{"id":140784,"date":"2025-06-18T23:07:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T23:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/140784\/"},"modified":"2025-06-18T23:07:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T23:07:10","slug":"bijan-robinson-two-other-falcons-make-cbs-sports-top-100-nfl-players-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/140784\/","title":{"rendered":"Bijan Robinson, two other Falcons make CBS Sports\u2019 top 100 NFL players list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Explore<a class=\"headline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/sports\/2025\/06\/cousins-rookies-and-injuries-5-takeaways-as-falcons-begin-minicamp\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cousins, rookies and injuries: 5 takeaways as Falcons wrap minicamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"7\">Here\u2019s a look at the Falcons players in Prisco\u2019s list: <\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"8\">No. 39: Bijan Robinson, running back<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"9\">Robinson has developed into a versatile, two-way back in just two seasons in Atlanta. He contributed about 1,900 yards with his rushing and receiving totals, along with 14 rushing touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"11\">\u201cIn his second season in the league, Robinson was third in the league with 1,486 yards rushing. He averaged an impressive 4.8 per rush, while also catching 61 passes,\u201d Prisco wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"13\">Robinson was unrated last season, after posting 976 rushing yards and four touchdowns, along with 58 catches for 486 yards and four receiving scores. So, getting inside the top 40 is a significant jump. <\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"14\">No. 43 Chris Lindstrom, offensive guard<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"15\">At 6-foot-3, 307 pounds, Lindstrom is a menace in the interior offensive line. The three-time Pro Bowl selection is just 28 and has more improvements he can make.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"16\">\u201cLindstrom is one of the best interior players in the league, a dominant run blocker who has improved in pass protection. At 28, he still has a lot of good football in front of him,\u201d Prisco wrote. <\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"17\">Lindstrom also wasn\u2019t rated last season, and he\u2019s proving his worth in establishing the Falcons\u2019 ground game in front of Robinson and protections for young quarterback Michael Penix Jr. <\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"20\">No. 73 Jessie Bates III, free safety<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"21\">Coming off a Pro Bowl selection in 2023, Bates\u2019 production wasn\u2019t quite at the same level, when he had 132 tackles and six interceptions. He\u2019s still effective, posting 102 tackles and four picks last season. <\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"22\">\u201cBates\u2019 play slipped a little last season in his second with the Falcons, but he remains a top-tier safety,\u201d Prisco noted. \u201cHe just turned 28, so he still has a lot of good football left.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"23\">Bates was a second-team All-Pro selection in \u201823, and if he can get back to that level, it\u2019ll bolster the Falcons\u2019 defense, which has more optimism after getting two edge rushers in the first round of the draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ExploreCousins, rookies and injuries: 5 takeaways as Falcons wrap minicamp Here\u2019s a look at the Falcons players in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":140785,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2074],"tags":[2566,223,254,2554,260,224,7,6337,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-140784","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-atlanta-falcons","8":"tag-ajc-freelancer","9":"tag-atlanta","10":"tag-atlanta-falcons","11":"tag-atlantafalcons","12":"tag-carolina-panthers","13":"tag-falcons","14":"tag-football","15":"tag-mercedes-benz-stadium","16":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114706883773123172","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140784\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}