2026 Team Previews: Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons 2026 Preview
All ADP data is courtesy of Fantasy Pros.
** = target in drafts at this ADP
Drafted Everywhere
Bijan Robinson, RB (ADP: 2, RB2): Atlanta is a blessedly easy team to figure out where the fantasy points will come from, and the greatest source of fantasy scoring will be the freshly paid franchise RB Bijan Robinson. This is the No. 2 player on average in drafts, and the person I’m likeliest to draft at No. 1 overall, so no there isn’t “value” to be mined. He is, however, an incredibly easy pick at the top of the draft. There are zero flaws in his game, he’s the unquestioned workhorse of Atlanta’s backfield, he’s prolific as a rusher and pass-catcher and he’s efficient with heavy volume.
Robinson has gotten steadily better as his career has progressed. After a semi-frustrating rookie season in which he ceded a lot of work to Tyler Allgeier, who is gone now, he’s surpassed 1,400 rushing yards in back-to-back seasons and crossed the 2,000-yard from scrimmage mark in 2025 when he exploded for 2,298 total yards and 11 total touchdowns. Robinson remains the focal point of the offense, and he could see even more production as a pass-catcher in 2026 if Tua Tagovailoa starts most of the games. Robinson compiled 79 receptions and 820 yards through the air last season, so an increase there takes him into the Christian McCaffery stratosphere as a receiver, with even more production on the ground. Long story short, he’s an absolute beast and is my No. 1 overall player.
Drake London, WR (ADP: 18, WR7): London’s overall numbers are down from 2024, but only because he played in 12 games vs. 17. 2024 was a breakout campaign for London, who was freed from the shackles of being a dedicated X receiver, and we saw more of the same last season before injury shortened the campaign. London averaged a yard more per reception in ’25, posted a nearly identical receptions per game mark, and jumped up by about two yards per game. He also scored seven times in 12 games after scoring nine times in ’24. Pretty much, London became an elite fantasy receiver in 2024 and he was doing the same damn thing in ’25. He’s an elite guy now, and based on this ADP we’re drafting him like it.
Some might be concerned about Atlanta’s shaky QB situation, and there’s merit to that. But I wouldn’t sweat it too much, because London’s straight up elite in every facet of the game. He was an 83rd-percentile man beater (75.7%), an 88th-percentile zone beater (83.8%) and he demolished almost all attempts at press coverage (77.8%, 84th-percentile). The only routes where he wasn’t above average were slants and go routes, but he was well above 80% win rates on every other route in the tree except for corners, which only made up 4.7% of his routes run. There’s not much “value” to be had inside the Top 20, but the guy belongs here for sure.
Kyle Pitts Sr., WR (ADP: 73, TE8): Pitts is fascinating, because he arrived in the NFL as one of the most-hyped prospects ever for the position, and delivered 1,026 yards. He followed that up with three straight full seasons of basically poop relative to his ADP, and we all got sick and tired of the big, fast guy who might not be good at football. Then you have last season, and I’m not sure what to think.
He finished as a top TE, which in and of itself isn’t particularly meaningful. He ended the year with 88 receptions, 928 yards and five touchdowns, with the receptions and touchdowns marking career-bests. You can say that his volume was a result of a dearth of quality pass catchers, but they haven’t added anyone who immediately shifts the landscape, and they re-signed Pitts. Despite entering his sixth season, Pitts is only 25 years old. And according to PFF, his receiving grade was right on par with Brock Bowers. TE is a position where elite players are massive difference makers, but it matters far more when you get the elite players at values vs. drafting them in early rounds. Here, Pitts isn’t early at all, but he’s not exactly late. He’s going around players like Rhamondre Stevenson, Caleb Williams, Chuba Hubbard and Marvin Harrison Jr. So the question really is do you think Pitts can put up elite TE stats, and not just enough to rank highly for the position?
I’ve been real up and down in how I view Pitts, but currently I think he can deliver the goods. We have seen a 1,000-yard season from him, which has only happened 42 times since the year 2000. He was very close to 90 receptions last year, which has only happened 30 times in the same span and the list is full of elite names. There is no question about his pedigree or physical talent, and now he likely has a QB (Tua) who peppers short area pass catchers with targets. Pitts is the clear No. 2 pass catcher on the roster, and he’s not a typical TE limited to shorter routes where you catch, stop and fall or get tackled. Pitts can catch and zoom off, break tackles and sting teams over the top. Pitts is never going to be a Travis Kelce-esque technician, but with enough targets and a TD spike he could be a difference maker. I am surprising myself here, but I’m in at ADP.
Interesting Players
Brian Robinson Jr., RB (ADP: 141, RB46): Robinson is a player I like a lot, but is in a situation where he’s just not going to have a standalone role without an injury. This isn’t a Tyler Allgeier situation where Allgeier really demanded he be on the field more than Bijan managers wanted to see him. Robinson is a cut below that, and will be a pure handcuff. Now, if Bijan goes down Brian Robinson becomes a very high-value RB. It’s not crazy to handcuff Bijan in drafts, but this ADP is a little high for that. He’s going right around players like Woody Marks and Alvin Kamara, who likely will have standalone roles. I’d rather place bets on guys like that.
Deep Cuts
Tua Tagovailoa, QB (ADP: 241, QB32): It ended real ugly in Miami for Tagovailoa, who has produced in big ways at times but has always been below what we’d all hoped for. At his best with Mike McDaniel, Tua was a hyper-accurate yardage hound, peaking in 2023 when he threw for over 4,600 yards. Tua has never hit the 30-TD mark though despite all the volume, and now injuries have made him a different player. Tua has become a less confident player in the pocket, and his accuracy has suffered along with it. He’d never been one to throw a bunch of touchdown passes, but Tua’s interceptions jumped up to 15 last year, and he was at 14 in 2023. Tua also lacks the arm strength to consistently nail big boy throws down the field. Realistically, even if he wins the job out of camp or if Penix is just not healthy enough for action in the early going there’s a real chance Tua doesn’t hold the gig all year. Nobody should draft Tua as their QB, or even expecting a season-long QB2. He should be competent enough to support the crucial members of this offense though.
Michael Penix Jr., QB (ADP: 243, QB33): Penix Jr. is a player I still like, even though his warts at the NFL level have gotten bad. Penix is almost the inverse of what Tua is in theory, so it’s funny this is the QB battle. Penix’s accuracy at the NFL level has been all over the place, and the absolutely gorgeous deep balls he can uncork mask borderline disgusting inconsistency when he’s throwing short and intermediate routes. Penix is a player whose value will solely come from his left arm, as his myriad knee injuries have rendered him stationary. He was averaging 220.2 passing yards per game before getting hurt last year, and was at just 155 as a rookie. That’s got to go way up before he even sniffs the fantasy relevant realm, and he’s got to start in the first place before he can increase those totals. If he does win the job out of camp, Penix could be a fun flier as a possible QB3 in SuperFlex/two-QB formats but otherwise I’m not very interested.
Zachariah Branch, WR (ADP: 218, WR72): Branch, a third rounder out of Georgia, definitely has a chance to see the field. His Reception Perception profile shows an 83rd-percentile finish vs. man and a 62nd-percentile finish vs. zone, but it also shows that 28.5% of his routes were screens. He’s an explosive player, but he’s really, really small and has a lot of development to be a high-snap player. I’m not very interested at all for this season, and I believe this archetype is pretty shaky even for dynasty teams.
Jahan Dotson, WR (ADP: 327, WR102): Dotson’s rookie year was promising, but he’s entering Year 5 now and he’s never come all that close to matching the rookie success, which itself was largely touchdown-driven. I would draft Dotson over Branch for what that’s worth, but even with a clear path to targets I haven’t seen anything that tells us he’s more than a rotational WR. He can make some plays and he’ll definitely add value to the Falcons, but for our game he’s a non-factor.
Olamide Zaccheus, WR (ADP: N/A): Zaccheus is in the same boat as Dotson, where I believe he’s a steady, quality NFL WR without the ceiling to matter for fantasy. Now on this team, an injury to London or Pitts could press one of Zaccheus or Dotson into heavier duty. That’s why they’re mentioned in this preview, but until and unless that happens these guys won’t be relevant.