For the better part of the last decade, the Atlanta Falcons have struggled to receive production from their defensive line. Their 31 sacks in 2024 ranked 31st in the NFL, and the last Falcon to record a 10-sack season was Vic Beasley Jr in 2016. But at last, the narrative finally seems to be changing surrounding the Dirty Birds' once-dreadful defensive front.
This offseason, Atlanta made it clear that mediocrity in the trenches would no longer be tolerated. The Falcons retooled the unit this offseason, signing Leonard Floyd to a one-year $10 million deal and drafting both Jalon Walker and James Pearce Jr in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft.