| Pos | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||||
| WR | #5 Drake London | #17 Zachariah Branch | ||
| WR | #4 Jahan Dotson | #19 Chris Blair | ||
| LT | #70 Jake Matthews | #73 Cameron Williams | #72 Michael Jerrell | |
| LG | #65 Matthew Bergeron | #68 Kyle Hinton | ||
| C | #64 Ryan Neuzil | #62 Corey Levin | ||
| RG | #63 Chris Lindstrom | |||
| RT | #71 Jawaan Taylor | #75 Ethan Onianwa | #72 Michael Jerrell | #77 Storm Norton |
| WR | #14 Olamide Zaccheaus | #88 Beaux Collins | ||
| QB | #9 Michael Penix Jr. | #1 Tua Tagovailoa | #13 Andy Dalton | #18 Jack Strand |
| TE | #8 Kyle Pitts Sr. | #89 Charlie Woerner | #81 Austin Hooper | #87 Nick Muse |
| RB | #7 Bijan Robinson | #15 Brian Robinson Jr. | #44 Trey Sermon | |
| Defense | ||||
| LDE | #92 Maason Smith | #94 LaCale London | #90 Da'Shawn Hand | |
| NT | #95 Gervon Dexter Sr. | #69 Anterio Thompson | ||
| RDE | #54 Brandon Dorlus | #96 Zach Harrison | ||
| WLB | #99 Cameron Thomas | #55 Za'Darius Smith | #52 Samson Ebukam | #11 Jalon Walker |
| LILB | #53 Kendal Daniels | #42 Josh Woods | ||
| RILB | #0 Divine Deablo | #56 Harold Perkins Jr. | #45 Christian Harris | #40 JD Bertrand |
| SLB | #27 James Pearce Jr. | #47 Charles Snowden | #22 Yasir Abdullah | #50 DeAngelo Malone |
| LCB | #24 A.J. Terrell Jr. | #28 Mike Ford Jr. | ||
| SS | #3 Jessie Bates III | #23 DeMarcco Hellams | ||
| FS | #31 Xavier Watts | #29 Sydney Brown | ||
| RCB | #26 C.J. Henderson | #21 Mike Hughes | #37 Robert Longerbeam | |
| NB | #33 Billy Bowman Jr. | #29 Sydney Brown | #12 Avieon Terrell | |
| Special teams | ||||
| PK | #6 Nick Folk | |||
| P | #16 Jake Bailey | |||
| H | #16 Jake Bailey | |||
| PR | #17 Zachariah Branch | #14 Olamide Zaccheaus | #4 Jahan Dotson | |
| KR | #15 Brian Robinson Jr. | #14 Olamide Zaccheaus | #17 Zachariah Branch | |
| LS | #49 Liam McCullough | |||
2026 schedule and lineups
| Wk | Opponent | Result / kickoff | Lineups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at Steelers | L 13–20 | Lineups |
| 2 | vs Panthers | L 3–34 | Lineups |
| 3 | at Packers | W 35–14 | Lineups |
| 4 | at Saints | W 45–24 | Lineups |
| 5 | vs Ravens | L 23–30 | Lineups |
| 6 | vs Bears | L 23–31 | Lineups |
| 7 | vs 49ers | W 29–20 | Lineups |
| 8 | at Buccaneers | L 0–16 | Lineups |
| 9 | vs Bengals | Sun, Nov 8, 9:30 AM ET | Lineups |
| 10 | vs Chiefs | Sun, Nov 15, 1:00 PM ET | Lineups |
| 12 | at Vikings | Sun, Nov 29, 1:00 PM ET | Lineups |
| 13 | vs Lions | Sun, Dec 6, 1:00 PM ET | Lineups |
| 14 | at Browns | Sun, Dec 13, 1:00 PM ET | Lineups |
| 15 | at Commanders | Sun, Dec 20, 1:00 PM ET | Lineups |
| 16 | vs Buccaneers | Sun, Dec 27, 1:00 PM ET | Lineups |
| 17 | vs Saints | Sun, Jan 3, 1:00 PM ET | Lineups |
| 18 | at Panthers | Sun, Jan 10, 1:00 PM ET | Lineups |