The Atlanta Falcons have managed to annoy fantasy football owners during the early stages of the NFL offseason.
It's no secret Atlanta's offense will lean heavily on All-Pro running back Bijan Robinson during the 2026 season. He was outstanding this past fall, racking up 2,298 scrimmage yards and 11 total touchdowns. With Kevin Stefanski now calling the shots, Robinson could be in for another big year.
As for the rest of Atlanta's backfield, the front office added some reinforcements this Tuesday by signing veteran running back Brian Robinson Jr. to a one-year, $2.5 million deal. He'll replace Tyler Allgeier, who signed with the Arizona Cardinals earlier this month.
Brian Robinson had a career-low in rushing attempts (92) and yards (400) for the San Francisco 49ers this past season.
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Draft day confusion on the horizon for fantasy football owners.
While fans don't expect Brian Robinson to cut into Bijan Robinson's workload, they're worried their names could make fantasy football drafts a bit complicated later this year.
"The #Falcons just made 'B. Robinson (ATL)' a problem for fantasy drafts. Somewhere, there will be a hilarious mistake," Ari Meirov said.
"Someone is definitely gonna accidentally draft him first overall in fantasy next year," a fan wrote on social media.
"Someone is going to need a Bijan TD to win a fantasy game this year and see 'B. Robinson' score and not realize for hours that they didn’t win," a second fan commented.
At this point, it seems inevitable that someone will botch their first-round draft pick as we get closer to the 2026 NFL season.
