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
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Marcus Mariota
Desmond Ridder
Feleipe Franks
Running back
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Cordarrelle Patterson
Damien Williams
Keith Smith
Qadree Ollison
Caleb Huntley
Avery Williams
Tyler Allgeier
Wide receiver
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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
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Kyle Pitts
Parker Hesse
Anthony Firkser
MyCole Pruitt
Feleipe Franks
John FitzPatrick
Tucker Fisk
Offensive line
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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A.J. Terrell
Casey Hayward
Cornell Armstrong
Darren Hall
Mike Ford
Isaiah Oliver
Corey Ballentine
Dee Alford
Matt Hankins
Lafayette Pitts
Safety
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| Position | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| Safety | Richie Grant | Erik Harris | Henry Black | Tre Webb | |
| Safety | Jaylinn… |
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