Feleipe Franks, the Atlanta Falcons newest playmaker?

One thing the Atlanta Falcons are not lacking is big-bodied pass catchers, from Kyle Pitts to Drake London, this team is full of guys who can go high point a football.

But you can never have enough big pass catchers and it seems like the Falcons might have found a new one to add to the group.

Falcons are playing Feleipe Franks at numerous positions and he is turning heads in training camp

Listed at six-foot-six, Feleipe Franks is one of the rare human beings who can stand eye-to-eye with the Atlanta Falcons’ star tight end, Kyle Pitts.

After coming to the Falcons as an undrafted free agent out of Arkansas last year, Feleipe Franks was able to see some time on the field at numerous positions during his rookie year. Sure, it was not a lot of snaps but it at least showed the coaching staff saw something in him.

Here are his snap counts from his rookie season:

• QB: 7 snaps
• Inline: 3 snaps
• Slot: 2 snaps
• Wide: 2 snaps
• Kick return: 14 snaps
• Punt coverage: 2 snaps
• Punt return: 20 snaps

50 snaps for a rookie third-string quarterback means something, it is unusual for a third-string QB to get any snaps, let alone 50 combined snaps at six different positions.

Now during Franks’ second training camp, he is getting a longer look as a pass-catching tight end and his play so far is worth mentioning.

He has done everything from trucking Teez Tabor to torching rookie linebacker Troy Anderson for a touchdown. It really seems like Arthur Smith has a big plan for him.

https://twitter.com/MilesGarrettTV/status/1556068825640075264?s=20&t=nAHRB1ejn32DFkhmrDN0sQ

Here is the play where he runs right through the Falcons’ defensive back:

https://twitter.com/AtlantaFalcons/status/1555949306120658946?s=20&t=nAHRB1ejn32DFkhmrDN0sQ

You have to feel bad for Teez Tabor in that video, he just got trucked by a quarterback.

Anyways, this seems like it is turning into more than a gimmick. The coaching staff sees his rare physical tools and feels he could have a career as more than a quarterback, it is exciting, to say the least.

Sure, we need to lower our expectations as he is a quarterback learning a new position, or many new positions while at the highest level of football you can be at, not at all easy, but the Falcons seem willing to give him a fair shot.

He will be someone we all have to keep an eye out for during the fast-approaching Falcons preseason.