Falcons Wide Receiver Depth Chart Update: Who Starts?

The Falcons have made a few moves in the wide receiver department lately.

Jeremy Brener | May 16, 2022

A month ago, the Atlanta Falcons wide receiver corps looked absolutely decimated and bleak.

Now, there appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel.

Geronimo Allison

Drake London

Bryan Edwards

Through shrewd moves in the draft, trade market and free agency, the Falcons appear to have some semblance of a serviceable receiving corps. That's a little better than the replacement-level players they had at the beginning of April.

In the draft, the team selected Drake London, who has every reason to be the No. 1 receiver for the Falcons this season. At 6-4, London possesses the size and ability to be the top receiver in an NFL offense.

On the trade market, the team acquired Bryan Edwards in a deal with the Las Vegas Raiders. Edwards has flashed some of the potential that made him a third-round pick in 2020. But when the Raiders traded for Davante Adams in the offseason, Edwards' role was eclipsed in the offense, and now he'll have the chance to be that electric No. 2 receiver in the Falcons offense.

Olamide Zacchaeus

Damiere Byrd

Frank Darby

Then in free agency, the team signed Geronimo Allison Monday after a workout with the team. Allison played four seasons with the Green Bay Packers before an injury-riddled 2021 season with the Detroit Lions. Allison was always a situational role player for the Packers and was often third or fourth on the depth chart, a role he'll likely continue in Atlanta.

Allison will compete for that third spot alongside 2021 returnees Olamide Zacchaeus and Frank Darby and pre-draft free agent acquisitions Damiere Byrd, Auden Tate and KhaDarel Hodge.

The key to this third and final spot is adding as much competition as possible in order to get the best out of that potential receiver. And it should be one of the biggest positional battles the team faces all summer long.

Published May 16, 2022

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.