Dec 03, 2022
Zach Berman, Mike Jones, and Mike Sando
Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons Multi-Year Financial Summary
A summary of financial breakdowns for the Atlanta Falcons, including multi-year cap totals, player cap hits, top earnings, contracts, & free agents.
Salary Cap Breakdown Totals
A current & future look at the signed players & cap dollars allocated by position group.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Cap Allocations | $117,735,268 | $145,733,268 | $85,628,321 | $62,411,701 | $23,750,000 | |
| Signed Players | 67 | 34 | 24 | 12 | 3 | |
| Quarterbacks | $6,055,084 | $16,663,855 | $1,462,626 | $1,706,397 | ||
| Running Backs | $6,341,850 | $7,453,512 | $4,683,512 | $2,433,474 | ||
| Fullbacks | $1,666,668 | |||||
| Wide Receivers | $9,170,025 | $5,765,863 | $6,859,704 | $6,851,876 | ||
| Tight Ends | $10,209,604 | $9,878,593 | $11,489,526 | $1,133,004 | ||
| Offensive Line | $30,931,591 | $51,168,017 | $20,906,274 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | |
| Defensive Line | $19,285,160 | $25,400,234 | $24,911,084 | $23,180,947 | ||
| Linebackers | $9,776,853 | $6,644,940 | $5,193,565 | $3,606,003 | ||
| Secondary | $17,997,433 | $18,008,254 | $4,872,030 | |||
| Special Teams | $5,680,000 | $4,750,000 | $5,250,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,750,000 | |
| Injured Reserve | $20,272,259 | |||||
| Suspended | ||||||
| Dead | $80,579,320 | $13,080,665 |
Roster Cap Figures
Current & future salary cap figures for players on the active roster. For more view the complete Falcons Salary Cap Table
| Quarterbacks | Pos. | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Mariota | QB | $4,250,000 | $14,500,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Desmond Ridder | QB | $975,084 | $1,218,855 | $1,462,626 | $1,706,397 | UFA |
| Felipe Franks | QB | $830,000 | $945,000 | RFA | - | - |
| Running Backs | Pos. | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordarrelle Patterson | RB | $2,500,000 | $5,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $1,250,000 | - |
| Damien Williams | RB | $1,620,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Avery Williams | RB | $885,038 | $1,000,038 | $1,115,038 | UFA | - |
| Tyler Allgeier | RB | $788,474 | $953,474 | $1,068,474 | $1,183,474 | UFA |
| Caleb Huntley | RB | $548,338 | - | - | - | - |
| Fullbacks | Pos. | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Smith | FB | $1,666,668 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Wide Receivers | Pos. | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake London | WR | $3,915,358 | $4,894,197 | $5,873,037 | $6,851,876 | - |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | WR | $2,433,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Damiere Byrd | WR | $1,047,500 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Khadarel Hodge | WR | $930,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Jared Bernhardt | WR | $523,334 | $871,666 | $986,667 | RFA | - |
| Frank Darby | WR | $320,833 | $102,250 | - | - | - |
| Tight Ends | Pos. | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Pitts | TE | $7,479,658 | $8,975,589 | $10,471,522 | - | UFA |
| Anthony Firkser | TE | $845,278 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Parker Hesse | TE | $825,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| MyCole Pruitt | TE | $596,664 | UFA | - | - | - |
| John FitzPatrick | TE | $463,004 | $903,004 | $1,018,004 | $1,133,004 | UFA |
| Offensive Line | Pos. | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Matthews | LT | $15,189,200 | $33,958,823 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 |
| Chris Lindstrom | G | $4,680,059 | $13,202,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Kaleb McGary | RT | $3,266,373 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Matt Hennessy | C | $1,293,971 | $1,452,648 | UFA | - | - |
| Jalen Mayfield | RT | $1,183,639 | $1,420,366 | $1,657,094 | UFA | - |
| Germain Ifedi | RT | $1,047,500 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Elijah Wilkinson | G | $1,047,500 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Drew Dalman | C | $1,019,180 | $1,134,180 | $1,249,180 | UFA | - |
| Chuma Edoga | RT | $965,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Colby Gossett | G | $965,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Ryan Neuzil | C | $274,169 | - | - | - | - |
| Defensive Line | Pos. | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grady Jarrett | DT | $12,928,000 | $20,625,000 | $20,375,000 | $20,375,000 | UFA |
| Arnold Ebiketie | DE | $1,603,398 | $2,004,248 | $2,405,097 | $2,805,947 | UFA |
| Matt Dickerson | DE | $965,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Ta'Quon Graham | DE | $912,653 | $1,027,653 | $1,142,653 | UFA | - |
| Abdullah Anderson | DE | $795,552 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Timothy Horne | DT | $708,333 | $873,333 | $988,334 | RFA | - |
| Vincent Taylor | DT | $632,500 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Jalen Dalton | DE | $391,670 | $870,000 | ERFA | - | - |
| Jaleel Johnson | DT | $348,054 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Linebackers | Pos. | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Carter | OLB | $2,500,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Rashaan Evans | ILB | $1,647,056 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Troy Andersen | ILB | $1,109,740 | $1,387,175 | $1,664,610 | $1,942,045 | UFA |
| Mykal Walker | ILB | $1,081,520 | $1,196,520 | UFA | - | - |
| DeAngelo Malone | LB | $950,833 | $1,188,541 | $1,426,250 | $1,663,958 | UFA |
| Nick Kwiatkoski | ILB | $895,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Adetokunbo Ogundeji | OLB | $885,038 | $1,000,038 | $1,115,038 | UFA | - |
| Nathan Landman | ILB | $707,666 | $872,666 | $987,667 | RFA | - |
| Secondary | Pos. | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Hayward | CB | $4,000,000 | $7,000,000 | UFA | - | - |
| A.J. Terrell | CB | $3,901,568 | $4,551,829 | - | UFA | - |
| Richie Grant | S | $1,879,174 | $2,255,009 | $2,630,843 | UFA | - |
| Rashad Fenton | CB | $1,405,555 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Jaylinn Hawkins | FS | $1,061,729 | $1,176,729 | UFA | - | - |
| Erik Harris | S | $1,047,500 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Isaiah Oliver | CB | $1,035,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Darren Hall | CB | $1,026,187 | $1,141,187 | $1,256,187 | UFA | - |
| Michael Ford | CB | $895,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Dee Alford | S | $708,500 | $873,500 | $985,000 | RFA | - |
| Cornell Armstrong | CB | $589,722 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Jovante Moffatt | S | $447,498 | $1,010,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Special Teams | Pos. | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Younghoe Koo | K | $3,000,000 | $4,750,000 | $5,250,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,750,000 |
| Bradley Pinion | P | $1,480,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Liam McCullough | LS | $705,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Beau Brinkley | LS | $495,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
Dead Payroll Figures
| Pos. | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Marlowe | SS | $760,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Mike Davis | RB | $750,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Marlon Davidson | DT | $673,550 | $646,795 | - | - | - |
| Bryan Edwards | WR | $633,468 | - | - | - | - |
| Anthony Rush | DT | $419,444 | - | - | - | - |
| Quinton Bell | OLB | $366,664 | - | - | - | - |
| Anthony Firkser | TE | $300,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Kendall Sheffield | CB | $189,922 | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Ford | CB | $152,500 | - | - | - | - |
| Frank Darby | WR | $142,791 | $102,250 | - | - | - |
| Frank Darby | WR | $126,500 | $102,250 | - | - | - |
| Ryan Neuzil | C | $126,500 | - | - | - | - |
| John Cominsky | DE | $122,098 | - | - | - | - |
| Ryan Neuzil | C | $120,835 | - | - | - | - |
| MyCole Pruitt | TE | $119,400 | - | - | - | - |
| Jonotthan Harrison | C | $115,000 | - | - | - | - |
| MyCole Pruitt | TE | $115,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Jovante Moffatt | S | $91,666 | $1,010,000 | - | - | - |
| Caleb Huntley | RB | $81,668 | - | - | - | - |
| Jordan Brailford | OLB | $80,500 | - | - | - | - |
| Jovante Moffatt | S | $80,500 | $1,010,000 | - | - | - |
| Cornell Armstrong | CB | $78,611 | - | - | - | - |
| Qadree Ollison | RB | $77,891 | - | - | - | - |
| Cornell Armstrong | CB | $61,600 | - | - | - | - |
| Ka'dar Hollman | CB | $57,500 | - | - | - | - |
| Matt Hankins | CB | $56,666 | $13,334 | - | - | - |
| Brayden Lenius | TE | $55,000 | $5,000 | - | - | - |
| Derrick Tangelo | DT | $51,666 | $3,334 | - | - | - |
| Kuony Deng | OLB | $51,000 | $2,000 | - | - | - |
| Rashaad Coward | G | $50,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Abdullah Anderson | DE | $49,722 | - | - | - | - |
| Sterling Hofrichter | P | $48,870 | - | - | - | - |
| Stanley Berryhill | WR | $48,666 | $11,334 | - | - | - |
| Jaleel Johnson | DT | $46,200 | - | - | - | - |
| Justin Shaffer | G | $46,166 | $138,498 | - | - | - |
| Caleb Huntley | RB | $46,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Khyiris Tonga | DT | $46,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Jalen Dalton | DE | $39,167 | $870,000 | - | - | - |
| Brad Hawkins | S | $36,666 | $3,334 | - | - | - |
| Qadree Ollison | RB | $35,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Tyshaun James | WR | $31,666 | $3,334 | - | - | - |
| Leroy Watson | TE | $28,333 | $6,667 | - | - | - |
| Jalen Dalton | DE | $23,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - |
| Bopete Keyes | CB | $23,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Anthony Firkser | TE | $19,900 | - | - | - | - |
| Jalen Tabor | CB | $19,900 | - | - | - | - |
| Abdullah Anderson | DE | $11,500 | - | - | - | - |
| Christopher Hinton | DT | $11,500 | - | - | - | - |
| Devon Key | S | $11,500 | - | - | - | - |
| Kobe Smith | DT | $11,500 | - | - | - | - |
| Corey Ballentine | CB | $10,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Kobe Jones | DE | $6,667 | - | - | - | - |
| Antonio Nunn | WR | $6,667 | - | - | - | - |
| Kion Smith | T | $6,667 | - | - | - | - |
| JR Pace | S | $4,334 | - | - | - | - |
| Erroll Thompson | LB | $4,334 | - | - | - | - |
| Jack Batho IV | T | $4,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Dwayne Johnson Jr. | S | $4,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Dorian Etheridge | ILB | $3,334 | - | - | - | - |
| Bryce Hargrove | G | $3,334 | - | - | - | - |
| Javian Hawkins | RB | $3,334 | - | - | - | - |
| Marcus Murphy | S | $3,334 | - | - | - | - |
| Austin Trammell | WR | $3,334 | - | - | - | - |
| Zac Dawe | DT | $2,334 | - | - | - | - |
| Joe Sculthorpe | G | $2,000 | - | - | - | - |
| John Raine | TE | $1,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Bryce Rodgers | DT | $833 | $1,667 | - | - | - |
| Seth Vernon | P | $666 | $1,334 | - | - | - |
| Tyler Vrabel | T | $500 | $1,000 | - | - | - |
| Matt Ryan | QB | $40,525,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Julio Jones | WR | $15,500,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Deion Jones | ILB | $11,861,450 | $12,140,784 | - | - | - |
| Dante Fowler Jr. | DE | $4,666,668 | - | - | - | - |
| Tyeler Davison | DT | $1,213,334 | - | - | - | - |
Falcons 2022 Cap Totals
- Maximum Salary Cap: $208,100,000
- Active Contracts: $97,463,009
- Injured Reserve: $20,272,259
- Dead Cap: $80,579,320
- Total Cap: $200,818,388
- Est. Cap Space: $7,281,612
Calculated Market Values
- view Calvin Ridley ($21.0M)
- view A.J. Terrell ($20.2M)
- view Kaleb McGary ($17.7M)
- view Chris Lindstrom ($10.3M)
- view Matt Hennessy ($9.6M)
- view Rashaan Evans ($4.5M)
- view Olamide Zaccheaus ($3.8M)
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Guaranteed $ Remaining
- Grady Jarrett (DT) $17,970,000
- Jake Matthews (LT) $14,058,823
- Drake London (WR) $8,693,036
- A.J. Terrell (CB) $4,471,307
- Chris Lindstrom (G) $2,494,509
Most Dead Cap
- Jake Matthews (LT) $46,148,023
- Grady Jarrett (DT) $41,803,000
- Drake London (WR) $21,534,468
- A.J. Terrell (CB) $8,453,397
- Younghoe Koo (K) $8,000,000
Most Earnings
- Jake Matthews (LT) $89,071,297
- Grady Jarrett (DT) $73,359,675
- Marcus Mariota (QB) $64,541,683
- Cordarrelle Patterson (RB) $35,414,015
- Nick Kwiatkoski (ILB) $19,903,478
Top Falcons Contracts
- Jake Matthews (LT) $55,000,000
- Grady Jarrett (DT) $50,470,000
- Younghoe Koo (K) $24,250,000
- Drake London (WR) $21,534,468
- Marcus Mariota (QB) $18,750,000
Transactions
Nov 24 2022
Bryan Edwards, WR
Waived by Atlanta (ATL)
Nov 24 2022
Parker Ferguson, T
Signed to the practice squad by Atlanta (ATL)
Nov 24 2022
Emeka Emezie, WR
Signed to the practice squad by Atlanta (ATL)
Nov 24 2022
Frank Darby, WR
Signed to the active roster by Atlanta (ATL)
Nov 22 2022
John Reid, CB
Signed to the practice squad by Atlanta (ATL)
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