2025 Atlanta Falcons season

2025 Atlanta Falcons season
2025 Atlanta Falcons season
Owner	Arthur Blank
General manager	Terry Fontenot
Head coach	Raheem Morris
Home field	Mercedes-Benz Stadium
	← 2024; Falcons seasons; 2026 →;

The 2025 season will be the Atlanta Falcons' 60th in the National Football League (NFL), their ninth playing their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, their fifth under the leadership of general manager Terry Fontenot and their second under head coach Raheem Morris. The Falcons will be looking to improve on their 8–9 record from last season, make the playoffs after a seven-year absence, and end their eight-year NFC South title drought.

Draft

2025 Atlanta Falcons Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Notes
1	15
2	46
3	77	Traded to the New England Patriots^[A]
4	TBD
5	—	Selection forfeited^[B]
6	TBD	Traded to the Los Angeles Rams^[C]
7	TBD	Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles^[D]
7	TBD		From Rams^[C]

Notes

Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings.

^ The Falcons traded a third-round selection to the New England Patriots in exchange for LB Matthew Judon.
^ The Falcons forfeited their fifth-round selection as punishment for "improper contact" with quarterback Kirk Cousins, wide receiver Darnell Mooney and tight end Charlie Woerner in violation of the NFL's anti-tampering policy.^[1]
^ ^a ^b The Falcons traded a sixth-round selection to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for a seventh-round selection and WR Van Jefferson.
^ The Falcons traded a seventh-round selection to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for DE Kentavius Street.

Staff

**Atlanta Falcons staff**
v
t
e

	Front office Owner/chairman – Arthur Blank CEO – Rich McKay President – Greg Beadles General manager – Terry Fontenot Assistant general manager – Kyle Smith Vice president of football operations/player personnel – Ryan Pace Director of college scouting – Adetokunbo Abanikanda Assistant director of college scouting – Michael Ross Director of coaching operations – Brian Griffin 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			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Jeff Ulbrich Defensive passing game coordinator – Mike Rutenberg Defensive line – Nate Ollie 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 → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

**Atlanta Falcons roster**
v
t
e
Quarterbacks (QB) 18 Kirk Cousins 9 Michael Penix Jr. Running backs (RB) 25 Tyler Allgeier 30 Jase McClellan 7 Bijan Robinson 28 Carlos Washington Jr. Wide receivers (WR) 19 Chris Blair 5 Drake London 34 Ray-Ray McCloud 1 Darnell Mooney 82 Casey Washington Tight ends (TE) 8 Kyle Pitts 89 Charlie Woerner		Offensive linemen (OL) 65 Matthew Bergeron LG 63 Chris Lindstrom RG 70 Jake Matthews LT 76 Kaleb McGary RT Defensive linemen (DL) 54 Brandon Dorlus DT 96 Zach Harrison DE 97 Grady Jarrett DE 90 David Onyemata NT 98 Ruke Orhorhoro DT		Linebackers (LB) 44 Troy Andersen ILB 40 JD Bertrand ILB 17 Arnold Ebiketie OLB 55 Kaden Elliss ILB 51 DeAngelo Malone OLB 48 Bralen Trice OLB Defensive backs (DB) 3 Jessie Bates FS 35 Natrone Brooks CB 23 DeMarcco Hellams FS 22 Clark Phillips III CB 24 A. J. Terrell CB Special teams 6 Younghoe Koo K 13 Bradley Pinion P		Reserve 72 Junior Aho DT (Futures) -- Matthew Cindric C (Futures) 16 Phillip Dorsett WR (Futures) 41 Elijah Dotson RB (Futures) 81 Dylan Drummond WR (Futures) -- Joey Fisher RT (Futures) 56 Jovaughn Gwyn C (Futures) 38 Lamar Jackson CB (Futures) 11 Emory Jones QB (Futures) -- Nikola Kalinic TE (Futures) 92 Khalid Kareem OLB (Futures) 94 LaCale London NT (Futures) 86 Jesse Matthews WR (Futures) -- Makai Polk WR (Futures) 45 Benny Sapp III S (Futures) -- David Sills WR (Futures) 74 Tyrone Wheatley Jr. RT (Futures) Impending free agents (FA) 0 Lorenzo Carter OLB 67 Drew Dalman C 85 Ross Dwelley TE 99 Eddie Goldman NT 95 Ta'Quon Graham DE 27 Richie Grant SS 33 Antonio Hamilton CB 91 Demone Harris OLB 12 KhaDarel Hodge WR 21 Mike Hughes CB 15 Matthew Judon OLB 32 Kevin King CB 14 Rondale Moore WR 77 Storm Norton RT 75 Brandon Parker LT 10 Riley Patterson K 31 Justin Simmons FS 50 James Smith-Williams DE 93 Kentavius Street DE 71 Elijah Wilkinson G 26 Avery Williams RB 42 Josh Woods ILB Restricted free agents (RFA) 20 Dee Alford CB 36 Harrison Hand CB 68 Kyle Hinton G 53 Nate Landman ILB 49 Liam McCullough LS 64 Ryan Neuzil C Exclusive-rights free agents (ERFA) 29 Micah Abernathy FS 39 Robert Burns FB As of January 28, 2025. Rookies in italics. 35 active, 17 reserve, 30 free agent(s) Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

The Falcons' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in May, in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.

Regular season

2025 opponents

Listed below are the Falcons' opponents for 2025. Exact dates and times will be announced in May.^[2]

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (NFC South)	Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Conference opponents (NFC West)	Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks	Arizona Cardinals San Francisco 49ers
Conference opponents (based on 2024 division placement)	Washington Commanders	Minnesota Vikings
Interconference opponents (AFC East)	Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins	New England Patriots New York Jets
Interconference opponent (based on 2024 division placement)	—	Indianapolis Colts

References

^ "Falcons forfeit draft pick, fined for tampering; Eagles cleared". ESPN.com. June 13, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
^ "2025 Opponents Determined". NFL Football Operations. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.

External links

Official website

[Patriots-1] The Falcons traded a third-round selection to the New England Patriots in exchange for LB Matthew Judon.

[Forfeit-3] The Falcons forfeited their fifth-round selection as punishment for "improper contact" with quarterback Kirk Cousins, wide receiver Darnell Mooney and tight end Charlie Woerner in violation of the NFL's anti-tampering policy.^[1]

[Rams-4] The Falcons traded a sixth-round selection to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for a seventh-round selection and WR Van Jefferson.

[Eagles-5] The Falcons traded a seventh-round selection to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for DE Kentavius Street.

[2] "Falcons forfeit draft pick, fined for tampering; Eagles cleared". ESPN.com. June 13, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

[6] "2025 Opponents Determined". NFL Football Operations. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.

[A]

[B]

[C]

[D]

[1]

[2]

v t e Atlanta Falcons
Founded in 1966 Based in Atlanta, Georgia Headquartered in Flowery Branch, Georgia
Franchise	Franchise Team history Seasons All-time roster Quarterbacks Head coaches Expansion draft Draft history First-round draft picks
Stadiums	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Georgia Dome Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Culture	Rankin M. Smith Sr. Arthur Blank Freddie Falcon The "Dirty Bird" (dance) "2 Legit 2 Quit" Brian Banks Quarterback
Lore	Grits Blitz Gary Anderson's missed field goal Michael Vick dog fighting investigation Timeline 28–3
Rivalries	Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints Philadelphia Eagles Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Wild card / First round berths (8)	1978 1982 1991 1995 2002 2008 2011 2017
Division championships (6)	1980 1998 2004 2010 2012 2016
Conference championships (2)	1998 2016
Ring of Honor	2 10 21 28 31 42 57 58 60 78 84 87
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: South Division
Category