The Atlanta Falcons waived former Alabama running back Jase McClellan on Tuesday, the NFL team announced.
The Falcons parted ways with McClellan to create a roster spot for running back Jashaun Corbin, who was signed after leading the United Football League in rushing during the 2025 season. In 10 games with the San Antonio Brahmas, Corbin ran for 514 yards and four touchdowns on 97 carries and caught 18 passes for 138 yards.
After McClellan ran for 890 yards and eight touchdowns on 180 carries in 2023 for Alabama, the Falcons chose the running back in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
In the preseason, McClellan led Atlanta with 97 rushing yards, and his 24 carries included one touchdown. In the regular season, though, Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier dominated the duty in the backfield for the Falcons.
McClellan played in two regular-season games. He ran for 17 yards on five carries in a 34-14 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Oct. 20 and 15 yards on eight carries in a 38-6 loss to the Denver Broncos on Nov. 17.
The Falcons placed McClellan on injured reserve on Dec. 11 because of a knee injury that kept the rookie out of practice after Nov. 28. He had 19 offensive snaps and eight special-team plays in 2024.
A former Texas A&M and Florida State running back, Corbin has been in the NFL previously. He spent time on the practice squads of the New York Giants and Carolina Panthers in 2022 and 2023, and Corbin had one rushing attempt for 1 yard and three receptions for 12 yards in six games with the Giants in 2023, when he got on the field for 118 special-teams plays.
Atlanta has completed its offseason program. The Falcons’ training camp will open next month.
