We are proud to be among the first, if not the first, to publish full projections for the upcoming season, going live just days after the Super Bowl. Publishing detailed projections in early February comes with trade-offs, not the least of which is a near-total lack of clarity on how free agency, cap transactions, and the NFL draft will reshape rosters.
We've been updating our projections in near real time, including during the recent onslaught of free-agent transactions. This version will remain largely stable until we can layer in the April NFL draft, but stable projections don't mean settled debates.
We have a staff of sharp analysts with sharp takes of their own, so I thought it would be worthwhile to solicit their views on the key coin-toss situations that will shape each team's outlook in the coming months. These are important questions where reasonable, informed people can credibly land in very different places. I asked my colleagues to weigh in with one assumption: they were answering strictly through the lens of a standard 0.5-PPR redraft league.
Atlanta Falcons Coin-Toss Questions
- Is Tommy Rees a Red Flag for the Falcons' Fantasy Outlook?
- Will Tagovailoa or Penix Start Week 1 for Atlanta?
- Can Robinson Replicate Allgeier's Production?
- Will Pitts Repeat as a Top-5 Fantasy Tight End?
- Is There a Draftable No. 2 Receiver Behind London?
Drake London is the clear-cut alpha receiver. Do the Falcons have a draftable No. 2 on the roster?
Maurile Tremblay: "Draftable" is a low bar, but I'd say Jahan Dotson qualifies. He's a reasonable late-round flyer because he's the replacement for Darnell Mooney's vertical role, and Atlanta badly needs more production behind Drake London. He's a long shot to provide significant fantasy value, but he's draftable.
Andy Hicks: No. Jahan Dotson, Olamide Zaccheaus, and the rest are solid complementary pieces, but that's where their value ends. Behind Kyle Pitts Sr., Bijan Robinson, and Drake London last season, Falcons wide receivers combined for just 89 receptions across eight players. Darnell Mooney led that group with only 32. For context, both Mooney and Ray-Ray McCloud III topped 60 receptions the year prior. Even with a strong 2024 campaign, Mooney still finished outside the top 24 fantasy receivers, and that was his ceiling outcome. As it stands, no other receiver on this roster projects for more than 40 catches.
Jeff Haseley: Aside from Drake London, the roster is thin. While they have depth pieces, they don't have a true draftable No. 2 wide receiver yet. I'd expect them to look at the draft to find a vertical threat to complement London's possession style.