The Falcons dip into the UFL to add to a talented running back room.
The Atlanta Falcons have signed Jashaun Corbin after he led the UFL in rushing yards with 514. The Rockledge, Florida, product went undrafted out of Florida State in 2022, bouncing between the New York Giants and Carolina Panthers rosters for two seasons before joining the San Antonio Brahmas.
The team has also parted ways with Jase McCleallan in a corresponding move.
TRANSACTION: The Falcons signed running back Jashaun Corbin, the UFL’s leading rusher in 2025.
In a corresponding move, the Falcons released running back Jase McClellan, their 2024 sixth-round draft pick.
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Corbin only got one carry in his first NFL stint, but he made the most of his time in the UFL. He led the league in rushing in his debut season with an impressive 97.8 yards per game over the last four weeks of the season. The running back displays good contact balance and leg drive on film and has enough speed to play at the next level.
Terry Fontenot has always been vocal about the team’s belief in adding a strength to a strength. It’s how Atlanta ended up with the backfield of Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier. Last year, the team drafted Jase McClellan out of Alabama, but the rookie dealt with injury and never really flashed when he did get on the field.
Atlanta has now released McClellan after drafting him in the sixth round of the 2024 draft.
#UFL To NFL Watch: @XFLBrahmas RB Jashaun Corbin (#6)@Jashaun06 burst onto the scene for San Antonio this year, ending up as the UFL’s leading rusher with 514 yards, alongside 4 TD’s.
His explosion of 391 yards across his final four games pushed him to that rushing title. One… https://t.co/4snhigSa9Y pic.twitter.com/MMBbyhqQ1z
— James Larsen (@JamesLarsenPFN) June 6, 2025
Corbin will push for the RB3 roster spot, and as of today, his main competition is Carlos Washington Jr. While being a good running back is obviously a requirement to win that job, being a viable special teams player will be the key for anyone who wants to stick on the gameday roster.
Corbin has kick return experience, and while Jamal Agnew sits in the lead for the punt returner spot, the second kickoff returner spot is still up for grabs.
A running back wasn’t a need for the Falcons, but there’s nothing wrong with churning the roster and stacking it with the best available options on the market.