All 14 of the Atlanta Falcons newest acquisitions ranked by excitement level

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ATLANTA, GA – OCTOBER 20: Matt Ryan #2 of the Atlanta Falcons is sacked by Dante Fowler #56 of the Los Angeles Rams in the first half of an NFL game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on October 20, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) /

The Atlanta Falcons have had quite a busy offseason in 2020. They added six free agents, drafted six new players, and traded for a couple more.

There is a lot of reason to be excited for the Atlanta Falcons in 2020 and there are several new players creating quite the buzz already. We are all excited to see many of them on the field when the season kicks off in less than 90 days.

Let’s take a look at the 14 new players and just how excited we are to see them in 2020, we will give them one of four grades:

Non-existent
Low
Medium
High

14. Sterling Hofrichter – Punter – Syracuse

How acquired: 2020 NFL Draft – 7th round
Excitement level: Non-existent

Sorry, but punters don’t typically get people excited. They are important to every team and it is an area that the Falcons had to address this offseason with Matt Bosher no longer part of the franchise.

Hofrichter will battle with Ryan Allen for the lone spot on the roster dedicated to a punter.

13. Jaylinn Hawkins – Safety – University of California-Berkley

How acquired: 2020 NFL Draft – 4th round
Excitement level: Non-existent

Hawkins is going to have an uphill battle to make the Atlanta Falcons roster in 2020. He will be battling Ricardo Allen and Sharrod Neasman for playing time, which means he will more than likely end up on the practice squad.

Hawkins did provide an ESPN Top 10 moment his junior year at Cal and if he has an opportunity to showcase his ability to make plays this preseason, he might generate a little bit more excitement and buzz than we currently have for him.

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