2025 Atlanta Falcons season

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.

2025 Atlanta Falcons season
Owner	Arthur Blank
General manager	Terry Fontenot
Head coach	Raheem Morris
Home stadium	Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Uniform
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Draft

Main article: 2025 NFL draft

2025 Atlanta Falcons draft selections

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	15	Jalon Walker	DE	Georgia
	26	James Pearce Jr.	DE	Tennessee	From Los Angeles Rams[A]
2	46	Traded to the Los Angeles Rams[A]
3	77	Traded to the New England Patriots[B]
	96	Xavier Watts	S	Notre Dame	From Eagles
	101	Traded to the Eagles			From Los Angeles Rams[A]
4	118	Billy Bowman	S	Oklahoma
5	—	Selection forfeited[C]
6	190	Traded to the Los Angeles Rams[D]
7	218	Jack Nelson	OT	Wisconsin	From Browns via Chargers[E]
	229	Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles[F]
	242	Traded to the Los Angeles Rams[A]			From Los Angeles Rams[D]

2025 Atlanta Falcons undrafted free agents

Name	Position	College	Ref.
Simeon Barrow Jr.	DL	Miami (FL)	[7]
Cobee Bryant	CB	Kansas
Nathan Carter	RB	Michigan State
Joshua Gray	OL	Oregon State
Nick Kubitz	LB	North Dakota State
Dontae Manning	CB	Oregon
Nick Nash	WR	San Jose State
Joshua Simon	TE	South Carolina
Quincy Skinner Jr.	WR	Vanderbilt
Malik Verdon	LB	Iowa State
Jordan Williams	OT	Georgia Tech

Draft trades

1. The Falcons traded a second-round selection (46th overall), a seventh round selection (242nd overall) and a 2026 first round selection in exchange for the 26th overall pick and a third round selection (101th overall)^[1]
2. The Falcons traded a third-round selection (77th overall) to the New England Patriots in exchange for LB Matthew Judon.^[2]
3. The Falcons forfeited their fifth-round selection as punishment for "improper contact" with QB Kirk Cousins, WR Darnell Mooney and TE Charlie Woerner in violation of the league's anti-tampering policy.^[3]
4. The Falcons traded a sixth-round selection (190th overall) to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for a seventh-round selection (242nd overall) and WR Van Jefferson.^[4]
5. The Falcons traded QB Taylor Heinicke to the Los Angeles Chargers in exchange for a conditional seventh-round selection (218th overall).^[5]
6. The Falcons traded a seventh-round selection (229th overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for DE Kentavius Street.^[6]

Staff

Atlanta Falcons staff

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	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 Pass game coordinator – T. J. Yates Quarterbacks – D. J. Williams 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 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

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Quarterbacks (QB) 18 Kirk Cousins  9 Michael Penix Jr. 12 Easton Stick Running backs (RB) 25 Tyler Allgeier 33 Nathan Carter 30 Jashaun Corbin  7 Bijan Robinson 26 Carlos Washington Jr. Wide receivers (WR) 14 Jamal Agnew 19 Chris Blair 81 Dylan Drummond  4 KhaDarel Hodge  5 Drake London 34 Ray-Ray McCloud  1 Darnell Mooney 80 Nick Nash 84 David Sills 82 Casey Washington Tight ends (TE) 84 Feleipe Franks  8 Kyle Pitts 85 Teagan Quitoriano 47 Joshua Simon 89 Charlie Woerner

Offensive linemen (OL) 65 Matthew Bergeron G 67 Joshua Gray G 52 Jovaughn Gwyn C 72 Jake Hanson C 68 Kyle Hinton G 63 Chris Lindstrom G 70 Jake Matthews T 76 Kaleb McGary T 69 Jack Nelson T 64 Ryan Neuzil C 77 Storm Norton T 75 Brandon Parker T 71 Elijah Wilkinson G 62 Jordan Williams T Defensive linemen (DL) 91 Simeon Barrow Jr. DT 54 Brandon Dorlus DT 95 Ta'Quon Graham DE 96 Zach Harrison DE 94 LaCale London NT 90 David Onyemata NT 98 Ruke Orhorhoro DT 27 James Pearce Jr. DE 93 Kentavius Street DE

Linebackers (LB) 44 Troy Andersen ILB 40 JD Bertrand ILB  0 Divine Deablo ILB 17 Arnold Ebiketie OLB 55 Kaden Elliss ILB 56 Leonard Floyd OLB 92 Khalid Kareem OLB 51 DeAngelo Malone OLB 48 Bralen Trice OLB 43 Malik Verdon ILB 11 Jalon Walker OLB 42 Josh Woods ILB Defensive backs (DB) 20 Dee Alford CB  3 Jessie Bates FS 32 Henry Black S 33 Billy Bowman Jr. S 35 Natrone Brooks CB 37 Cobee Bryant CB 28 Mike Ford CB 29 Jordan Fuller SS 36 Ronnie Harrison SS 23 DeMarcco Hellams FS 30 C. J. Henderson CB 21 Mike Hughes CB 41 Dontae Manning CB 22 Clark Phillips III CB 39 Keith Taylor CB 24 A. J. Terrell CB 31 Xavier Watts SS Special teams (ST)  6 Younghoe Koo K 46 Lenny Krieg K (IPP) 49 Liam McCullough LS 13 Bradley Pinion P

Reserve 36 Grayland Arnold SS (IR) 15 Emory Jones QB (IR) 74 Tyrone Wheatley Jr. T (IR) 78 active (1 exempt), 3 reserve As of August 23, 2025. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 8[A]	Detroit Lions	L 10–17	0–1	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap
2	August 15	Tennessee Titans	L 20–23	0–2	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap
3	August 22	at Dallas Cowboys	L 13–31	0–3	AT&T Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Network	Recap
1	September 7	1:00 p.m.	Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Fox
2	September 14	8:20 p.m.	at Minnesota Vikings			U.S. Bank Stadium	NBC
3	September 21	1:00 p.m.	at Carolina Panthers			Bank of America Stadium	Fox
4	September 28	1:00 p.m.	Washington Commanders			Mercedes-Benz Stadium	CBS
5	Bye
6	October 13	7:15 p.m.	Buffalo Bills			Mercedes-Benz Stadium	ESPN
7	October 19	8:20 p.m.	at San Francisco 49ers			Levi's Stadium	NBC
8	October 26	1:00 p.m.	Miami Dolphins			Mercedes-Benz Stadium	CBS
9	November 2	1:00 p.m.	at New England Patriots			Gillette Stadium	CBS
10	November 9	9:30 a.m.	at Indianapolis Colts			Olympiastadion (Berlin)	NFLN
11	November 16	1:00 p.m.	Carolina Panthers			Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Fox
12	November 23	4:25 p.m.	at New Orleans Saints			Caesars Superdome	Fox
13	November 30	1:00 p.m.	at New York Jets			MetLife Stadium	Fox
14	December 7	1:00 p.m.	Seattle Seahawks			Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Fox
15	December 11	8:15 p.m.	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Raymond James Stadium	Prime Video
16	December 21	4:05 p.m.	at Arizona Cardinals			State Farm Stadium	Fox
17	December 29	8:15 p.m.	Los Angeles Rams			Mercedes-Benz Stadium	ESPN
18	January 3/4	TBD	New Orleans Saints			Mercedes-Benz Stadium	TBD

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times from Weeks 6–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.^[10]
• The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.^[10]

Notes

1. Due to an injury involving Morice Norris, the game was suspended with over 6 minutes to go in the fourth quarter.^[8] The game was officially recorded as having been suspended with almost 15 minutes left in the quarter.^[9]