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. He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL draft. 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. As a senior, he was nominated all-area honorable mention. Boone qualified for the state meet in the shot put.

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.

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

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