The Atlanta Falcons have had an abysmal pass rush for the past three seasons. They ranked 32nd in sacks and 28th in pass rush win rate in 2021, 31st in sacks and 26th in pass rush win rate in 2022, and 21st in sacks and 32nd in pass rush win rate in 2023.
EDGE has been a position of need for a long time. Raheem Morris underlined the importance of adding pass rushers every year to the roster.
“I think it’s definitely a priority for us, especially considering our history,” Falcons head coach Raheem Morris said at the Annual League Meeting last month. “I think you want to go out and add pass rushers every single year. I don’t know, as long as I’m the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons, that I’ll ever sit here and say I don’t want to add one of those guys. I think you have to continuously add those guys every year, when you’re talking about affecting the quarterback.”
The Falcons drafted an EDGE rusher on Day 2.
The Atlanta Falcons drafted an EDGE rusher on Day 2
The Falcons drafted Bralen Trice in the 3rd round, 74th overall of the 2024 NFL Draft.
He signed his rookie contract.
Bralen Trice signed his rookie contract
He signed a 4-year rookie contract, projected at $5,929,730 with a $1,132,532 signing bonus.
He spent five seasons in Washington.
Bralen Trice spent five seasons with the Washington Huskies
Trice committed to the Huskies as a three-star recruit for the 2019 season. He would have a solid career with the team, playing 40 games and starting 29. He had 101 tackles, 28.5 TFLs, 18 sacks, and one forced fumble.
Trice played 15 games and started 15 in 2023, with 49 tackles, 11.5 TFLs, seven sacks, one forced fumble, 80 pressures, 53 hurries, 19 hits, and an 88.1 PFF Grade. He also had a 90.8 pass-rush grade, a 72.1 run-defense grade, a 17.6 % pass-rush win rate, and a 6.3% run-stop win rate per PFF. The Pac-12 named him to their All-Pac-12 First Team, and the Associated Press named him to their All-American Third Team.
Bralen Trice will compete against Lorenzo Carter for the starting job
Trice will compete against Carter for the starting spot, as Arnold Ebiketie likely holds onto the other starting spot.
Carter played 17 games and started one in 2023, with 35 tackles, six TFLs, three sacks, 21 pressures, 12 hurries, six hits, and a 67.0 PFF Grade.
Which EDGE wins the starting job and lines up on the opposite side of Ebiketie?
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