2024 Atlanta Falcons season

2024 Atlanta Falcons season
Owner	Arthur Blank
General manager	Terry Fontenot
Head coach	Raheem Morris
Home field	Mercedes-Benz Stadium
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The 2024 season will be the Atlanta Falcons' upcoming 59th in the National Football League, their eighth playing their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, their fourth under the general manager Terry Fontenot and their first under head coach Raheem Morris. They will attempt to improve on their 7–10 record from the previous three years, make the playoffs after a 6-year absence, and end their 7-year NFC South title drought.

Draft

Main article: 2024 NFL draft

2024 Atlanta Falcons Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	8	Michael Penix Jr.	QB	Washington
2	35	Ruke Orhorhoro	DT	Clemson
	43	Traded to the Arizona Cardinals
3	74	Bralen Trice	LB	Washington
	79	Traded to Arizona Cardinals			from Jacksonville
4	109	Brandon Dorlus	DT	Oregon
5	143	JD Bertrand	LB	Notre Dame
6	186	Jase McClellan	RB	Alabama	from Minnesota
	187	Casey Washington	WR	Illinois
	197	Zion Logue	DT	Georgia	from Cleveland

2024 Atlanta Falcons undrafted free agents

Name	Position	College	Ref.
Ryan Coll	OT	Richmond
JaQuae Jackson	WR	Rutgers
John Paddock	QB	Illinois
Nolan Potter	OT	Northern Illinois
Jayden Price	CB	North Dakota State
Anthony Sao	CB	MidAmerica Nazarene
Ryan Sanborn	P	Texas
Austin Stogner	TE	Oklahoma
Trey Vaval	CB	Minnesota State
Isaiah Wooden	WR	Southern Utah

Staff

Atlanta Falcons staff

	Front office Owner/chairman – Arthur Blank CEO – Rich McKay President – Greg Beadles General manager – Terry Fontenot Assistant general manager – Kyle Smith Director of player personnel – Ryan Pace Director of college scouting – Adetokunbo Abanikanda Director of coaching operations – Brian Griffin Assistant director of college scouting – Duwane Jones Senior director of football administration – Chris Olsen Senior personnel executive – Ruston Webster Head coaches Head coach – Raheem Morris Assistant head coach/defense – Jerry Gray Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Zac Robinson Quarterbacks – T. J. Yates Running backs – Michael Pitre Wide receivers – Ike Hilliard Tight ends – Kevin Koger Run game coordinator/offensive line – Dwayne Ledford Assistant offensive line – Shawn Flaherty Assistant offensive line – Nick Jones Senior offensive assistant – Ken Zampese Offensive assistant – K.J. Black Offensive assistant – Patrick Kramer Offensive assistant/assistant quarterbacks – D.J. Williams Pass game specialist/game management – Tim Berbenich Pass game specialist – Chandler Whitmer			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Jimmy Lake Defensive line – Jay Rodgers Inside linebackers – Barrett Ruud Outside linebackers – Jacquies Smith Secondary – Justin Hood Senior defensive assistant – Dave Huxtable Defensive assistant – Lance Schulters Defensive assistant – John Timu Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Marquice Williams Assistant special teams – Steven King Support staff Chief of staff/coaching operations – Steve Scarnecchia Manager of coaching operations – Rob Dadona Coordinator of coaching operations – Madison McDoulett Coaching operations assistant – Donovan Ellison Strength and conditioning Director of Player Performance – John Griffin Assistant director of strength & conditioning – Paul Constantine Assistant director of strength & conditioning – Erik Jernstrom Assistant director of strength & conditioning – Josh Nelson → Coaching staff → Management → More NFL staffs

Current roster

Atlanta Falcons roster

Quarterbacks 18 Kirk Cousins  4 Taylor Heinicke 16 John Paddock  9 Michael Penix Jr. Running backs 25 Tyler Allgeier 39 Robert Burns 30 Jase McClellan  7 Bijan Robinson 28 Carlos Washington Jr. 26 Avery Williams Wide receivers 80 Josh Ali 19 Chris Blair 85 Daylen Baldwin 15 Dylan Drummond 12 KhaDarel Hodge 88 JaQuae Jackson  5 Drake London 81 Austin Mack 34 Ray-Ray McCloud  1 Darnell Mooney 14 Rondale Moore 82 Casey Washington 83 Isaiah Wooden Tight ends 85 Ross Dwelley 87 John FitzPatrick  8 Kyle Pitts 88 Austin Stogner 89 Charlie Woerner

Offensive linemen 65 Matthew Bergeron G 61 Ryan Coll T 67 Drew Dalman C 56 Jovaughn Gwyn G 68 Kyle Hinton G 66 John Leglue G 63 Chris Lindstrom G 70 Jake Matthews T 76 Kaleb McGary T 64 Ryan Neuzil G 77 Storm Norton T 72 Nolan Potter T 73 Tyler Vrabel T 69 Barry Wesley T Defensive linemen 54 Brandon Dorlus DT 99 Eddie Goldman NT 95 Ta'Quon Graham DE 91 Demone Harris DE 96 Zach Harrison DE 97 Grady Jarrett DE 59 Zion Logue DT 94 LaCale London NT 72 Kehinde Oginni Hassan DE (Int.) 90 David Onyemata NT 98 Ruke Orhorhoro DT 71 Willington Previlon DT 50 James Smith-Williams DE 93 Kentavius Street DE 62 Tommy Togiai DE

Linebackers 47 Bradlee Anae OLB 44 Troy Andersen ILB 40 JD Bertrand ILB  0 Lorenzo Carter OLB 17 Arnold Ebiketie OLB 52 Milo Eifler ILB 55 Kaden Elliss ILB 53 Nate Landman ILB 51 DeAngelo Malone OLB 45 Donavan Mutin ILB 48 Bralen Trice OLB Defensive backs 29 Micah Abernathy FS 20 Dee Alford CB  3 Jessie Bates FS 35 Natrone Brooks CB 31 Dane Cruikshank SS 41 Lukas Denis FS 27 Richie Grant SS 33 Antonio Hamilton CB 23 DeMarcco Hellams FS 21 Mike Hughes CB 43 Anthony Johnson CB 32 Kevin King CB 22 Clark Phillips III CB 36 Jayden Price CB 37 Anthony Sao CB 38 Tre Tarpley III SS 24 A. J. Terrell CB 42 Trey Vaval CB Special teams  6 Younghoe Koo K 49 Liam McCullough LS 13 Bradley Pinion P 37 Ryan Sanborn P

Rookies in italics Roster updated May 22, 2024 Depth chart Transactions 87 active (+1 exempt), 2 unsigned → AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason

Week	Date	Time (EDT)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	TV	Recap
1	August 9	7:00 p.m.	at Miami Dolphins			Hard Rock Stadium	Fox 5
2	August 17	12:00 p.m.	at Baltimore Ravens			M&T Bank Stadium	Fox 5
3	August 23	7:00 p.m.	Jacksonville Jaguars			Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Fox 5

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	TV	Recap
1	September 8	1:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh Steelers			Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Fox
2	September 16	8:15 p.m.	at Philadelphia Eagles			Lincoln Financial Field	ESPN
3	September 22	8:20 p.m.	Kansas City Chiefs			Mercedes-Benz Stadium	NBC
4	September 29	1:00 p.m.	New Orleans Saints			Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Fox
5	October 3	8:15 p.m.	Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Prime Video
6	October 13	4:25 p.m.	at Carolina Panthers			Bank of America Stadium	Fox
7	October 20	1:00 p.m.	Seattle Seahawks			Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Fox
8	October 27	1:00 p.m.	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Raymond James Stadium	Fox
9	November 3	1:00 p.m.	Dallas Cowboys			Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Fox
10	November 10	1:00 p.m.	at New Orleans Saints			Caesars Superdome	Fox
11	November 17	4:05 p.m.	at Denver Broncos			Empower Field at Mile High	Fox
12	Bye
13	December 1	1:00 p.m.	Los Angeles Chargers			Mercedes-Benz Stadium	CBS
14	December 8	1:00 p.m.	at Minnesota Vikings			U.S. Bank Stadium	Fox
15	December 16	8:30 p.m.	at Las Vegas Raiders			Allegiant Stadium	ESPN
16	December 22	1:00 p.m.	New York Giants			Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Fox
17	December 28/29	TBD	at Washington Commanders			Commanders Field	TBD
18	January 4/5	TBD	Carolina Panthers			Mercedes-Benz Stadium	TBD

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times from Weeks 5–16 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
• The date, time and network for Week 17 will be finalized at a later date.
• The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

External links

• Official website