The Falcons released their official depth chart for the season-opener against the Eagles on Tuesday.
The game is set for 1 p.m. Sunday at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The Falcons moved fullback Keith Smith to No. 2 tight end behind Hayden Hurst. Smith had been listed as the third running back for the exhibition season.
“We couldn’t put 12 guys on there,” explained coach Arthur Smith on Wednesday. “He can play a lot of different spots for us. It was just made more sense just to put him in that spot. Keith is going to have a big role for us. He’ll play multiple roles. It was no big time change other than we put the depth chart out in 12 personnel.”
Also, the team didn’t name the backup quarterback as they listed Josh Rosen and Feleipe Franks together.
Here’s what the Falcons’ official depth looks like:
OFFENSE
WR - Calvin Ridley, Tajae Sharpe or Christian Blake
TE - Kyle Pitts, Lee Smith
LT - Jake Matthews, Jason Spriggs
LG - Jaylen Mayfield, Colby Gossett
C - Matt Hennessy, Drew Dalman
RG - Chris Lindstrom, Drew Dalman
RT - Kaleb McGary, Jason Spriggs
TE - Hayden Hurst, Keith Smith
WR - Russell Gage, Olamide Zaccheaus, Frank Darby
RB - Mike Davis, Cordarrelle Patterson, Wayne Gallman
QB - Matt Ryan, Josh Rosen or Feleipe Franks
DEFENSE
DL - Grady Jarrett, Marlon Davidson
NT - Tyeler Davison, Ta’Quon Graham
DL - Jonathan Bullard, John Cominsky
OLB - Steven Means, Jacob Tuioti-Mariner or Brandon Copeland
ILB - Deion Jones, Mykal Walker
ILB - Foyesade Oluokun, Dorian Etheridge
OLB – Dante Fowler, Adetokunbo Ogundeji,
LCB - A.J. Terrell, T.J. Green, Avery Williams or Darren Hall
FS - Erik Harris, Jaylinn Hawkins Richie Grant
SS - Duron Harmon, Richie Grant
RCB - Fabian Moreau, Isaiah Oliver, Kendall Sheffield
SPECIAL TEAMS
K - Younghoe Koo
P - Cameron Nizialek
LS - Josh Harris
H - Cameron Nizialek
PR - Avery Williams
KOR - Cordarrelle Patterson
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