The Falcoholic
Atlanta continues to stock tight end depth for a summer of competition ahead.
It’s not quite the earth-shattering news of Feleipe Franks’ return, but the Atlanta Falcons have signed another tight end to the roster. It is, once again, a player who will be expected to compete for third tight end duties in 2025 behind Kyle Pitts and Charlie Woerner.
This time it’s former Texas tight end Teagan Quitoriano, per NFL reporter Aaron Wilson.
Quitoriano, who just turned 25 earlier this month, is the biggest tight end on the roster at the moment, standing 6’6” like Kyle Pitts and Feleipe Franks and outweighing those players by over 10 pounds. In very limited work as a pass catcher, he has nine grabs for 146 yards and two touchdowns, showing solid hands and pretty good speed. He’s also contributed on special teams and has proven to have some utility as a run blocker, but has not really excelled at any one thing since arriving in the NFL back in 2022. The size and glimpse of pass catching production alone makes him worthy of a speculative add on the 90 man roster.
Still a young player with the potential to improve that blocking and thus see the field more frequently, Quitoriano has been fighting through injuries the past two seasons, landing on injured reserve late in both campaigns. If he’s healthy, he’ll be pushing for a roster spot over Franks and Nikola Kalinic, the two competitors already on the team. He’s younger and has more of a track record than Kalinic, but Franks’ special teams value and superior blocking probably gives him the early leg up.
After the team didn’t get much out of Ross Dwelley a year ago, though, at least there’s plenty of competition for that third tight end role and any practice squad spots the Falcons open up. May the best man win, and please give Quitoriano a warm welcome.
