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Forgotten Falcons: Alfred Jenkins

If you’re reading this, then you’re probably a Falcons fan. And if you’re a Falcons fan, then you are probably familiar with the franchise’s tortured history. In short, it’s not easy being us. But let’s give credit where credit is surely due: the Falcons have produced a long line of quality wide receivers. Falcons alum Alfred Jenkins is no exception to that rule.

Jenkins joined the Falcons as a 23 year old in 1975. He went undrafted in the 1974 NFL Draft after playing four years at Morris Brown. (That draft had 17 rounds and a whopping 442 players were selected.