Alfonso Boone

Alfonso Boone

No. 70
Position	Defensive end
Personal information
Born	(1976-01-11) January 11, 1976 (age 49) Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school	Arthur Hill (Saginaw)
College	Mt. San Antonio (1998–1999)
NFL draft	2000: 7th round, 253rd overall pick
Career history
Detroit Lions (2000)* Chicago Bears (2000–2006) Kansas City Chiefs (2007–2008) San Diego Chargers (2009–2010)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles 194 Sacks 15.5 Forced fumbles 2 Fumble recoveries 3 Pass deflections 16 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.

External links

• Career statistics from NFL.com  ·  Pro Football Reference
• Kansas City Chiefs bio
• San Diego Chargers bio