UPDATED: Falcons’ depth chart after signing Bethel
With the signing of cornerback Justin Bethel, a three-time special teams Pro Bowler, here’s what the Falcons’ unofficial depth chart looks like:
OFFENSE
WR 11 Julio Jones, 14 Justin Hardy, 16 Reggie Davis
LT 70 Jake Matthews, 74 Ty Sambrailo
LG 67 Andy Levitre, 63 Ben Garland, 64 Sean Harlow, 75 Jamil Douglas
C 51 Alex Mack, Brandon Fusco, 63 Ben Garland
RG Brandon Fusco, 71 Wes Schweitzer, 63 Ben Garland
RT 73 Ryan Schraeder, 68 Austin Pasztor, 76 Daniel Brunskill
TE 81 Austin Hooper, 82 Logan Paulsen, 85 Eric Saubert, 89 Alex Gray
WR 12 Mohamed Sanu, 17 Marvin Hall
QB 2 Matt Ryan, 8 Matt Schaub, 9 Grayson Garrett
RB 24 Devonta Freeman, 26 Tevin Coleman, 25 Terrence Magee
FB Open
DEFENSE
DE 98 Takk McKinley, 50 Brooks Reed
DT 95 Jack Crawford, 93 Taniela Tupou
DT 97 Grady Jarrett, 77 Joe Ivey
DE 44 Vic Beasley, 55 J’Terius Jones, 96 Martin Ifedi
WLB 42 Duke Riley
MLB 45 Deion Jones
SLB 59 De’Vondre Campbell
CB 23 Robert Alford, 33 Blidi Wreh-Wilson, 28 Justin Bethel, 39 Deante Burton
CB 21 Desmond Trufant, 34 Brian Poole, 35 Leon McFadden
NB 34 Brian Poole, 27 Damontae Kazee, 37 Ricardo Allen,
S 37 Ricardo Allen, 27 Damontae Kazee, 38 Marcelis Branch
S 22 Keanu Neal, 41 Quincy Mauger
SPECIALISTS
K 3 Matt Bryant
KO 5 Matt Bosher
P 5 Matt Bosher
KR 14 Justin Hardy
PR 14 Justin Hardy
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.
