The Atlanta Falcons added two defensive-front depth pieces from the UFL, signing edge defender Keshawn Banks and defensive tackle Devonnsha Maxwell, according to Pro Football Rumors, which cited reports from Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
Contract terms were not reported. The moves give Atlanta two more camp competitors on a defense that has already changed at both edge rusher and defensive tackle during the offseason.
Banks Gets Falcons Deal After Orlando Storm Season
Banks is the more direct pass-rush addition. Pro Football Rumors reported that he led the UFL with 11 tackles for loss and added five sacks for the Orlando Storm before earning an Atlanta tryout Monday.
The 6-foot-3, 251-pound defender played college football at San Diego State and entered the NFL with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2023. Green Bay elevated him from the practice squad for a divisional-round playoff game against San Francisco, where he logged 11 snaps, nine on special teams and two on defense.
Banks later spent time with the New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals. He appeared in three games for New England, all on special teams, before moving back outside the NFL and rebuilding his stock in the UFL.
Atlanta's edge group already includes James Pearce Jr., Jalon Walker, Samson Ebukam, Azeez Ojulari, Cameron Thomas, DeAngelo Malone and Bralen Trice. That is a crowded board, but the Falcons are still using June to add competition rather than assume the depth chart is settled.
Maxwell Adds Interior Competition
Maxwell gives the Falcons another defensive tackle option. Pro Football Rumors reported that the 6-foot-1, 284-pound lineman totaled 23 tackles, seven tackles for loss and four sacks over 10 games for the DC Defenders in 2026.
Maxwell played at Tennessee-Chattanooga and was part of the 2023 undrafted class. The Cincinnati Bengals signed him after the draft, but a summer knee injury hurt his path to making their roster. He remained with Cincinnati until August 2024 before continuing his career in the UFL.
The interior picture in Atlanta has shifted. The Falcons lost David Onyemata to the New York Jets in free agency and also traded Ruke Orhorhoro to the Jacksonville Jaguars for Maason Smith. Smith, Brandon Dorlus, Da'Shawn Hand, Chris Williams, Zach Harrison, LaCale London and rookie Anterio Thompson were all cited by Pro Football Rumors as part of the group Maxwell will try to climb.
UFL Production Buys A Camp Look
The signings are not headline-grabbing additions, and there is no reason to treat them as guaranteed roster moves. Their value is more practical: two players produced in spring football, then used that film to get another NFL opportunity.
For Banks, the path is speed and disruption off the edge. For Maxwell, it is interior depth on a line that lost a veteran starter and moved another young tackle in a trade. Atlanta will sort out the names in camp, but both players arrive with fresh production instead of just old practice-squad tape.