Drake

London

Raimondi believes Dotson’s ability to stretch the field from the perimeter adds an element to the Falcons’ offense that they lacked in recent seasons. Although WR Drake London has been regularly deployed as a part-time slot weapon, Dotson’s presence helps reinforce London’s slot opportunities this season. Great news for all involved.

London can make up to $150 million on the new contract, which includes $100 million guaranteed. ESPN’s Adam Schefter notes that the deal “makes London the third-highest-paid receiver in the league with the highest average per year in Falcons franchise history.” Over the course of his four-year career, London has caught 309-of-473 targets for 3,961 yards and 22 touchdowns. A knee injury sidelined him in Weeks 12-15 last year, yet he still led the team with seven receiving touchdowns. London, 24, has not yet been named to a Pro Bowl, nor has he earned All-Pro honors, but it is reasonable to expect him to bring home a few accolades in the coming seasons. London is a WR1 for 2026.

London said the team remains focused on free agency and adds that an extension for London, along with RB Bijan Robinson, may not receive more focus until after the draft. London is in the final year of his rookie contract and caught 68 passes for 919 yards and seven touchdowns last season. The former No. 8 overall pick has one 1,000-yard season on his resumé and has dealt with a mixed bag at quarterback since entering the league in 2022. This is the second time this offseason that Cunningham has mentioned extending London, so we would expect a deal to get done sooner than later.

Kendall notes that new GM Ian Cunningham proactively gave an extension to DJ Moore in Chicago, and writes that “getting the deals done sooner rather than later should be the team’s approach.” London enters 2026 on his fifth-year option and is scheduled to make $16.8 million. An extension would obviously make plenty of sense after London established himself as one of the best receivers in the NFL over the past two seasons despite inconsistent quarterback play. Kendall believes London “likely sees himself” as a $30 million a year player.

London finishes his injury-abbreviated season just 81 yards shy of 1,000 despite missing five games. His 76.6 yards per game go down as a new career high despite the Falcons having to switch quarterbacks from Michael Penix Jr. to Kirk Cousins mid-season. London also dealt with a revived Kyle Pitts, but he simply did what an alpha No. 1 wideout does. Now headed into the final year of his rookie contract, London will spend the offseason negotiating an extension. The Falcons also have Pitts to worry about, but London could end up the priority even though he’s not a free agent like Pitts. For 2026, London will remain a safe WR1 with top-five upside depending on how things shake out at quarterback in Atlanta.

As are Kyle Pitts (knee) and Darnell Mooney (knee). The Falcons are putting their best foot forward with today’s game affecting the outcome for the NFC South. Inactive for the Birds are LB Ronnie Harrison, DL Brandon Dorlus, P Trenton Gill, OL Michael Jerrell, WR Casey Washington and WR Malik Heath.

He is, per Raheem Morris, expected to play on Sunday. Playing through a PCL sprain that is clearly limiting him, London is probably more of a WR2 this week with the hopes that the volume works out and the Saints’ leaky pass defense gets him some yardage.

The main issue with London isn’t the limited sessions, it’s the fact that he doesn’t seem anywhere near close to full strength right now and he’s just toughing it out. London has just 31 yards on 12 targets since returning from his PCL sprain in Week 17. We’d bet against him being a major fantasy factor in Week 18 unless there are signs that he’s turning the corner — a full practice — on Friday.

London continues to practice and play as he rehabs the PCL sprain he suffered in Week 11 against the Panthers. Since returning, he has caught 4-of-10 targets for 31 yards. He earned eight targets in his first game back, which was encouraging, but his overall performance lowers his outlook in Week 18. London still has access to a high-volume workload, but is perhaps best viewed as a boom-bust WR2.

London continued to see his playing time monitored in his second game back following a four-game absence, seeing only two targets on a night the Falcons attempted only 20 passes due to increasingly positive game script. The team built a 21-0 lead in the first half on the legs of Bijan Robinson, who accounted for 229 of the team’s 345 yards of total offense against one of the better run defenses in the league. London should remain a top 12 fantasy receiver entering the 2026 offseason.