Projecting the Falcons' 53-man roster after the first week of camp
The NFL offseason is painfully long, especially for those teams that missed the playoffs the previous year. By the time training camp rolls around, fans are so starved for football that each practice drill is scrutinized like it's the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl.
The Atlanta Falcons held their first training camp practice one week ago and we've already seen your typical mix of optimism and pessimism from the fans. Since the team is off Thursday, check out our latest 53-man roster projection following the first week of camp:
1. QB Kirk Cousins
2. QB Michael Penix Jr.
3. QB Taylor Heinicke
4. RB Bijan Robinson
5. RB Tyler Allgeier
6. RB Jase McClellan
7. RB Carlos Washington Jr.
8. WR Drake London
9. WR Darnell Mooney
10. WR Ray-Ray McCloud
11. WR Rondale Moore
12. WR Casey Washington
13. WR KhaDarel Hodge
14. TE Kyle Pitts
15. TE Charlie Woerner
16. TE Ross Dwelley
17. OT Jake Matthews
18. OT Kaleb McGary
19. OT Storm Norton
20. OT Julién Davenport
21. OL Chris Lindstrom
22. OL Matthew Bergeron
23. OL Kyle Hinton
24. OL Drew Dalman
25. OL Ryan Neuzil
26. DL Grady Jarrett
27. DL David Onyemata
28. DL Zach Harrison
29. DL Ruke Orhorhoro
30. DL Brandon Dorlus
31. DL Ta'Quon Graham
32. DL Eddie Goldman
33. DL LaCale London
34. DL James Smith-Williams
35. OLB Bralen Trice
36. OLB Arnold Ebiketie
37. OLB Lorenzo Carter
38. ILB Kaden Elliss
39. LB Nate Landman
40. LB Troy Andersen
41. CB A.J. Terrell
42. CB Mike Hughes
43. CB Clark Phillips III
44. CB Antonio Hamilton
45. CB Kevin King
46. CB Dee Alford
47. FS Jessie Bates III
48. SS Richie Grant
49. S DeMarcco Hellams
50. S Micah Abernathy
51. K Younghoe Koo
52. P Bradley Pinion
53. LS Liam McCullough
This article originally appeared on Falcons Wire: Projecting the Falcons' 53-man roster after the first week of camp