Falcons WR1 entering year five with a Pro Bowl resume and his quarterback room finally settled.
Drake London has the size and route polish of a true No. 1 receiver. Atlanta's quarterback rotation has held back his production through three of his four seasons. With Michael Penix Jr. now established as the starter, 2026 is the year London is supposed to be a top-five receiver instead of a high-volume target.
Path to the league
USC standout who declared after his sophomore year. Falcons took him eighth overall in 2022. Caught 72 passes for 866 yards as a rookie despite the worst QB situation in football.
Career highlights
2024 Pro Bowl. First-team All-Pro snubbed but third-team All-Pro consensus. Falcons career receptions leader within his first four seasons. 3,800-plus career receiving yards through four seasons.
2025 season recap
95 catches for 1,180 yards and 7 TDs. Atlanta's 8-9 record kept him out of national headlines but his per-game production climbed once Penix took over as the starter. London's contract is up after 2026 and the extension talks have already begun.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Drake London
- Pro Football Reference: Drake London
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Receiving
12 games played▶Receiving · career
| Year | Team | GP | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | falcons | 12 | 68 | 919 | 13.5 | 7 | 43 |
| 2024 | falcons | 17 | 100 | 1,271 | 12.7 | 9 | 39 |
| 2023 | falcons | 16 | 69 | 905 | 13.1 | 2 | 45 |
| 2022 | falcons | 17 | 72 | 866 | 12.0 | 4 | 40 |
▶Rushing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | falcons | 17 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Wide Receiver
- Group
- offense
- College
- USC
- Hometown
- Moorpark, CA, USA
- Age
- 24
- Status
- active
Latest news about Drake London
All news →Falcons sign Kyle Pitts to 3-year, $54 million extension, voiding the franchise tag
The deal carries $36 million fully guaranteed and an $18 million average, the third-highest at the position. The tag that bridged Atlanta and Pitts in the spring is now off the books.
Following the guaranteed money: how this offseason reset the market at receiver, edge, and safety
Guaranteed money, not average per year, is the number that actually matters in NFL contracts. This spring's deals moved the bar at several positions, and we covered most of them as they landed.
Kyle Pitts reads the franchise tag as a vote of confidence: 'They trust you'
After the Drake London extension, the Falcons tagged Pitts for $15 million rather than letting him walk. Coming off a career year, Pitts frames it as a sixth-year option, not a snub.
Drake London is now the NFL's third-highest-paid receiver: 4 years, $141 million from Atlanta
The Falcons' new front office made its first big move, locking up London through 2030 at $35.25 million a year. Bijan Robinson and Kyle Pitts are next.
