The Atlanta Falcons finally have a 17 man practice squad with the signing of Ronnie Perkins on Monday. It will change often during the season, but for the moment, we know everybody here, from all the many familiar faces to the couple of new ones.

Let’s review who made it.

QB Easton Stick

Stick turned in an up-and-down preseason that featured some terrific stretches and some terrible throws. He’s the team’s third quarterback, and unless they move Kirk Cousins, will probably never see the field in the regular season. If he has to play, the short-to-intermediate passing ability and solid movement in the pocket will allow him to keep the offense afloat for an afternoon, but anything longer than that will be dicey.

RB Carlos Washington

A fixture the past couple of summers, Washington missed preseason action with injuries, which was unfortunate and ensured Nate Carter could push his way past him for a roster spot. Washington can play special teams, blocks fairly well, and offers a physical running style, so having such a well-rounded back a callup away makes a ton of sense for the Falcons. The fact that he knows the offense is a nice bonus.

WR Chris Blair

A summer standout the past three years running, Blair offers quality hands, solid route running, and the ability to play special teams. He’s the first receiver up if the Falcons have a problem that requires them to flex someone from the practice squad, and I’d feel good about his ability to contribute in a pinch.

WR Dylan Drummond

Drummond was a preseason star for the Lions a couple years back, and he had a monster first game in Atlanta this summer, too. He proved to be a vacuum cleaner for short-to-intermediate targets from Stick in preseason, and the ability to win there and prove to be a reliable target made him a priority practice squad addition for the team.

WR Nick Nash

Everyone’s favorite undrafted free agent is sticking around. Nash has the size, hands, and physicality to be an intriguing long-term reserve power slot in the NFL, a role that could see him on the roster if he develops effectively in the year or two ahead. Nash had a mixed preseason that makes it clear he needs more seasoning, but the talent is there.

TE Joshua Simon

You’ve heard me sing his praises. Simon is the lone practice squad tight end after the Falcons kept four on the roster, and you could make a reasonable case that he’s the second-best receiving tight end in Atlanta behind Kyle Pitts, given that the Falcons kept three blocking tight ends (Charlie Woerner, Feleipe Franks, Teagan Quitoriano). Simon will have time to work on his own blocking skills and route running at the NFL level, but the hands and ability to win in contested catch situations make him an intriguing long-term option.

T Brandon Parker

The Falcons have a surfeit of tackles, and Parker is the most experienced one on the practice squad. I’d argue that he hasn’t been good enough at any point in his career to be a priority practice squad keeper when the Falcons go to shuffle things up, but he does have 33 games of starting experience in the NFL and might be the first player the Falcons consider calling up if Elijah Wilkinson and Michael Jerrell falter.

T Carter Warren

The former Jets tackle is a worthwhile long-term developmental option, but struggled when he had to play for the Jets last year. There is size, power, and effective hand usage here for Dwayne Ledford to work with, but he needs to get better at…basically everything to have a shot to be Atlanta’s long-term swing tackle. The talent makes the effort worth it.

T Ryan Hayes

Scouting reports coming into the league mentioned a possible move to guard, and I’m not 100% sure the Falcons keep him at tackle. But Hayes brings solid pass protection chops to Atlanta regardless of where he lines up, and is another young piece for Ledford to work with. Between Warren, Hayes, Jerrell, and Nelson, the Falcons are hoping to get a couple of functional reserves for the future, and Hayes seems like he could be a useful, versatile player with time and experience.

G Joshua Gray

Another draftnik favorite coming into the summer, Gray showed something as a run blocker at times but had an inconsistent preseason that makes it clear he has work ahead of him. The Falcons obviously believe he has the talent to become a useful reserve on the interior, and I think they’re right. Gray has a chance to follow the likes of Jovaughn Gwyn, Ryan Neuzil, and Kyle Hinton as undrafted guys and castoffs who end up landing significant roles on this line.

DL Kentavius Street

A fixture since the Falcons traded for him, Street is the de facto sixth defensive lineman until the Falcons shuffle things up on the roster. Solid against the run with very occasional flashes as a pass rusher, Street can take on 10-20 snaps for this line when needed, and the team’s trust in his ability to do so makes him an inevitable addition to this practice squad.

OLB Ronnie Perkins

The final addition to the practice squad, after a long delay. Perkins had only days to prepare for the preseason finale and was one of the better performers that day, and that appears to have been enough for the Falcons to bring him back. A strong, smart defender in college who former Falcoholic great Eric Robinson liked a lot coming out, Perkins hasn’t been able to make an impact in the NFL just yet but offers enough pass rushing ability to be a worthwhile developmental piece for this coaching staff.

OLB Khalid Kareem

The Falcons don’t have a ton of great run stoppers and edge setters in their outside linebacker group—Jalon Walker, Bralen Trice, and Jalon Walker are likely going to be their best—and if a need arises on the roster, Kareem is extremely capable of filling that early down niche. He has his moments as a pass rusher, too, and like Street is excellent insurance for injury.

ILB/S Ronnie Harrison

I don’t know if the Falcons view Harrison as a dual role player—he’s traditionally played safety but took inside linebacker snaps for Atlanta this summer—but I’m listing him as such for the moment. A big hitter and terrific athlete who has coverage limitations, Harrison is probably a better fit at linebacker and should probably play on defense ahead of at least JD Bertrand, if not also Josh Woods, if anything befalls Kaden Elliss or Divine Deablo.

CB C.J. Henderson

The theme with most of the defensive practice squad additions is insurance rather than pure development, and Henderson is another example of this. The former first round draft bust still retains impressive size and athleticism for the position, but hasn’t been able to turn that into consistent excellence at cornerback. The Falcons think there’s still something here very much worth keeping around, however, and Henderson could be called upon to play a role on the outside if injuries crop up at cornerback.

CB Cobee Bryant

The one defensive practice squad addition the Falcons who can be considered more of a developmental option than a 2025 fill-in. The team liked Bryant—so did a lot of draftniks and Falcons fans—but some up-and-down summer performances and injuries hurt his chances of actually sticking on the roster. He’ll look to develop as a long-term reserve option with intriguing ballhawking skills and latch on to a 53 man roster spot some time in the future, perhaps as soon as 2026.

K Lenny Krieg

The team’s International Player Pathway (IPP) practice squad member for 2025, he doesn’t count against the practice squad 16 man limit and can spend the entire year here with no prospect of being poached. I was glad Krieg cleared waivers with some of the shaky kicker situations around the league, and it helped that he missed some tries this summer that made it clear he has more work to do. With a booming leg for long field goals and kickoffs, a year of experience and effort could have Krieg with a better shot to unseat Younghoe Koo as the team’s kicker in 2026, the final year of Koo’s current deal.