Drake London

Drake London

24-Year-Old Wide ReceiverWR
Atlanta Falcons
2025 Fantasy Outlook
London's third-year breakout came to fruition, but not because Kirk Cousins gave the Falcons strong QB play for the first time since Matt Ryan's prime. Instead, London stayed afloat with frequent touchdowns and a lot of games in the range of 50-70 yards, despite Cousins' struggles. The increase in Atlanta's passing volume (relative to 2022-23) was much more pronounced than the improvement in efficiency. It was after Cousins' benching that London truly kicked into gear, catching 22 passes for 352 yards and two TDs from eighth overall pick Michael Penix over the final three games. An eighth overall pick himself, London is actually 14 months younger than Penix, having been one of the youngest players in the 2022 draft class (and now entering his age-24 season). London hasn't shown any sign of becoming a deep threat, but he has excellent hands (eight career drops) and knows how to use his huge frame to box out defenders or create favorable angles against zone defenses. It's a skill set that's unlikely to translate to top-five status at his position in real life, but it might allow for top-five production in PPR formats if he ends up in the right scheme with the right QB. The early returns on that were promising from Penix and Falcons offensive coordinator Zac Robinson, although Penix's three-game sample at the end of last season didn't feature much success throwing to anyone besides London. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a four-year, $21.53 million contract with the Falcons in May of 2022. Falcons exercised $16.82 million team option for 2026 in April of 2025.
Closes out season strong
WRAtlanta Falcons
January 4, 2026
London secured four of eight targets for 78 yards and a touchdown in the Falcons' 19-17 win over the Saints on Sunday.
ANALYSIS
Despite managing his ongoing knee issue, London set the pace for the Falcons in receiving yards on the afternoon while checking in second in both receptions and targets. The talented wideout added his seventh touchdown catch of the season on a 15-yard grab with just over three minutes remaining in the first quarter. London was on pace for a career-best season before his injury cost him four games, but he still wrapped up his fourth campaign with a 68-919-7 line across 12 contests while averaging a career-high 13.5 yards per reception.
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How do Drake London's 2025 advanced stats compare to other wide receivers?
This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
  • Air Yards Per Game
    The number of air yards he is averaging per game. Air yards measure how far the ball was thrown downfield for both complete and incomplete passes. Air yards are recorded as a negative value when the pass is targeted behind the line of scrimmage. All air yards data is from Sports Info Solutions and does not include throwaways as targeted passes.
  • Air Yards Per Snap
    The number of air yards he is averaging per offensive snap.
  • % Team Air Yards
    The percentage of the team's total air yards he accounts for.
  • % Team Targets
    The percentage of the team's total targets he accounts for.
  • Avg Depth of Target
    Also known as aDOT, this stat measures the average distance down field he is being targeted at.
  • Catch Rate
    The number of catches made divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.
  • Drop Rate
    The number of passes he dropped divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.
  • Avg Yds After Catch
    The number of yards he gains after the catch on his receptions.
  • % Targeted On Route
    Targets divided by total routes run. Also known as TPRR.
  • Avg Yds Per Route Run
    Receiving yards divided by total routes run. Also known as YPRR.
Air Yards Per Game
97.9
 
Air Yards Per Snap
1.66
 
% Team Air Yards
28.0%
 
% Team Targets
21.2%
 
Avg Depth of Target
10.5 Yds
 
Catch Rate
61.5%
 
Drop Rate
1.9%
 
Avg Yds After Catch
3.8
 
% Targeted On Route
31.4%
 
Avg Yds Per Route Run
2.54
 
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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
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Atlanta FalconsFalcons 2025 WR Snap Distribution
#% of Team Snaps

72466%
15560%
64960%
10540%
51848%
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11110%
2911%
737%
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172%
21%
121%
125%
10%
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vs Saints
Sunday, Jan 4th at 1:00PM
Overall QB Rating Against
73.3
 
Cornerbacks
86.2
 
Safeties
29.9
 
Linebackers
74.1
 
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How do Drake London's measurables compare to other wide receivers?
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Height
6' 4"
 
Weight
215 lbs
 
Hand Length
9.38 in
 
Arm Length
33.00 in
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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London mostly looked the part of an eighth overall pick in his first two NFL seasons, mixing flashes of brilliance with stretches of poor production in a run-heavy Atlanta offense that had some of the worst QB play in the league. He enters Year 3 as one of the most obvious candidates for a big breakout, after the Falcons fired coach Arthur Smith and signed 35-year-old QB Kirk Cousins to a four-year contract. London did take small steps backward between Year 1 and 2 in terms of target share (29.1 percent to 23.1) and per-route production (2.04 to 1.90), but with his catch rate staying right around 62 percent and his yards per catch rising from 12.0 to 13.1. Forty-three WRs ran more routes than his 493 last year, so volume growth alone would be enough to push him well over 1,000 yards. There's also potential for efficiency improvement, of course, with London turning 23 this summer and finally paired with a quality QB. New offensive coordinator Zac Robinson is a bit of an unknown given that he's never called plays before, but he at least figures to favor the passing game and three-wide formations far more than Smith ever did, having spent the past five years under Sean McVay in Los Angeles. London's stiffest target competition comes from other positions, with TE Kyle Pitts and RB Bijan Robinson also sure to be big parts of the offense, while free-agent addition Darnell Mooney is the Falcons' only other WR that has any track record of earning significant targets.
London might not go ahead of Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson if there were a 2022 redraft, but the eighth overall pick showed plenty of signs of his bright future amidst an uneven rookie season. The USC product opened with 214 yards and two TDs his first three weeks before settling into a prolonged slump in an extremely run-heavy offense. London then picked it back up in December to average 6.2 catches and 85.6 yards over his final five games while primarily catching passes from fellow rookie Desmond Ridder, who reportedly will enter 2023 as the starter ahead of offseason addition Taylor Heinicke. Coach Arthur Smith still figures to emphasize the run first and foremost, especially after drafting Bijan Robinson eighth overall this spring, but London saw a massive 29.3 percent target share last season (117 of 400 team targets) and could own a similar portion of the passing game with only TE Kyle Pitts representing serious competition. Also consider that London turns 22 in July, making him the same age as a lot of rookies but with an 866-yard NFL season to his name already.
Isn't it convenient when the team most in need of a wide receiver is the first to pick one in the draft? So it went for London, a three-year starter at USC who averaged 43.6 yards per game as a true freshman, 83.7 as a sophomore and 135.5 as a junior. He went eighth overall to Atlanta, despite missing the final four games last year - plus predraft workouts - after fracturing his ankle in October. It may have been a blessing in disguise, considering the 40-yard dash and other combine drills were never likely to be the strength of London's prospect profile. What he does bring to the table is production, size (6-4, 219) and youth (he turned 22 in July), and he landed with a team where the other candidates for WR snaps are an uninspired mix of journeymen and undrafted guys. The Falcons do have last year's first-rounder, Kyle Pitts, the 21- year-old tight end who eclipsed 1,000 yards as a rookie. They're seemingly counting on London to have a similar immediate impact, though even the success of Pitts' debut campaign illustrates a big part of the downside, as the young tight end scored only one TD on 68 catches. The Atlanta offense isn't likely to get much better with Marcus Mariota and Desmond Ridder replacing Matt Ryan at QB, unless both Pitts and London prove to be bonafide, ready-made superstars.
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Playing through knee issue
WRAtlanta Falcons
January 4, 2026
London (knee) is active for Sunday's game against the Saints, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.
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Questionable, but optimistic
WRAtlanta Falcons
Knee - PCL
January 2, 2026
Falcons head coach Raheem Morris said Friday that London (knee) is officially listed as questionable for Sunday's season finale against the Saints but that the team is optimistic he will play, Josh Kendall of The Athletic reports.
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Limited again Thursday
WRAtlanta Falcons
Knee - PCL
January 1, 2026
London (knee) was limited at Thursday's practice, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.
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Listed as LP
WRAtlanta Falcons
Knee - PCL
December 31, 2025
London (knee) is listed as limited on Wednesday's practice report.
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Limited to one catch in win
WRAtlanta Falcons
December 29, 2025
London secured one of two targets for four yards in the Falcons' 27-24 win over the Rams on Monday night.
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Expected to play in Week 16
WRAtlanta Falcons
December 19, 2025
London, who's missed the last four games with a knee injury, is expected to play in Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Head coach Raheem Morris delivered the news Friday, saying "he's playing" when asked about London's status. The star wideout also noted Thursday he's managing shoulder and hip issues, and if he does indeed suit up Sunday, it will mark his first start with Kirk Cousins as his quarterback since last season.
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