The Atlanta Falcons pulled off arguably the biggest upset of the 2026 NFL season by knocking off the San Francisco 49ers in Week 7. There's no time to celebrate, though, and the Falcons have already started tweaking their roster for this weekend's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
On Monday, the team signed veteran tight end E.J. Jenkins to the practice squad and released undrafted rookie Jack Velling in a corresponding move. Jenkins, a former undrafted free agent out of Georgia Tech, spent the last three seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles.
The 27-year-old has appeared in 16 career games for the Eagles, recording one catch for seven yards. Jenkins has primarily contributed on special teams over his three years in the league.
Velling signed
with the Falcons following the 2026 NFL Draft and played well in the preseason. The former Michigan State standout had six catches for 41 receiving yards and one touchdown in three preseason games.
The Falcons still have an opening on their practice squad, so don't be surprised to see another move before Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Here's a quick rundown of Atlanta's 53-man roster and practice squad going into NFL Week 8.
Quarterbacks (4)
- Michael Penix Jr. (9)
- Tua Tagovailoa (1)
- Andy Dalton (13)
- Jack Strand (18)
Running Backs (2)
- Bijan Robinson (7)
- Brian Robinson Jr. (15)
Wide Receivers (5)
- Drake London (5)
- Jahan Dotson (4)
- Olamide Zaccheaus (14)
- Zachariah Branch (17)
- Chris Blair (19)
Tight Ends (4)
- Kyle Pitts (8)
- Austin Hooper (81)
- Charlie Woerner (89)
- Nick Muse (87)
Offensive Linemen (8)
- Jake Matthews (70)
- Matthew Bergeron (65)
- Ryan Neuzil (64)
- Chris Lindstrom (63)
- Jawaan Taylor (71)
- Ethan Onianwa (75)
- Kyle Hinton (68)
- Corey Levin (62)
Defensive Linemen (10)
- Gervon Dexter (95)
- Brandon Dorlus (54)
- Maason Smith(92)
- Samson Ebukam (52)
- LaCale London (94)
- Za'Darius Smith (55)
- Cameron Thomas (99)
- Zach Harrison (96)
- Charles Snowden (47)
- DE Drake Jackson (91)
Linebackers (6)
- Divine Deablo (0)
- Kendal Daniels (53)
- Harold Perkins Jr. (56)
- Christian Harris (45)
- Josh Woods (42)
- Jared Ivey (51)
Defensive Backs (11)
- A.J. Terrell (24)
- Avieon Terrell (12)
- Mike Hughes (21)
- Billy Bowman Jr. (33)
- C.J. Henderson (26)
- Mike Ford Jr. (28)
- Jessie Bates III (3)
- Xavier Watts (31)
- DeMarcco Hellams (23)
- Sydney Brown (29)
- Robert Longerbeam (37)
Special Teams (3)
- LS: Liam McCullough (49)
- K: Nick Folk (6)
- P: Jake Bailey (16)
Falcons practice squad
- WR Vinny Anthony (86)
- OL Kam Dewberry (61)
- WR Dylan Drummond (80)
- DB Darnay Holmes (30)
- OT Riley Mahlman (76)
- WR Antwane Wells (82)
- OL Josh Thompson (67)
- DL Zacch Pickens (93)
- RB Khalil Herbert (25)
- OL Colby Sorsdal (74)
- LB Brian Asamoah (41)
- RB Jam Miller (38)
- S Jammie Robinson (34)
- LB T.J. Quinn (43)
- TE E.J. Jenkins (84)
Reserve Lists
- OT Michael Jerrell (Reserve/Injured)
- Da'Shawn Hand (Reserve/Injured)
- LB Yasir Abdullah (Reserve/Injured)
- EDGE James Pearce Jr. (suspended)
- WR Beaux Collins (Reserve/Injured) DTR
- OT Storm Norton (Reserve/PUP)
- LB DeAngelo Malone (Reserve/PUP)
- DE Keshawn Banks (Reserve/Injured)
- LB JD Bertrand (Reserve/Injured)
- LB Jalon Walker (Reserve/Injured)
- RB Trey Sermon (Reserve/Injured)
- DT Anterio Thompson (Reserve/NFI)
- OT Cameron Williams (Reserve/Injured) DTR
The Falcons will hit the road to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday at Raymond-James Stadium. The game starts at 1 p.m. ET.
This article originally appeared on Falcons Wire: Falcons sign former Eagles tight end to practice squad
