Daveren Rayner holds the LILB · Depth spot in Atlanta Falcons’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Daveren Rayner is a linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons. The 6'2", 217-pound prospect from Kentucky appeared in 51 college games across six seasons at Northern Illinois (2020-22) and Kentucky (2023-25), making 30 starts. Over his college career, he accumulated 69 tackles in 2025 as a redshirt senior, including seven tackles for loss and two interceptions. Rayner also recorded two sacks and four passes defensed that season. He attended Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis, where he was a two-time All-Marion selection and logged 118 tackles as a senior in 2019.

CollegeKentucky; Northern IllinoisHometownIndianapolis, IN