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Which Falcons free agents should Atlanta prioritize in 2026?

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - NOVEMBER 23 : Kyle Pitts Sr. #8 of the Atlanta Falcons goes up for the ball during an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints at Caesars Superdome on November 23, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images) | Getty Images

With the Super Bowl in the rearview and the new league year just a few short weeks away, it’s time to turn the page and start thinking about the Falcons’ 2026 season and what needs to happen this offseason to field a competitive team in September.

James Pearce Jr’s arrest may change the calculations on the team’s needs this offseason, and the list of pending free agents opens up some big questions the team needs to answer while building the 2026 roster. The Falcons also have limited draft capital to work with this year, which complicates things a bit too.

The Falcons are projected to have about $27.7 million in cap space to work with his offseason based on the top-51 calculation.

Here’s the full list of the Falcons’ pending free agents in 2026.

Falcons pending free agents 2026

  • David Onyemata, DL
  • Leonard Floyd, EDGE
  • Kyle Pitts, TE
  • Kaden Elliss, ILB
  • Bradley Pinion, P
  • Arnold Ebikete, EDGE
  • Troy Andersen, ILB
  • Dee Alford, DB
  • Feleipe Franks, TE
  • Elijah Wilkinson, OL
  • DeAngelo Malone, LB
  • Ronnie Harrison, S/LB
  • Easton Stick, QB
  • Khalid Kareem, EDGE
  • Zane Gonzalez, K
  • Kentavius Street, DL
  • Josh Woods, ILB
  • Teagan Quitoriano, TE
  • Tyler Allgeier, RB

Which players need to be the top priority to retain, and which players can the Falcons let walk? Put yourself in Matt Ryan’s shoes and let us know in the comments what you’d do with this group.

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