Falcons announce 2024 rookie numbers

Forget minicamp. Never mind training camp. Skip the calendar release. The biggest news right now is that the Atlanta Falcons have revealed their rookie uniform numbers.

I may be exaggerating a little, but for those who have been waiting impatiently, the blessed day has arrived. The Falcons just announced it earlier today.

Here are the numbers and the players who most recently wore them:

• QB Michael Penix, #9: Most recently worn by QB Desmond Ridder
• DL Ruke Orhorhoro, #98: DL Timothy Horne
• EDGE Bralen Trice, #48: EDGE Bud Dupree
• DL Brandon Dorlus, #54: OL Justin Shaffer
• LB JD Bertrand, #40: FB Keith Smith
• RB Jase McClelland, #30: S Jessie Bates (briefly), CB Matt Hankins
• WR Casey Washington, #82: WR Zay Malone
• DL Zion Logue, #59: LB Andre Smith Jr.

So this is it. Go out into the world with this knowledge and celebrate it, my friends.