The Atlanta Falcons have signed linebacker Eugene Asante to their 16-man practice squad, the team announced on Tuesday. Asante went undrafted out of Auburn in 2025 but was a projected Day 3 pick by some draft scouts. The Miami Dolphins signed Asante following the draft but he injured his ankle in the preseason finale.
The Dolphins later waived Asante via injury settlement, but the rookie linebacker appears to be healthy again. Asante was projected as a fifth-round pick in Lance Zierlein’s 2025 scouting report.
Reactive off-ball linebacker possessing average measurables but premium explosiveness as an athlete. Asante plays with average diagnosis and will need to rely on speed over instincts for his production. He has instant acceleration and the range to find the action but needs to become more consistent at coming to balance as a tackler to avoid a high miss total. — Lance Zierlein, NFL.com
The team also signed former Oregon safety Tysheem Johnson to the practice squad on Monday. Check out the Falcons’ updated 53-man roster and practice squad entering their Week 17 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams.
Quarterback (2)Kirk Cousins (18)Easton Stick (12)Running back (3)Bijan Robinson (7)Tyler Allgeier (25)Nathan Carter (38)Wide Receiver (7)Darnell Mooney (1)Drake London (5)Dylan Drummond (81)Casey Washington (82)Deven Thompkins (83)Malik Heath (86)David Sills V (87)Tight End (4)Kyle Pitts (8)Feleipe Franks (84)Teagan Quitoriano (85)Charlie Woerner (89)Offensive Line (9)Jovaughn Gwyn (52)Chris Lindstrom (63)Ryan Neuzil (64)Matthew Bergeron (65)Kyle Hinton (68)Jack Nelson (69)Jake Matthews (70)Elijah Wilkinson (71)Michael Jerrell (72)Defensive line (6)Brandon Dorlus (54)David Onyemata (90)Kentavius Street (93)LaCale London (94)Ruke Orhorhoro (98)Elijah Garcia (91)EDGE (4)Jalon Walker (11)Arnold Ebiketie (17)James Pearce Jr. (27)Leonard Floyd (56)ILB (5)Divine Deablo (0)Ronnie Harrison (36)JD Bertrand (40)Josh Woods (42)Kaden Elliss (55)Cornerback (7)Dee Alford (20)Mike Hughes (21)A.J. Terrell (24)Mike Ford (28)C.J. Henderson (30)Natrone Brooks (35)Cobee Bryant (37)Safety (3)Jessie Bates III (3)Xavier Watts (31)Jammie Robinson (34)Specialists (3)Zane Gonzalez (45)Bradley Pinion (13)Liam McCullough (49)Falcons 16-man practice squadLB Eugene AsanteS Tysheem Johnson (41)EDGE Khalid Kareem (92)WR K.J. Osborn (88)QB Kyle Trask (16)OL Andrew Stueber (74)DL Ben Stille (90)CB A.J. Woods (42)RB Carlos Washington (26)WR Chris Blair (19)WR Nick Nash (80)TE Joshua Simon (47)OL Carter Warren (66)OL Joshua Gray (67)CB Keith Taylor (32)K Lenny Krieg (46) IPPReserve/Injured listWR KhaDarel HodgeS DeMarcco HellamsCB Billy Bowman Jr.DL Zach HarrisonQB Michael Penix Jr.LB DeAngelo MaloneCB Clark Phillips IIIOT Storm NortonOL Tyrone Wheatley Jr.DL Sam RobertsDL Bralen TriceQB Emory JonesOL Ryan Hayes (practice squad IR)OT Kaleb McGaryReserve/Physically unable to perform listReserve/Non-football injury list
The Falcons and Rams will kick things off at 8:15 p.m. ET on Monday night. It will be Atlanta’s final prime-time game of the 2025 season.