Falcons position reviews: Wide receivers

We’re moving right along as we continue to review the Atlanta Falcons 2021 roster here at The Falcoholic. With the season now over, it’s important to reminisce on the long season, review it, and access who may be with the team in the future.

Today we’ll be discussing the wide receiver group, which was arguably one of the thinnest in the entire league. Let’s take a look at each guy and how they contributed to the overall season.

Calvin Ridley

Stats: 5 games, 31 receptions, 281 yards, 2 TDs

We have to start at the top with this group, and to start the season “the guy” was Calvin Ridley. Ridley was coming off a 2020 season where he totaled 1,374 yards and nine touchdowns. We still don’t know the…