3. Who emerges as the third tight end?
While Pitts and Woerner are firmly established atop Atlanta’s depth chart, the roles behind them are less clear. The Falcons added veterans Feleipe Franks, Nikola Kalinic and Teagan Quitoriano to the roster this offseason, and they signed Joshua Simon as an undrafted rookie out of South Carolina.
Simon has looked the part so far, although it’s still extremely early in the process for him. Given where he is in his development, a spot on the practice squad feels most likely at this point. That leaves the veterans vying for that third spot on the 53-man roster.
Franks is familiar to the Falcons, and he offers a lot of special teams value, which will be critical for a third tight end. Quitoriano has fit in nicely since arriving in Atlanta, though, and he could make it a real competition in training camp. Both he and Kalinic are relative unknowns at this point, but each should get the chance to make an impression in camp and the preseason.