Building the Atlanta Falcons' all-time depth chart: Defense

Building the Atlanta Falcons’ all-time depth chart: Defense

ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 17: Defensive back Deion Sanders #21 of the Atlanta Falcons in action carrying the ball avoiding the tackle of centre Tom Rafferty #64 of the Dallas Cowboys September 17, 1989 during an NFL football game at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. Sanders played for the Falcons from 1989-93. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

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TAMPA, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 09: Grady Jarrett #97 of the Atlanta Falcons celebrates a sack during the fourth quarter of the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on October 09, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /

Defensive coordinator:

Jerry Glanville

Defensive tackle (4):

DT1: Grady Jarrett
DT2: Jonathan Babineaux
DT3: Travis Hall
DT4: Don Smith

The all-time defensive coordinator spot for the Atlanta Falcons goes to Jerry Glanville who helped run the “Grits Blitz” defense that still holds the NFL record for the fewest points allowed in a season. Just go look at the numbers because they are numbers we may never see again.

For the defensive tackle position, we have Grady Jarrett who is already the best interior defensive lineman in Falcons’ history. He has played on some of the worst defensive lines in NFL history but managed to produce. Pretty crazy considering he was a fifth-round pick in 2015.

Then the “USS Babineaux” who played a ton of games for the Falcons and remained a consistent player.

And finally, we have Travis Hall and Don Smith, two players that are not household names but provide depth.

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