Drake London

Drake London

24-Year-Old Wide ReceiverWR
Atlanta Falcons
Questionable
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 9/14/2025
2025 Fantasy Outlook
London's third-year breakout came to fruition, but not because Kirk Cousins gave the Falcons strong QB play for the first time since Matt Ryan's prime. Instead, London stayed afloat with frequent touchdowns and a lot of games in the range of 50-70 yards, despite Cousins' struggles. The increase in Atlanta's passing volume (relative to 2022-23) was much more pronounced than the improvement in efficiency. It was after Cousins' benching that London truly kicked into gear, catching 22 passes for 352 yards and two TDs from eighth overall pick Michael Penix over the final three games. An eighth overall pick himself, London is actually 14 months younger than Penix, having been one of the youngest players in the 2022 draft class (and now entering his age-24 season). London hasn't shown any sign of becoming a deep threat, but he has excellent hands (eight career drops) and knows how to use his huge frame to box out defenders or create favorable angles against zone defenses. It's a skill set that's unlikely to translate to top-five status at his position in real life, but it might allow for top-five production in PPR formats if he ends up in the right scheme with the right QB. The early returns on that were promising from Penix and Falcons offensive coordinator Zac Robinson, although Penix's three-game sample at the end of last season didn't feature much success throwing to anyone besides London. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a four-year, $21.53 million contract with the Falcons in May of 2022.
Deemed day-to-day
WRAtlanta Falcons
Shoulder
September 7, 2025
London (shoulder) is considered day-to-day due to a shoulder sprain, though he's set for further testing on the injury he suffered in Sunday's 23-20 loss to the Buccaneers, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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Early reports on London's injury are encouraging, though further testing is needed to confirm the severity of the injury he suffered in the fourth quarter of Sunday's season-opening loss. The Falcons were already without Darnell Mooney (shoulder) against Tampa Bay, so they could be severely shorthanded at wide receiver against the Vikings in Week 2 if London's unable to suit up.
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Height
6' 4"
 
Weight
215 lbs
 
Hand Length
9.38 in
 
Arm Length
33.00 in
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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London mostly looked the part of an eighth overall pick in his first two NFL seasons, mixing flashes of brilliance with stretches of poor production in a run-heavy Atlanta offense that had some of the worst QB play in the league. He enters Year 3 as one of the most obvious candidates for a big breakout, after the Falcons fired coach Arthur Smith and signed 35-year-old QB Kirk Cousins to a four-year contract. London did take small steps backward between Year 1 and 2 in terms of target share (29.1 percent to 23.1) and per-route production (2.04 to 1.90), but with his catch rate staying right around 62 percent and his yards per catch rising from 12.0 to 13.1. Forty-three WRs ran more routes than his 493 last year, so volume growth alone would be enough to push him well over 1,000 yards. There's also potential for efficiency improvement, of course, with London turning 23 this summer and finally paired with a quality QB. New offensive coordinator Zac Robinson is a bit of an unknown given that he's never called plays before, but he at least figures to favor the passing game and three-wide formations far more than Smith ever did, having spent the past five years under Sean McVay in Los Angeles. London's stiffest target competition comes from other positions, with TE Kyle Pitts and RB Bijan Robinson also sure to be big parts of the offense, while free-agent addition Darnell Mooney is the Falcons' only other WR that has any track record of earning significant targets.
London might not go ahead of Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson if there were a 2022 redraft, but the eighth overall pick showed plenty of signs of his bright future amidst an uneven rookie season. The USC product opened with 214 yards and two TDs his first three weeks before settling into a prolonged slump in an extremely run-heavy offense. London then picked it back up in December to average 6.2 catches and 85.6 yards over his final five games while primarily catching passes from fellow rookie Desmond Ridder, who reportedly will enter 2023 as the starter ahead of offseason addition Taylor Heinicke. Coach Arthur Smith still figures to emphasize the run first and foremost, especially after drafting Bijan Robinson eighth overall this spring, but London saw a massive 29.3 percent target share last season (117 of 400 team targets) and could own a similar portion of the passing game with only TE Kyle Pitts representing serious competition. Also consider that London turns 22 in July, making him the same age as a lot of rookies but with an 866-yard NFL season to his name already.
Isn't it convenient when the team most in need of a wide receiver is the first to pick one in the draft? So it went for London, a three-year starter at USC who averaged 43.6 yards per game as a true freshman, 83.7 as a sophomore and 135.5 as a junior. He went eighth overall to Atlanta, despite missing the final four games last year - plus predraft workouts - after fracturing his ankle in October. It may have been a blessing in disguise, considering the 40-yard dash and other combine drills were never likely to be the strength of London's prospect profile. What he does bring to the table is production, size (6-4, 219) and youth (he turned 22 in July), and he landed with a team where the other candidates for WR snaps are an uninspired mix of journeymen and undrafted guys. The Falcons do have last year's first-rounder, Kyle Pitts, the 21- year-old tight end who eclipsed 1,000 yards as a rookie. They're seemingly counting on London to have a similar immediate impact, though even the success of Pitts' debut campaign illustrates a big part of the downside, as the young tight end scored only one TD on 68 catches. The Atlanta offense isn't likely to get much better with Marcus Mariota and Desmond Ridder replacing Matt Ryan at QB, unless both Pitts and London prove to be bonafide, ready-made superstars.
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Suffers late shoulder injury Sunday
WRAtlanta Falcons
Shoulder
September 7, 2025
London, who brought in eight of 15 targets for 55 yards in the Falcons' 23-20 loss to the Buccaneers on Sunday, was sidelined on Atlanta's final drive due to a shoulder injury, James Palmer of Bleacher Report reports.
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Getting fifth-year option
WRAtlanta Falcons
April 30, 2025
The Falcons are exercising their fifth-year option on London's rookie contract, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
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Standout performance in loss
WRAtlanta Falcons
January 5, 2025
London secured 10 of 18 targets for 187 yards and two touchdowns in the Falcons' 44-38 overtime loss to the Panthers on Sunday.
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No injury designation
WRAtlanta Falcons
January 3, 2025
London (knee) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Panthers.
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Remains limited by knee issue
WRAtlanta Falcons
Knee
January 2, 2025
London was limited at Thursday's practice due to a knee injury, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.
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Day-to-day due to shoulder
WRAtlanta Falcons
September 7, 2025
London is considered day-to-day after suffering a shoulder sprain in Atlanta's 23-20 Week 1 loss to the Buccaneers, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
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London seems to have avoided a major injury, though he'll still have further tests on the shoulder injury he suffered in the fourth quarter of Atlanta's season opener. London and Darnell Mooney are both dealing with shoulder injuries, so it's possible Ray-Ray McCloud, KhaDarel Hodge and Casey Washington could operate as Atlanta's top three wide receivers against the Vikings in Week 2.
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