Falcons Add WR Beaux Collins to a Crowded Depth Chart Scrum
Collins joins Atlanta after 2 catches for 25 yards in 2025, landing in a five-deep fight for the final receiver spots. Fantasy value? Basically nil.
Deep-bench flier only if he wins a job and injuries hit ahead of him.
- Collins: 2 rec, 25 yds in 9 games (2025)
- Ranked #476 overall, #187 at WR
- Finished 2025 on injured reserve
- Competing with 4 vets and 2 rookies for reserve spots
- Falcons also cut OL Robinson and P Hayball
Atlanta signed wide receiver Beaux Collins, adding another name to an already jammed reserve receiver group. The former Giants undrafted free agent brings a thin resume — two catches for 25 yards across nine games in 2025 (5 PPR points), plus heavy special teams work before his season ended on injured reserve. Our model ranks him #476 overall, #187 among wideouts, which tells you exactly where he sits in the pecking order.
Collins doesn't walk into a clear path. He joins veterans Kristian Wilkerson, Chris Blair, Dylan Drummond, and Antwane Wells Jr., all scrapping for the back-end roster spots against rookies Vinny Anthony and Keelan Marion. That's seven bodies for a couple of jobs — the kind of camp math that ends careers, not launches them.
The corresponding roster shuffle saw the Falcons release punter Matthew Hayball and offensive lineman Layden Robinson. Hayball was never a real threat to Jake Bailey, who now has the punting job uncontested. Robinson's exit trims the reserve guard competition to Kyle Hinton, Andrew Stueber, and rookie Kam Dewberry.
Where Collins Fits (If He Fits at All)
For context on the ceiling here, look at Drummond, arguably the most productive of the reserve group. He posted 7 catches for 42 yards over nine games last year (2025) — 11 PPR points on the season — and still lands at just #436 overall. Blair managed one grab for 17 yards in four games back in 2024. This is not a room producing fantasy assets; it's a room producing preseason box-score names.
The Fantasy Takeaway
There's nothing to do here in redraft or standard leagues. Collins is a deep-league watchlist name at best, and even that requires him to win a job and then survive an injury or two ahead of him on the chart. Keep your waiver claims for players who actually see the field. File this one under roster housekeeping, not fantasy news.
