Could Tyler Allgeier become the Atlanta Falcons’ starting running back as a rookie?

Former BYU Cougars working again Tyler Allgeier turned one of many higher tales in school soccer final season, as he went from being a walk-on linebacker to tied for first in dashing touchdowns and third in dashing yards.

Allgeier was subsequently taken within the fifth spherical of the 2022 NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons, and there’s some thought that he might as soon as once more stand up the depth chart and change into the Falcons’ beginning working again, and maybe as early as this fall.

Final week, The Athletic’s Josh Kendall wrote a primer for Atlanta’s coaching camp, and he posited that Allgeier might change into the Falcons’ featured again slightly rapidly.

“There’s a situation by which Allgeier, the fifth-round select of BYU, turns into Atlanta’s beginning working again this season. If he proves throughout camp he can deliver the bodily model he showcased in school, that point may come before later,” Kendall wrote.

Kendall’s pondering probably has to do with how Atlanta might wish to use veteran Cordarrelle Patterson, who led the crew in dashing yards.

He led the Falcons in dashing (153 carries, 618 yards) and touchdowns (11) and was third in receiving (52 catches for 548 yards), however Kendall famous that Patterson was drained on the finish of the season, having excess of doubled his earlier profession excessive of 85 offensive touches to 205.

“The Falcons’ aim is to get as a lot out of Patterson as they’ll in the course of the season, which might additionally imply ceding time within the backfield to Allgeier and (Damien) Williams and/or spending extra time at large receiver, his unique NFL place,” Kendall wrote.

Kendall additionally included Allgeier in an inventory of newcomers who might begin, alongside Williams, tight finish John FitzPatrick, offensive lineman Germain Ifedi and linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski.