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Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Brandon Dorlus #54 poses for a headshot before AT&T Training Camp at the Atlanta Falcons Training Facility in Flowery Branch, Ga. on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (Photo by Jay Bendlin/Atlanta Falcons)

Brandon Dorlus

DL

#54

Experience: 3 years

Height: 6-3

Age: 25

Weight: 295 lbs

College: Oregon

2026 SEASON

  • Solo
    8
  • SCK
    1
  • FF
    0
  • INT
    --
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Defense

Days

GTotalSoloASTSCKSFTYPDEFINTTDSYDSAVGLNG
Mondays121100000000
Other Days (not Mon or Sun)100000000000
Sundays6117410100000

Months

GTotalSoloASTSCKSFTYPDEFINTTDSYDSAVGLNG
November121100000000
October474310100000
September343100000000

Opponents by Group

GTotalSoloASTSCKSFTYPDEFINTTDSYDSAVGLNG
vs AFC Teams243100000000
vs NFC Teams695410100000
Outside Own Division586210100000
vs Own Division352300000000

Opponents by Team

GTotalSoloASTSCKSFTYPDEFINTTDSYDSAVGLNG
Baltimore Ravens110100000000
Carolina Panthers110100000000
Chicago Bears122010100000
Green Bay Packers100000000000
New Orleans Saints121100000000
Pittsburgh Steelers133000000000
San Francisco 49ers121100000000
Tampa Bay Buccaneers121100000000

Outcomes

GTotalSoloASTSCKSFTYPDEFINTTDSYDSAVGLNG
Losses596310100000
Wins342200000000

Stadiums

GTotalSoloASTSCKSFTYPDEFINTTDSYDSAVGLNG
Mercedes-Benz Stadium463310100000
Lambeau Field100000000000
Caesars Superdome121100000000
Raymond James Stadium121100000000
Acrisure Stadium133000000000

Biography

CAREER

  • Has played in 17 games (nine starts) for the Falcons (2024-25), totaling 30 tackles (16 solo), 11 quarterback hits, 8.5 sacks and 11 tackles for loss.
  • Started in nine-of-15 games played in 2025, totaling 27 tackles (15 solo), 11 tackles for loss, 11 quarterback hits and 8.5 sacks.
  • Posted one assisted tackle and one sack in Week 17, establishing a career-high 8.5 sacks, ranking second among all interior defensive linemen in the league and first in the NFC in 2025.
  • Recorded his seventh sack of the season in Week 15 and finished the game with two tackles, one tackle for loss and one sack.
  • Notched 1.5 sacks in Week 12, bringing his career and season total to six, the most recorded by a Falcon this season. His six sacks through 13-career games tie for the franchise record
  • Recorded one sack in Week 10, bringing his season total to a career-high 4.5. It was his second consecutive game with at least one sack, the first time he's recorded a sack in back-to-back games.
  • Recorded two sacks, the first multi-sack game of his career and finished the Week 9 game with four tackles (three solo).
  • Recorded his first career 0.5 sack in Week 2 of the 2025 season.
  • Appeared in two games for the Falcons in 2024, recording three tackles (one solo).

COLLEGE

  • Played five seasons (2019-23) at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore.
  • Played in 57 games, totaling 106 tackles (58 solo), 27 tackles for loss, 13 passes defensed, 12 sacks and one fumble recovery.
  • Played in all 14 games for the Ducks as a senior in 2023, leading the team with a career-high five sacks while adding 25 tackles (14 solo), eight passes defensed, seven tackles for loss and one fumble recovery.
  • Named first-team All-Pac-12 in 2023.
  • Played in 13 games in 2022 and totaled a career-high 39 tackles (19 solo) and 10 tackles for loss, in addition to 2.5 sacks and two passes defensed.
  • Named first-team Pac-12 All-Conference in 2020-21.
  • Recorded 25 tackles (14 solo), seven tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and two passes defensed in 14 games in 2021.
  • Played in seven games in 2020 and registered 12 tackles (seven solo), two tackles for loss, one sack and one pass defense as a sophomore.
  • Appeared in nine games as a true freshman in 2019 and tallied five tackles (four solo), two tackles for loss and one sack.

PERSONAL

  • Attended Deerfield Ridge (Fla.) HS as a junior and senior after spending his freshman and sophomore years at Calvary Christian (Ga.) HS.
  • As a senior, earned first-team All-Broward County honors after helping lead Deerfield Beach to a 12-2 record, a District 8-A 11 championship and a spot in the 8A FHSAA Football semifinals.
  • Finished his senior season with 74 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and an interception, which he returned for a touchdown.
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