Due to salary cap constraints, the Atlanta Falcons were forced to hand out a number of one-year deals last offseason, but that won’t be the case in 2023 when the team is projected to have the second-most available cap space in the NFL.
The Falcons have 23 players set to hit free agency when the new league year begins in March. We’ve compiled a list of 10 pending free agents Atlanta should look to retain this offseason.
10
WR Damiere Byrd
- Age: 29
- PFF grade: 66.6
- Stats: 13 catches, 268 yards
9
P Bradley Pinion
- Age: 28
- PFF grade: 75.7
- Stats: 45.9 AVG per punt
8
TE MyCole Pruitt
- Age: 30
- PFF grade: 75.9
- Stats: 16 catches, 150 yards, 4 TD
7
CB Mike Ford
- Age: 27
- PFF grade: 64.6
- Stats: 15 total tackles, 1 TFL
6
LG Elijah Wilkinson
- Age: 27
- PFF grade: 64.3
- Stats: 9 games started
5
CB Isaiah Oliver
- Age: 26
- PFF grade: 77.9 (led defense)
- Stats: 28 solo tackles, 1 INT, 1 sack
4
OLB Lorenzo Carter
- Age: 27
- PFF grade: 60.5
- Stats: 29 solo tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT, 1 FR
3
WR Olamide Zaccheaus
- Age: 25
- PFF grade: 64.6
- Stats: 40 catches, 533 yards, 3 TD
2
ILB Rashaan Evans
- Age: 27
- PFF grade: 59.6
- Stats: 159 total tackles, 2 sacks, 6 TFL, 2 FR
1
RT Kaleb McGary
- Age: 27
- PFF grade: 86.6
- Stats: 17 games started
