The Atlanta Falcons went into the 2013 draft looking to bolster their secondary, after the unit got exposed in the playoffs just a few months prior. As a result, general manager Thomas Dimitroff doubled down on the cornerback position at the top, selecting Desmond Trufant in round one and Robert Alford in round two.
That tandem would go on to form one of the most prolific CB duos in franchise history, spending six seasons opposite one another.
The fact that Alford, a Louisiana native who went to college at Southeastern Louisiana and even had a brother who played 12 games for the Saints in 2005, told his family that they had to drop their New Orleans Saints fandom after he got drafted by Atlanta makes him forever a favorite in my book.