Alfonso Boone

Alfonso Boone
No. 70
PositionDefensive end
Personal information
Born (1976-01-11) January 11, 1976
Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High schoolArthur Hill (Saginaw)
CollegeMt. San Antonio (1998–1999)
NFL draft2000: 7th round, 253rd overall pick
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles194
Sacks15.5
Forced fumbles2
Fumble recoveries3
Pass deflections16
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Alfonso D. Boone (born January 11, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He is the only player to be selected in the history of the NFL draft from a junior college.[1] He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL draft.[2] He played college football at Mt. San Antonio College.

Boone has also played for the Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs.

Early life

Boone attended Arthur Hill High School in Saginaw, Michigan and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track and field graduating in 1995. Boone saw time as a fullback his sophomore season which went to the state championship game. He did not play his junior year.[3] As a senior, he was nominated all-area honorable mention.[4] Boone qualified for the state meet in the shot put.[5]

Upon graduation, Boone enrolled at Central State University and was part of the team which won the 1995 NAIA Division I championship in 1995. The school folded the football team after his freshman year. After three years out of football, Boone enrolled at Mt. San Antonio College where he would earn all-American honors and Defensive Player of the Year All for the Mission Conference.[6][7]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2001 CHI 11 0 13 11 2 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0
2002 CHI 16 5 32 28 4 1.5 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
2003 CHI 16 6 31 27 4 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
2004 CHI 12 2 15 11 4 2.5 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2005 CHI 16 1 18 12 6 1.5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2006 CHI 12 4 26 22 4 2.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 KAN 15 15 26 19 7 1.0 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0
2008 KAN 15 4 18 17 1 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2009 SDG 13 4 15 7 8 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
2010 SDG 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
129 41 194 154 40 15.5 29 0 0 0 0 16 2 3 6 0

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2001 CHI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 CHI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 CHI 3 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 SDG 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 0 3 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ Klein, Gary (April 18, 2000). "Mt. Sack Makes a Name for Himself". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  2. ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Saginaw Arthur Hill Top 25 Prep". Detroit Free Press. September 1, 1994. p. 59. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  4. ^ "All-Area Gridders". The Saginaw News. November 26, 1994. p. 30. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  5. ^ "Athletes qualify for state meet". The Saginaw News. May 22, 1994. p. 44. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  6. ^ "JC All Americans 1999". North County Times. December 1, 1999. p. 25. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  7. ^ FAME, SAGINAW COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF (January 24, 2024). "Alfonso Boone". SAGINAW COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAME. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
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