Who will start at quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons? And will that starter be able to buoy an offense with stud RB Bijan Robinson in his prime and burgeoning star WR Drake London ready for a breakout season?

Ian Hartitz and Dwain McFarland break down everything you need to know about the Falcons with their 2026 fantasy football cheat sheet, highlighting their fantasy football rankings, projections and more.

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Atlanta Falcons 2026 Team Snapshot

• 2025 Record / Rank in PPG: 8-9 / 20.8 (24)
• 2026 Proj TDs per game: 2.2 (rank: 22)
• Head Coach: Kevin Stefanski (new)
• Offensive Playcaller: Stefanski (OC Tommy Rees)
• Projected Plays Per Game: 61.5 (rank: 12)
• Projected Dropback Rate: 59.3% (rank: 19)
• Matthew Freedman’s Projected Win Total: 5.8
• Offensive Line Grade: B
• Key Departures: Tyler Allgeier, Darnell Mooney
• Key Additions: Tua Tagovailoa, Brian Robinson, Zachariah Branch

Falcons Depth Chart and Fantasy Football Rankings

QB: Tua Tagovailoa (QB31) | Michael Penix (QB32)

RB: Bijan Robinson (RB2) | Brian Robinson (RB58)

WR: Drake London (WR8) | Zachariah Branch (WR72) | Jahan Dotson (WR120)

TE: Kyle Pitts (TE8)

Fantasy Football Notes for the 2026 Atlanta Falcons: Bijan Robinson, Drake London and More 

Any meaningful efficiency metric will tell you that both Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix had ROUGH 2025 campaigns, but Penix's ongoing recovery from a partially torn ACL gives Tua the edge to start Week 1. Neither immobile pocket passer profiles as an overly intriguing fantasy option in this probable run-heavy attack.

If the aliens invaded the planet and forced humans to play a game of football to avoid being destroyed: Bijan Robinson would be my pick for RB1 duties. But should he go before Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs in fantasy drafts? Fantasy Life Projections give Gibbs the slight nod. The projected discrepancy in rushing touchdowns (14.1 vs. 8.6) underlines the difference in scoring upside between the Lions and Falcons. Meanwhile, the other B Robinson, Brian, is one of fantasy's more valuable late-round handcuff picks.

Drake London was fantasy's WR3 in PPR points per game during the first 11 weeks of last season, but a knee injury kept him out until late December when the going wasn't as fun with Kirk Cousins at QB. Tua's arm strength is certainly more Cousins than Penix, although London is young (25 in July), very talented and clearly is poised to operate as the No. 1 pass-game option in this offense. Let's not miss the forest for the trees here: The previous three factors are more than enough to warrant top-10 treatment at the position.

Kyle Pitts' 11-166-3 eruption in the first week of the fantasy playoffs was the cherry on top of the most productive season of his career. A Jay-Z level encore is worth betting on considering there's plenty of precedent from the playcaller (David Njoku and Harold Fannin have a combined four top-8 seasons since 2022) and QB (Tua got a LOT out of Jonnu Smith and Darren Waller).

Atlanta Falcons Utilization Notes for 2026 

Kyle Pitts notched a 1.71 yards per route run with a 21% targets per route rate in 2025—his best numbers since tearing his MCL in 2022. However, his splits with and without Drake London paint a wide range of outcomes: 19 points per game with a 29% target share in five games without London, compared to 9.6 points per game and a 20% target share with London. With Darnell Mooney gone, Pitts slots in as Atlanta's No. 2 pass-game option. Early drafters are grabbing him at TE7, which is a fair price, but he's a boom-bust profile.

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