The Falcons didn’t stay quiet after setting their initial 53-man roster on Sunday night. By Monday afternoon, Atlanta had already made its first wave of changes, landing three players off waivers: edge rushers Yasir Abdullah and Jared Ivey, plus offensive tackle Cameron Williams.
That haul matters because the Falcons entered the day with a thin look at edge. The roster had only two true edge rushers in Za'Darius Smith and Samson Ebukam, so adding two more there was a clear priority. Abdullah came from the Jaguars, while Ivey was claimed from the Seahawks.
Ivey brings size first and foremost. The former Georgia Tech and Ole Miss pass rusher measured 6'6 and 274 pounds at the NFL Combine in 2025, went undrafted, and signed with Seattle as a free agent.
He appeared in two games for the Seahawks, playing 15 snaps on defense and 10 on special teams. His college production was much louder: after two seasons at Georgia Tech, where he had 1.5 sacks, he transferred to Ole Miss and turned into one of the SEC’s better edge threats, posting 11.5 sacks in 2023 and 10.5 in 2024.
Abdullah gives Atlanta another athletic edge body. Drafted by Jacksonville in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL Draft out of Louisville, he checks in at 6'1 and 240 pounds.
He played in three games as a rookie, then saw much more action in 2024 and 2025. Last season, he logged a career-high 14 games with three starts and finished with 18 tackles.
In 2025, he played in 10 games and recorded nine tackles. He still hasn’t posted an NFL sack, but his college résumé was productive, with 10.0 sacks in 2021 and 9.5 in 2022 at Louisville.
The Falcons also addressed the tackle depth chart. Michael Jerrell had secured the swing tackle role behind Jake Matthews and Jawaan Taylor, but after him the only other option was 7th-round pick Ethan Onianwa.
Williams gives Atlanta another body there after Philadelphia took him in the sixth round of the 2025 draft out of Texas. He measured 6'6 and 317 pounds at the NFL Combine and made one start for the Eagles, playing 51 snaps in a January 4th loss to the Commanders.
League rules require the three waiver claims to be added to the 53-man roster and kept there for at least two days, which means three players who were on Atlanta’s initial roster Sunday night will have to be waived or released today. The Falcons do have some flexibility elsewhere, with four quarterbacks, 13 defensive backs, and five linebackers on the roster.
None of Atlanta’s cuts from yesterday were claimed on waivers, which means the team can bring any of them back onto the 16-man practice squad immediately now that the waiver deadline has passed. Multiple reports also say offensive tackle Wanya Morris has signed with the Dallas Cowboys practice squad.
The Falcons’ practice squad picture should become clearer this afternoon.
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