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Building the Atlanta Falcons all-time depth chart: Special teams

By Grayson Freestone

Sep 12, 2021; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Falcons running back Cordarrelle Patterson (84) returns the ball against the Philadelphia Eagles during the first quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 12, 2021; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Falcons running back Cordarrelle Patterson (84) returns the ball against the Philadelphia Eagles during the first quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 14, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Devin Hester (17) tries to escape Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Brice McCain (25) at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: RVR Photos-USA TODAY Sports /

Kick returner:

  • KR1: Cordarrelle Patterson
  • KR2: Devin Hester
  • KR3: Deion Sanders

Punt returner:

  • PR1: Devin Hester
  • PR2: Deion Sanders

You could make the argument that we should just throw the depth rankings out because all of these guys were terrifying to kick the ball to and any team would love to have any of these guys, except for the present-day Atlanta Falcons, because, well, they already have Cordarrelle Patterson.

Cordarrelle Patterson officially became the best kick returner in NFL history this past season by taking his tenth kick into the endzone. And then Devin Hester is the greatest all-around return man the league has ever seen. Both of them broke their respective records wearing a Falcons jersey.

Oh, and then you have Deion Sanders who some consider to be the greatest athlete in NFL history and certainly the greatest athlete to ever play defense. He was named ‘Primetime’ for a reason, I will leave it at that.

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