See the jersey numbers for Jalon Walker, James Pearce Jr. and the rest of the Falcons' rookies.
Terrin Waack
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. Welcome to the NFL, rookies.
The Atlanta Falcons revealed 2025 jersey numbers for their first-year players on Wednesday. That includes their five draft picks and 11 undrafted free agents.
Three players lucked out and get to wear the same jersey number they did in college.
Below is a full list, broken down by each category.
JERSEY NUMBERS FOR 2025 DRAFT PICKS
No. 11 DE Jalon Walker
- Round 1, Pick 15 |Read more
- Walker also wore No. 11 at Georgia.
No. 27 DE James Pearce Jr.
- Round 1, Pick 26 |Read more
- Pearce also wore No. 27 at Tennessee.
No. 31 DB Xavier Watts
- Round 3, Pick 96 |Read more
- Watts wore Nos. 0, 26 and 82 at Notre Dame.
- No. 0 belongs to LB Divine Deablo. No. 26 belongs to RB Carlos Washington Jr. No. 82 belongs to WR Casey Washington.
No. 33 DB Billy Bowman Jr.
- Round 4, Pick 118 |Read more
- Bowman wore Nos. 2 and 5 at Oklahoma.
- No one wears No. 2, and it has not been worn since Matt Ryan last donned it in 2021. WR Drake London has No. 5.
No. 69 OL Jack Nelson
- Round 7, Pick 218 |Read more
- Nelson wore No. 79 at Wisconsin.
- That number belongs to DL Junior Aho.
2025 UNDRAFTED FREE AGENTS
No. 36 WR Quincy Skinner Jr.
- Skinner wore Nos. 3 and 87 at Vanderbilt.
- No. 3 belongs to S Jessie Bates III. No. 87 belongs to WR David Sills V.
No. 37 CB Cobee Bryant
- Byrant wore Nos. 2 and 4 at Kansas.
- No one wears No. 2, and it has not been worn since Matt Ryan last donned it in 2021. WR KhaDarel Hodge currently wears No. 4.
No. 38 RB Nathan Carter
- Carter wore No. 26 at Connecticut and then No. 5 at Michigan State.
- Washington and London carry those numbers, respectively.
No. 41 CB Dontae Manning
- Manning wore No. 8 at Oregon.
- That number belongs to Kyle Pitts Sr.
No. 43 ILB Malik Verdon
- Verdon wore Nos. 7 and 18 at Iowa State.
- No. 7 belongs to RB Bijan Robinson. No. 18 belongs to QB Kirk Cousins.
No. 47 TE Joshua Simon
- Simon wore No. 6 at both Western Kentucky and South Carolina.
- That number belongs to K Younghoe Koo.
No. 59 ILB Nick Kubitz
- Kubitz wore No. 36 at North Dakota State.
- That number belongs to CB Natrone Brooks.
No. 62 OL Jordan Williams
- Williams wore No. 54 at Georgia Tech.
- That number belongs to DL Brandon Dorlus.
No. 67 OL Joshua Gray
- Gray also wore No. 67 at Oregon State.
No. 80 WR Nick Nash
- Nash wore Nos. 3 and 16 at San Jose State.
- No. 3 belongs to Nash. No. 16 belongs to WR Phillip Dorsett II.
No. 91 DL Simeon Barrow Jr.
- Barrow wore No. 8 at Michigan State and then No. 10 at Miami.
- Pitts owns No. 8. No one has No. 10, but defensive linemen are not permitted to wear that numberper the NFL's rules regarding jersey numbers.
OTHER JERSEY NUMBER CHANGES
Three veterans will be wearing new numbers in 2025.
Quarterback Emory Jones will wear No. 15 in Atlanta after previously wearing No. 11, which now belongs to Walker.
Because Jones is taking No. 15, tight end Feliepe Franks is switching to No. 84, which was last worn by Cordarrelle Patterson in 2023.
Finally, defensive back Jordan Fuller is going to wear No. 29 after wearing No. 20 last season with the Carolina Panthers and Nos. 32 and 4 during his time with the Los Angeles Rams.
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