LOOK: Falcons Reveal Initial 53-Man Roster After Cuts
The Atlanta Falcons will enter this season with heightened expectations for the first time in several years - and now, the roster with which they'll try to meet those expectations is official ... at least for now.
Roster cuts around the league were due by 4 p.m. EST Tuesday, and the Falcons were tasked with going from 86 players down to 53 after releasing four over the weekend.
CLICK HERE for a full list of Atlanta's cuts.
There's still over a week and a half until the Falcons kick off the regular season against the Carolina Panthers on Sept. 10 inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and it's possible - if not probable - that the roster will see its fair share of changes between now and then.
But as things stand, here's how the Falcons stack up ...
QUARTERBACK: (3)
Desmond Ridder, Taylor Heinicke, Logan Woodside
RUNNING BACK: (3)
Bijan Robinson, Tyler Allgeier, Cordarrelle Patterson
FULLBACK: (1)
Keith Smith
RECEIVER: (5)
Drake London, Mack Hollins, KhaDarel Hodge, Scotty Miller, Josh Ali
TIGHT END: (4)
Who's in: Kyle Pitts, Jonnu Smith, MyCole Pruitt, John FitzPatrick
OFFENSIVE LINE: (9)
Who's in: Jake Matthews, Matthew Bergeron, Drew Dalman, Chris Lindstrom, Kaleb McGary, Josh Miles, Ryan Neuzil, Kyle Hinton, Jovaughn Gwyn
DEFENSIVE LINE: (7)
Grady Jarrett, David Onyemata, Calais Campbell, Ta'Quon Graham, Zach Harrison, Joe Gaziano, Albert Huggins
OUTSIDE LINEBACKER: (4)
Bud Dupree, Arnold Ebiketie, Lorenzo Carter, DeAngelo Malone
LINEBACKER: (4)
Kaden Elliss, Troy Andersen, Nate Landman, Tae Davis
CORNERBACK: (6)
A.J. Terrell, Jeff Okudah, Dee Alford, Clark Phillips III, Mike Hughes, Tre Flowers
SAFETY: (4)
Jessie Bates III, Richie Grant, Jaylinn Hawkins, DeMarcco Hellams
SPECIALISTS: (3)
Younghoe Koo (kicker), Bradley Pinion (punter), Liam McCullough (long snapper)
The Falcons and Panthers are set to open the season at 1 p.m. EST.
