Atlanta’s first draft class with Terry Fontenot and Arthur Smith at the helm of the franchise has yet to take a regular season snap, so determining the long-term future of the nine players they drafted and the two undrafted players who made the roster is basically impossible right now. Figuring out where they slot in this season is much more doable.
The simplest summary is that on a team finding its way through a problematic cap situation and years of shaky depth-building, most of this rookie class will have a role. Ahead of this season, let’s kick off a weekly look at the first-year players and their likely roles to kick off the matchup against the Eagles.