2009 Atlanta Falcons Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Mike Smith (9-7)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
2009 Atlanta Falcons StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Mike Smith (9-7)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
2009 Atlanta Falcons Results
The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 2009 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference.
The Falcons scored 363 points, and the defense yielded 325. Matt Ryan threw for 2,916 yards. Roddy White paced all receivers, hauling in 85 passes for 1,153 yards. Tony Gonzalez contributed to the receiving game, too.
Michael Turner ran for a team-best 871 yards for Atlanta.
Brent Grimes picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition. Jonathan Babineaux sacked opposing passers 6 times.
Mike Smith coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | John Abraham | LDE | May 6, 1978 | 6'4" | 256 | South Carolina | Timmonsville, SC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 59 | Spencer Adkins | LB | May 16, 1987 | 5'11" | 246 | Miami (FL) | Naples, FL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 98 | Jamaal Anderson | RDE | February 6, 1986 | 6'5" | 288 | Arkansas | Little Rock, AR USA | 13 | 13 |
| 95 | Jonathan Babineaux | LDT | October 12, 1981 | 6'2" | 281 | Iowa | Port Arthur, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Sam Baker | LT | May 30, 1985 | 6'5" | 308 | USC | Tustin, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 71 | Kroy Biermann | LB | September 12, 1985 | 6'3" | 242 | Montana | Hardin, MT USA | 16 | 2 |
| 63 | Justin Blalock | LG | December 20, 1983 | 6'3" | 320 | Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 80 | Marty Booker | WR | July 31, 1976 | 6'0" | 212 | La-Monroe | Marrero, LA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 42 | Eric Brock | DB | April 4, 1985 | 6'0" | 207 | Auburn | Alexander City, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Matt Bryant | K | May 29, 1975 | 5'9" | 200 | Baylor | Bridge City, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 77 | Tyson Clabo | RT | October 17, 1981 | 6'6" | 314 | Wake Forest | Knoxville, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Erik Coleman | SS | May 6, 1982 | 5'10" | 200 | Washington St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 73 | Harvey Dahl | RG | June 24, 1981 | 6'5" | 302 | Nevada-Reno | Fallon, NV USA | 11 | 11 |
| 92 | Chauncey Davis | DE | January 27, 1983 | 6'2" | 277 | Florida St. | Auburndale, FL USA | 16 | 4 |
| 28 | Thomas DeCoud | FS | March 19, 1985 | 6'1" | 196 | California | Alamaeda County, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 1 | Jason Elam | K | March 8, 1970 | 5'11" | 200 | Hawaii | Fort Walton Beach, FL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 86 | Brian Finneran | WR | January 31, 1976 | 6'5" | 210 | Villanova | Mission Viejo, CA USA | 10 | 2 |
| 29 | Jamaal Fudge | DB | May 17, 1983 | 5'9" | 196 | Clemson | Jacksonville, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | Tony Gilbert | LB | October 16, 1979 | 6'1" | 239 | Georgia | Macon, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 88 | Tony Gonzalez | TE | February 27, 1976 | 6'5" | 251 | California | Torrance, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Brent Grimes | RCB | July 19, 1983 | 5'10" | 180 | Shippensburg | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 8 |
| 41 | Antoine Harris | DB | April 8, 1984 | 5'10" | 240 | Louisville | Columbus, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
| 36 | Verron Haynes | RB | February 17, 1979 | 5'10" | 223 | Georgia | Bronx, NY USA | 7 | 2 |
| 24 | Tye Hill | DB | June 3, 1982 | 5'9" | 185 | Clemson | St. George, SC USA | 8 | 3 |
| 23 | Chris Houston | RCB | October 18, 1984 | 5'10" | 185 | Arkansas | Austin, TX USA | 12 | 10 |
| 22 | Chevis Jackson | DB | December 11, 1985 | 5'11" | 188 | LSU | Mobile, AL USA | 15 | 2 |
| 45 | Robert James | LB | December 26, 1983 | 5'10" | 219 | Arizona St. | Glendale, AZ | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Michael Jenkins | WR | June 18, 1982 | 6'4" | 217 | Ohio St. | Tampa, FL USA | 15 | 9 |
| 94 | Peria Jerry | DT | August 23, 1984 | 6'1" | 290 | Mississippi | Memphis, TN USA | 2 | 2 |
| 93 | Thomas Johnson | RDT | June 24, 1981 | 6'2" | 294 | Middle Tenn. St. | Memphis, TN USA | 13 | 10 |
| 9 | Michael Koenen | P | July 13, 1982 | 5'11" | 195 | West. Washington | Ferndale, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 97 | Trey Lewis | DT | May 23, 1985 | 6'3" | 294 | Washburn | Topeka, KS USA | 8 | 1 |
| 50 | Curtis Lofton | MLB | June 9, 1986 | 6'2" | 238 | Oklahoma | Kingfisher, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 62 | Todd McClure | C | February 16, 1977 | 6'1" | 286 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 25 | William Moore | DB | May 18, 1985 | 6'0" | 223 | Missouri | Hayti, MO USA | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Ovie Mughelli | RB | June 10, 1980 | 6'1" | 260 | Wake Forest | Boston, MA USA | 14 | 7 |
| 54 | Stephen Nicholas | LB | May 1, 1983 | 6'2" | 225 | South Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 13 |
| 32 | Jerious Norwood | RB | July 29, 1983 | 6'0" | 205 | Mississippi St. | Jackson, MS USA | 10 | 4 |
| 76 | Quinn Ojinnaka | RG | April 23, 1984 | 6'5" | 309 | Syracuse | Seabrook, MD USA | 9 | 5 |
| 21 | Christopher Owens | LCB | December 1, 1986 | 5'10" | 182 | San Jose St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 6 |
| 87 | Justin Peelle | WC | March 15, 1979 | 6'4" | 255 | Oregon | Fresno, CA USA | 15 | 8 |
| 26 | Charlie Peprah | DB | February 24, 1983 | 5'11" | 202 | Alabama | Plano, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Mike Peterson | RLB | June 17, 1976 | 6'1" | 230 | Florida | Gainesville, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 48 | Bryan Pittman | C | January 20, 1977 | 6'3" | 275 | Washington | Tacoma, WA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Chris Redman | QB | July 7, 1977 | 6'3" | 223 | Louisville | Louisville, KY USA | 6 | 2 |
| 75 | Garrett Reynolds | T | July 1, 1987 | 6'7" | 310 | North Carolina | Knoxville, TN USA | 5 | 0 |
| 66 | Brett Romberg | C | October 10, 1979 | 6'3" | 293 | Miami (FL) | Windsor, ON Canada | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | Matt Ryan | QB | May 17, 1985 | 6'5" | 224 | Boston Col. | Exton, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 46 | Mike Schneck | C | August 4, 1977 | 6'0" | 237 | Wisconsin | Whitefish Bay, WI USA | 7 | 0 |
| 90 | Lawrence Sidbury | DE | February 6, 1986 | 6'2" | 267 | Richmond | Cheltenham, MD USA | 16 | 0 |
| 44 | Jason Snelling | RB | December 29, 1983 | 5'11" | 235 | Virginia | Toms River, NJ USA | 14 | 2 |
| 30 | Aaron Stecker | RB | November 13, 1975 | 5'10" | 213 | Wisconsin | Green Bay, WI USA | 9 | 0 |
| 74 | Will Svitek | T | June 8, 1982 | 6'6" | 301 | Stanford | Prague, Czech Republic | 13 | 2 |
| 33 | Michael Turner | RB | February 13, 1982 | 5'10" | 237 | Northern Illinois | North Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 11 |
| 61 | Vance Walker | DT | April 26, 1987 | 6'2" | 295 | Georgia Tech | Fort Mill, SC USA | 10 | 1 |
| 14 | Eric Weems | KR | July 4, 1985 | 5'8" | 182 | Bethune-Cookman | Daytona Beach, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 84 | Roddy White | WR | November 2, 1981 | 6'1" | 201 | Ala-Birmingham | James Island, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 29 | Brian Williams | RCB | July 2, 1979 | 5'11" | 198 | North Carolina St. | High Point, NC USA | 5 | 5 |
| 52 | Coy Wire | DB | November 7, 1978 | 6'0" | 205 | Stanford | Camp Hill, PA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 82 | Joe Zelenka | TE-C | March 9, 1976 | 6'3" | 265 | Wake Forest | Cleveland, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
| 89 | Keith Zinger | TE | October 9, 1985 | 6'4" | 268 | LSU | Heidelberg, West Germany | 15 | 2 |
