{"id":802261,"date":"2026-07-15T17:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/802261\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T17:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:38:08","slug":"atlanta-falcons-drake-london-makes-nfl-top-100-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/802261\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Falcons: Drake London makes NFL Top 100 for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>July 15, 2026, 12:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The <a data-autotag=\"55e278ca-caf0-429b-8b4a-caeb78bff5ff\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/atlanta-falcons\/323\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a> rewarded two of their star players with new contracts over the offseason, and it&#8217;s easy to see why. Wide receiver Drake London and tight end Kyle Pitts have carried Atlanta&#8217;s passing game over the last few years, with each player topping the 900-yard mark in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">London signed a four-year, $141 million extension to remain in Atlanta through the 2030 NFL season. Pitts inked a three-year, $54 million contract which keeps him under team control through 2028. The two former top-10 picks have lived up to the hype thus far in their NFL careers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">London was the first Falcons player revealed on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2026 countdown. The former USC standout was ranked No. 66, which represents a jump of 31 spots from last year&#8217;s list.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH: Drake London makes NFL Top 100 Players list<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Check out London&#8217;s full NFL Top 100 segment below, as shared by the Falcons&#8217; social media account.<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:4|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Since entering the league in 2022, London has recorded 309 receptions for 3,961 receiving yards and 22 touchdowns. These numbers are actually better than they look since London has played with a different starting quarterback in each of his first four seasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Look for running back Bijan Robinson, guard Chris Lindstrom and possibly safety Jessie Bates III as the next Falcons players to be unveiled on the NFL Top 100.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gnt_em gnt_em__lp gnt_em_gl gnt_em__el\" href=\"http:\/\/thefalconswire.usatoday.com\/picture-gallery\/sports\/nfl\/falcons\/2026\/07\/10\/atlanta-falcons-training-camp-90-man-roster-with-uniform-numbers\/90882045007\/\" data-t-l=\"\u2691g:l|l|c|view gallery:inline promo\" aria-label=\"View Gallery - Falcons training camp: 90-man roster arranged by uniform number\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/90582488007-usatsi-29208246.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"July 15, 2026, 12:30 p.m. ET The Atlanta Falcons rewarded two of their star players with new contracts&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":802262,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[202558,64,63,593,356819,85,292906,292907,203469,292908,203480,275120,363021,204524,204517,217845,203146,203142,203149,202563,203139,202561,5429],"class_list":["post-802261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-accessfree","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nfl","tag-sourcefalcons-wire","tag-sports","tag-sstssportsnflfalcons","tag-sstsnfalcons","tag-tagamerican-football","tag-tagatlanta-falcons","tag-tagcalifornia-gold-rush","tag-tagcgr-sports","tag-tagchris-lindstrom","tag-tagdrake-london","tag-tagkyle-pitts","tag-taglondon","tag-tagnational-sports","tag-tagnfl","tag-tagnfl-hub","tag-tagoverall-positive","tag-tagsports-news","tag-typestory","tag-uk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=802261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802261\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/802262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=802261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=802261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=802261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}