In the 2025 NFL Draft, the Atlanta Falcons went all-in on improving their edge rusher room, spending two first-round draft picks on the position in Georgia’s Jalon Walker (No. 15 overall) and Tennessee’s James Pearce Jr. (No. 26 overall).
However, the Falcons will be without the contributions of both players for most of the 2026 season, starting with Sept. 13’s opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Walker, who finished 2025 with 5.5 sacks, was placed on season-ending injured reserve in early August after tearing his ACL in camp. And Pearce, who recorded 10.5 sacks in 2025, will miss the first eight games of 2026 with a…
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