Atlanta’s got a proud history of quality defensive tackles, but not necessarily huge pass rushing seasons for those defensive tackles. The best single season in terms of sacks for DTs in the last decade came in 2009, when Jonathan Babineaux had six. Interior pressure is a killer, however, so I’m hopeful this year will prove to be a productive one for Atlanta’s defensive tackle rotation.
The Falcons got 7.5 sacks out of their defensive tackles in 2017, with Grady Jarrett (4), Dontari Poe (2.5), and Courtney Upshaw (1) accounting for all of those.