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Falcons release official depth chart for Dolphins’ game

The Falcons signed promoted former Washington Huskies defensive lineman Taniela Tupou from the practice squad to the 53-man roster on Tuesday.  Here's he's at Seattle's rookie minicamp (99) in 2016. (Elaine Thompson/Associated Press)
The Falcons signed promoted former Washington Huskies defensive lineman Taniela Tupou from the practice squad to the 53-man roster on Tuesday. Here's he's at Seattle's rookie minicamp (99) in 2016. (Elaine Thompson/Associated Press)
Oct 10, 2017

The Falcons promoted defensive tackle Taniela Tupou to the 53-man roster from the practice squad on Tuesday.

The Falcons placed defensive end Jack Crawford on injured reserve due to a bicep injury, ending the season of the defensive lineman last Tuesday.

The promotion of Tupou is the corresponding roster move.

Tupou, 24, is listed at 6-foot-1 and 284 pounds. He played at Washington and is listed second behind Dontari Poe at defensive tackle on the depth chart.

The team listed Damontae Kazee as the third free safety behind Sharrod Neasman, but since Kazee started for Ricardo Allen against Buffalo, we shifted him to the second slot.

Here’s the official depth chart released by the Falcons:

OFFENSE

WR 11 Julio Jones, 14 Justin Hardy, 19 Andre Roberts

LT 70 Jake Matthews, 74 Ty Sambrailo

LG 67 Andy Levitre, 64 Sean Harlow

C 51 Alex Mack, 63 Ben Garland

RG 71 Wes Schweitzer, 63 Ben Garland

RT 73 Ryan Schraeder, 68 Austin Pasztor

TE 81 Austin Hooper, 80 Levine Toilolo, 85 Eric Saubert

WR 12 Mohamed Sanu, 18 Taylor Gabriel, 15 Nick Williams

QB 2 Matt Ryan, 8 Matt Schaub

RB 24 Devonta Freeman, 26 Tevin Coleman, 28 Terron Ward, 25 Brian Hill

FB 40 Derrick Coleman

DEFENSE

DE 50 Brooks Reed, 99 Adrian Clayborn, 98 Takk McKinley

DT 92 Dontari Poe, 93 Taniela Tupou

DT 97 Grady Jarrett, 94 Joe Vellano

DE 91 Courtney Upshaw, 90 Derrick Shelby

SLB 44 Vic Beasley Jr.

MLB 45 Deion Jones, 56 Jermaine Grace

WLB 59 De'Vondre Campbell, 42 Duke Riley, 36 Kemal Ishmael, 52 Jordan Tripp

CB 23 Robert Alford, 29 C.J. Goodwin, 33 Blidi Wreh-Wilson

CB 21 Desmond Trufant, 34 Brian Poole

S 37 Ricardo Allen, 27 Damontae Kazee, 20 Sharrod Neasman

S 22 Keanu Neal, 36 Kemal Ishmael

SPECIALISTS

K 3 Matt Bryant

KO 5 Matt Bosher

P 5 Matt Bosher

KR 19 Andre Roberts, 14 Justin Hardy

PR 19 Andre Roberts, 18 Taylor Gabriel

LS 47 Josh Harris

H 5 Matt Bosher

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Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.

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