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ATL · FS · #29

Sydney Brown

No. 2 on the depth chart

Is Sydney Brown starting?

Sydney Brown is listed No. 2 at FS on the Atlanta Falcons depth chart. Xavier Watts is listed ahead of him at No. 1.

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Sydney Brown this week

The Atlanta Falcons play next in Week 6, at home against the Chicago Bears on Sun, Oct 18 (Fox). Sydney Brown is listed No. 2 at FS going into that game.

At FS for the Atlanta Falcons, Xavier Watts sits ahead of him.

Sydney Brown's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 23-30 vs BAL (Oct 11); W 45-24 at NO (Oct 5); W 35-14 at GB (Sep 24).

Sydney Brown wears No. 29, is 26 years old, is listed at 5' 10", 211 lbs, has 4 years of NFL experience, came out of Illinois.

Is Sydney Brown playing this week?

Sydney Brown is listed No. 2 at FS for Atlanta Falcons, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

ATL FS Depth

1Xavier WattsStarter
2Sydney Brown

Atlanta Falcons Starting Lineup

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Age
26
Height
5' 10"
Weight
211
Experience
4 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026ATL5111001
    2025PHI15170000
    2024PHI760012
    2023PHI12301013
    Career4 yrs39642026

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    11
    +1.1/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    4
    Games
    39
    Tackles
    64

    #81 of 124 at SAF in Interceptions (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Sydney Brown is rated 59 (Depth): production, role and draft slot rank 215th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 18% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    6th percentile
    Beats 6% of 263
    Sample
    5 + 15 games
    2026 + 2025 · 361 snaps
    Draft slot
    25% of rating
    Pick 66 · 2023 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11Lvs BALTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 23-30

    Oct 5W@ NOTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final W 45-24

    Sep 24W@ GBTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 35-14

    Sep 20Lvs CARTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 3-34

    Sep 13L@ PITTKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 13-20

    Sydney Brown's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    Sydney Brown plays 32% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share32%

    All Depth Chart Roles

    FS No. 2 (Defense) · NB No. 2 (Defense)

    College

    Illinois

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