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Pay vs Performance

Atlanta Falcons roster · each player vs his own position market · APY basis · updated 2026-09-13
Contracts
Lens
Whole roster on one map · no position filteringRole (snap share) exists for every position
Roster contracts
47
Roster APY
$280.5M
Rookie-scale deals
15
Top-quartile deals
12
League median APY
$2M
Market read
19roster contracts rank above their position market's median in both pay and role.
0top-quartile contracts here sit in the bottom half of their market's role.
1below-median contracts return top-quartile role in their markets.

Pay vs role

Falcons roster · 47 contracts plotted · each vs his own position market
Snap-share percentile
0255075100
League median payLeague median roleRole ahead of payPremium starterLow-cost depthPay ahead of role
5
65
70
7
63
24
8
3
4
0
91
21
9
Penix Jr.
11
71
64
27
28
Ford Jr.
89
81
99
68
52
45
15
14
31
Watts
50
62
29
13
46
33
1
44
54
26
73
40
19
88
22
72
51
23
25
80
0255075100
Pay percentile (APY)
Veteran dealRookie scaleLimited sample

Biggest rank gaps

Atlanta Falcons roster · role lens · gap within each position market
Role ahead of pay
+55
Xavier WattsS
PAY 61
ROLE 6
$1.5M
99.1% snaps
Rookie scale
+43
Brandon DorlusEDGE
PAY 123
ROLE 80
$1.2M
42.1% snaps
Rookie scale
+38
Tua TagovailoaQB
PAY 57
ROLE 19
$1.2M
78.9% snaps
One-year
+30
Dylan DrummondWR
PAY 172
ROLE 142
$248K
11.1% snaps
Rookie scale
+18
JD BertrandLB
PAY 125
ROLE 107
$1.1M
17.8% snaps
Rookie scale
+15
Ryan NeuzilC
PAY 16
ROLE 1
$4.8M
100% snaps
Veteran
Pay ahead of role
-83
Mike Ford Jr.CB
PAY 49
ROLE 132
$4M
0% snaps
One-year
-79
DeAngelo MaloneLB
PAY 78
ROLE 157
$1.5M
1.7% snaps
One-year
-65
Christian HarrisLB
PAY 60
ROLE 125
$2.8M
7.9% snaps
One-year
-59
Josh WoodsLB
PAY 99
ROLE 158
$1.3M
1.5% snaps
One-year
-51
Trey SermonRB
PAY 65
ROLE 116
$1.2M
0.1% snaps
One-year
-50
Chris BlairWR
PAY 127
ROLE 177
$1.1M
1.1% snaps
One-year

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