The Atlanta Falcons have released their depth chart for Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints and there were a few surprises.
Second-year offensive lineman Drew Dalman is listed as the starting center over Matt Hennessy, while Bryan Edwards is the third wide receiver behind Drake London and Olamide Zaccheaus.
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Here’s a look at the Falcons’ first depth chart of the 2022 regular season.
Quarterback
| Starter | Marcus Mariota |
| Backup | Desmond Ridder |
Running Back
| Starter | Cordarrelle Patterson |
| 2nd | Damien Williams |
| 3rd | Tyler Allgeier |
| 4th | Avery Williams |
Fullback
| Starter | Keith Smith |
Tight End
| Starter | Kyle Pitts |
| 2nd | Parker Hesse |
| 3rd | Feleipe Franks |
Wide Receiver
| Starters | Drake London | Olamide Zaccheaus |
| 2nd | Bryan Edwards | KhaDarel Hodge |
| 3rd | Jared Bernhardt | Damiere Byrd |
Offensive Line
| Position | Starters | Backups |
| LT | Jake Matthews | Chuma Edoga |
| LG | Elijah Wilkinson | |
| C | Drew Dalman | Matt Hennessy |
| RG | Chris Lindstrom | Colby Gossett |
| RT | Kaleb McGary |
Defensive Line
| Position | DL | DL | DL |
| Starters | Grady Jarrett | Anthony Rush | Ta’Quon Graham |
| Backups | Timmy Horne | Abdullah Anderson | Matt Dickerson |
Inside LB
| Starters | Mykal Walker | Rashaan Evans |
| 2nd | Troy Andersen | Nick Kwiatkoski |
| 3rd | Nate Landman |
Outside LB
| Starters | Lorenzo Carter | Ade Ogundeji |
| 2nd | DeAngelo Malone | Arnold Ebiketie |
| 3rd | Quinton Bell |
Cornerback
| Starters | A.J. Terrell | Casey Hayward |
| 2nd | Mike Ford | Darren Hall |
| 3rd | Dee Alford |
Safety
| Starters | Richie Grant | Jaylinn Hawkins |
| Backups | Erik Harris | Dean Marlowe |
Specialists
| Kicker | Younghoe Koo |
| Punter | Bradley Pinion |
| LS | Liam McCullough |
| H | Bradley Pinion |
| KR/PR | Avery Williams |
