Who are the top five Atlanta Falcons players for 2024?

Pro Football Focus recently highlighted who they thought would be the Atlanta Falcons’ top three players for the 2024 season. Their top two picks were obvious, but then things got questionable.

So all of this has inspired the question of who the top five Falcons will be for the 2024 season.

We can all agree on who the two best players on the Atlanta Falcons are: Jessie Bates III and Chris Lindstrom. The only question is who will have the honor of being the best player on the team. Bates plays a flashier position, but Lindstrom’s yearly dominance should give him the edge.

When I looked through the PFF rankings of the top three players, I mentioned that the debate starts with third place. PFF had Kirk Cousins ​​at three and AJ Terrell as honorable mentions. I think both players deserve to be in the top five.

The fact that some fans may be unsure about Cousins ​​as he recovers from injury may keep him off some lists. However, he was playing at an MVP level last season and earned the right to be in the top five.

Bijan Robinson is the next player to appear on the majority list. He had a phenomenal rookie season and there are no limits for him in 2024.

Here are my personal rankings and predictions:

1. Chris Lindstrom
2. Jessie Bates III
3. Bijan Robinson
4. Kirk Cousins
5. AJ Terrell

I see what Bijan did last season despite a dysfunctional offense. He has the potential to be the best in the league next season – and yes, that includes toppling Christian McCaffrey in the RB rankings.

The problem you have with the Falcons is the amount of untapped potential on the roster. Guys like Kyle Pitts and Drake London have the potential to be in the top five, but they didn’t show it last year due to difficult circumstances.

One thing is evident in all of this; the Falcons have so much more talent than just a few years ago. Hopefully these talents will combine to form a winning team in 2024.