The Atlanta Falcons made the kind of moves in 2024 that indicated a youth movement was on the way for their defensive line. It just didn’t actually happen that way in 2024.
In 2025, though? Three of the team’s most vital defenders up front will be young guys in their second or third NFL season, while one older starter and a pair of older rotational options will mix in. They’ve lost living legend Grady Jarrett and haven’t made meaningful investments—their biggest signing on the defensive line was Morgan Fox, a mighty useful player but not a high-end starter—meaning those young players will be counted on to grow, provide meaningful snaps all season long, and lift a line that wasn’t impressive last year.