FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – The Atlanta Falcons will face plenty of high-powered offenses led by some pretty good quarterbacks in 2019.
A big reason why signal-callers like Drew Brees, Andrew Luck and Deshaun Watson are so dangerous is because of the array of weapons at their disposal. After ranking the 10 best quarterbacks the Falcons defense will be charged with shutting down this season, I decided to rank the receivers.
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The toughest part was narrowing it down to just 10, and I also decided to exclude other pass-catchers at different positions. That means you won't see tight ends George Kittle and Zach Ertz on here or running backs Christian McCaffrey and Alvin Kamara.
The good news for the Falcons defense is that three of the most dangerous receivers in the league aren't on this list, either. Instead, they'll face those three – Julio Jones, Mohamed Sanu and Calvin Ridley – in practice every single day.
So, without further ado, here's my list of 10 best receivers the Falcons will in 2019:
AtlantaFalcons.com's Matt Tabeek ranks the 10 best wide receivers the Falcons' defense will face during the 2019 season.
From top left (clockwise): DeAndre Hopkins, Robert Woods, Michael Thomas and Adam Thielen
No. 10: DeSean Jackson | Made 41 catches for 774 yards (18.9 yards per catch) and four touchdowns with the Buccaneers in 2018.
Sept. 15: Eagles at Falcons, 8:20 pm ET
No. 9: Tyler Lockett | Made 57 catches for 965 yards (16.9 yards per catch) and 10 touchdowns for the Seahawks in 2018.
Oct. 27: Seahawks at Falcons, 1 pm ET
No. 8: Stefon Diggs | Made 102 catches for 1,021 yards (10.0 yards per catch) and nine touchdowns for the Vikings in 2018.
Sept. 8: Falcons at Vikings, 1 pm ET
No. 7: Brandin Cooks | Made 80 catches for 1,204 yards (15.1 yards per catch) and five touchdowns for the Rams in 2018.
Oct. 20: Rams at Falcons, 1 pm ET
No. 6: Robert Woods | Made 86 catches for 1,219 yards (14.2 yards per catch) and six touchdowns for the Rams in 2018.
Oct. 20: Rams at Falcons, 1 pm ET
No. 5: T.Y. Hilton | Made 76 catches for 1,270 yards (16.7 yards per catch) and six touchdowns for the Colts in 2018.
Sept. 22: Falcons at Colts, 1 pm ET
No. 4: Adam Thielen | Made 113 catches for 1,373 yards (12.2 yards per catch) and nine touchdowns for the Vikings in 2018.
Sept. 8: Falcons at Vikings, 1 pm ET
No. 3: Michael Thomas | Made 125 catches for 1,405 yards (11.2 yards per catch) and nine touchdowns for the Saints in 2018.
Nov. 10: Falcons at Saints, 1 pm ET
Nov. 28: Saints at Falcons, 8:20 pm ET
No. 2: Mike Evans | Made 86 catches for 1,524 yards (17.7 yards per catch) and eight touchdowns for the Bucs in 2018.
Nov. 24: Buccaneers at Falcons, 1 pm ET
Dec. 29: Falcons at Buccaneers, 1 pm ET
No. 1: DeAndre Hopkins | Made 115 catches for 1,572 yards (13.7 yards per catch) and 11 touchdowns for the Texans in 2018.
Oct. 6: Falcons at Texans, 1 pm ET
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