2023 Atlanta Falcons season

The 2023 season will be the Atlanta Falcons' upcoming 58th in the National Football League, their seventh playing their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and their third under the head coach/general manager tandem of Arthur Smith and Terry Fontenot. The Falcons will attempt to improve upon their 7-10 record from the previous year and return to the playoffs for the first time since 2017.

2023 Atlanta Falcons season
OwnerArthur Blank
General managerTerry Fontenot
Head coachArthur Smith
Home fieldMercedes-Benz Stadium
Uniform

Draft
Main article: 2023 NFL Draft
2023 Atlanta Falcons Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
18 Bijan RobinsonRBTexas
2 38 Matthew BergeronOTSyracuse
44 Traded to the Indianapolis Colts[upper-alpha 1]
375 Zach HarrisonDEOhio State
4 110 Traded to the Indianapolis Colts[upper-alpha 1]
113 Clark Phillips IIICBUtah
7224 DeMarcco HellamsSAlabamaFrom Las Vegas [upper-alpha 2]
225 Jovaughn GwynGSouth Carolina

Draft trades

  1. The Falcons traded their second round selection (44th overall) and their fourth round selection (110th overall) to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for the (38th overall) pick.[1]
  2. The Falcons traded a fifth-round selection (144th overall) to the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for wide receiver Bryan Edwards and a seventh-round selection
2023 Atlanta Falcons undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
Ikenna Enechukwu DE Rice [2]
Keilahn Harris WR Oklahoma Baptist
Mike Jones Jr. LB LSU
Xavier Malone WR Henderson State
Justin Marshall Buffalo
Carlos Washington Jr. RB Southeastern Louisiana

Staff
Atlanta Falcons staff
Front office
  • Owner/chairman – Arthur Blank
  • CEO – Rich McKay
  • President - Greg Beadles
  • General manager – Terry Fontenot
  • Vice president of player personnel – Kyle Smith
  • Director of pro personnel – Vacant
  • Director of coaching operations – Brian Griffin
  • Director of college scouting – Vacant
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Duwane Jones
  • Senior director of football administration – Chris Olsen
  • Senior personnel executive – Ryan Pace, Ruston Webster, Phil Emery
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Support staff
  • Senior assistant – Steve Hoffman
  • Football analyst – Donovan Ellison
  • Football analyst – Michael Gray
  • Football analyst – Mike Snyder
  • Director of coaching operations – Brian Griffin
  • Assistant director of coaching operations – Sarah Hogan
  • Special projects/defense – Mario Jeberaeel
  • Diversity coaching fellow/offensive line – Mateo Kambui
Strength and conditioning
  • Head strength and conditioning – Dr. Thomas Stallworth
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Roderick Moore Jr
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Bobby Thomas

→ Coaching staff
→ Management
→ More NFL staffs

Current roster
Atlanta Falcons roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Rookies in italics

Roster updated May 16, 2023

89 active, 1 inactive, 1 unsigned

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason

The Falcons' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Week Date Time (EST) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 TBD (August 10–14) at Miami Dolphins Hard Rock Stadium
2 TBD (August 17–21) Cincinnati Bengals Mercedes-Benz Stadium
3 TBD (August 24–28) Pittsburgh Steelers Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 10 1:00 p.m. Carolina Panthers Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox
2 September 17 1:00 p.m. Green Bay Packers Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox
3 September 24 1:00 p.m. at Detroit Lions Ford Field Fox
4 October 1 9:30 a.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars United Kingdom Wembley Stadium (London) ESPN+
5 October 8 1:00 p.m. Houston Texans Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox
6 October 15 1:00 p.m. Washington Commanders Mercedes-Benz Stadium CBS
7 October 22 1:00 p.m. at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium Fox
8 October 29 1:00 p.m. at Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium CBS
9 November 5 1:00 p.m. Minnesota Vikings Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox
10 November 12 4:05 p.m. at Arizona Cardinals State Farm Stadium CBS
11 Bye
12 November 26 1:00 p.m. New Orleans Saints Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox
13 December 3 1:00 p.m. at New York Jets MetLife Stadium Fox
14 December 10 1:00 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mercedes-Benz Stadium CBS
15 TBD (December 16/17/18) TBD at Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium TBD
16 December 24 1:00 p.m. Indianapolis Colts Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox
17 December 31 1:00 p.m. at Chicago Bears Soldier Field CBS
18 TBD (January 6/7) TBD at New Orleans Saints Caesars Superdome TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • The date, time and network for Week 15 will be finalized at a later date.
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

References
  1. "The Falcons trade up, select Matthew Bergeron with the (38th overall) 2023 NFL Draft pick". atlantafalcons.com. September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. "Falcons agree to terms with six undrafted free agents". atlantafalcons.com. May 1, 2023.
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