David Onyemata

David Onyemata

32-Year-Old Defensive TackleDT
Atlanta Falcons
2024 Fantasy Outlook
After seven years in New Orleans, Onyemata signed a three-year deal with the division-rival Falcons ahead of the 2023 campaign. Despite playing only 14 games, the second fewest of his career, Onyemata posted a career-high 50 tackles during his first season in Atlanta, adding four sacks, three pass defenses and two forced fumbles. Grady Jarrett is working his way back from a torn ACL, and the Falcons drafted Ruke Orhorhoro with the 35th overall pick in the 2024 Draft, but Onyemata still has the inside track to a starting job and consistent defensive snaps in Year 2 with Atlanta. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a three-year, $35 million contract with the Falcons in March of 2023.
Clear starter in Week 1
DTAtlanta Falcons
September 9, 2024
Onyemata produced two tackles (one solo) during Sunday's 18-10 loss to the Steelers.
ANALYSIS
Onyemata played 43 of Atlanta's 68 defensive snaps in Week 1, a solid amount for a 300-pound DT, but his production was lackluster. Onyemata finished with a career-high 50 tackles, including 4.0 sacks, last season, but he may face more double teams this season, as Atlanta's switch to a 3-4 defense may leave him alone in the middle of the trenches more often.
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Atlanta FalconsFalcons 2024 DT Snap Distribution See more data like this | See last season's snap counts
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Onyemata signed a three-year, $35 million deal with the Falcons this offseason after posting 43 tackles and five sacks in 17 games with the Saints in 2022. The 2016 fourth-round pick - along with fellow offseason acquisitions Calais Campbell and Kaden Elliss - should provide a boost to Atlanta's pass rush, which was lackluster the last two years. The trio of newcomers coupled with Grady Jarrett gives first-year defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen plenty of multi-faceted options to utilize in 2023, but there isn't a clear double-digit sack contender on the roster.
Onyemata missed the first six games of the 2021 season due to a suspension he served for testing positive for a banned substance. In the 11 games he played, he recorded 34 total tackles, two sacks and one fumble recovery. The 29-year-old will look to improve those numbers with a full season of games in 2022 as one of the Saints' starting defensive tackles.
Coming off a season in which he set career highs in tackles (44) and sacks (6.5), Onyemata had higher expectations for 2021. In fact, with Sheldon Rankins no longer around, Onyemata now is the leader of New Orleans' interior defensive line. Such a title might lower Onyemata's ceiling if it also means he receives more attention from opposing offenses, but pass-rush production is hard to come by for defensive tackles, and he has 14 sacks over the past three seasons. Unfortunately for the Saints, Onyemata is facing an NFL suspension after testing positive for a banned substance over the summer. The team is thus left scrambling for DT help, though Onyemata will eventually be back to stabilize the position.
Onyemata will return for a fifth season with the Saints in 2020 where he'll look to play a key role on the interior defensive line. The defensive tackle has totaled 9.5 sacks over his last three seasons, including three passes defended and a forced fumble. He should continue to see a lot of snaps, but he'll likely cede some work to Sheldon Rankins who will be back to full health in 2020.
Onyemata, who did not start playing organized football until 2011, made major strides in his second NFL season, recording 38 tackles (18 solo), two sacks, and one pass defensed across 16 games in 2017. Entering his third season, University of Manitoba (Canada) product is expected to push fellow defensive tackles Sheldon Rankins and Tyeler Davison for a starting position, though all three should see significant playing time.
Playing at the University of Manitoba (Canada), Onyemata was a relative unknown before the Saints drafted him in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. A powerful defensive end, Onyemata put on an impressive show during the pre-draft process, but given his lack of major college experience, he may require some seasoning before he is ready to contribute at the NFL level.
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Career-high 50 tackles in 2023
DTAtlanta Falcons
January 17, 2024
Onyemata finished 2023 with 50 tackles (25 solo), 4.0 sacks, three pass defenses and two forced fumbles in 14 appearances.
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Ready to play at Chicago
DTAtlanta Falcons
December 29, 2023
Onyemata (ankle) was a full participant at practice Friday, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.
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Limited Wednesday
DTAtlanta Falcons
Ankle
December 27, 2023
Onyemata (ankle) was limited in Wednesday's practice.
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Active Sunday
DTAtlanta Falcons
December 24, 2023
Onyemata (ankle) is active for Sunday's game against the Colts.
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Questionable for Week 16
DTAtlanta Falcons
Ankle
December 22, 2023
Onyemata (ankle) is considered questionable to play Sunday versus the Colts, Michael Rothstein of ESPN.com reports.
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