Let’s turn our post-4th eyes to the secondary (and, as you’ll see, the linebacker group) to see which Falcons rank among the NFL’s all-time leaderboards for things like interceptions and pass deflections.
As has been the case throughout this series, you’ll see obvious names—Deion Sanders was inevitable—and a few that might surprise you. Let’s get to it.
Interceptions
#24: Deion Sanders, 53
#85: Rolland Lawrence, 39
#91; Ray Brown, 38
Interception Return Yardage
#4: Deion Sanders, 1,331
#20: DeAngelo Hall, 838
#22: Ray Buchanan, 827
#36: Eugene Robinson, 762
#69: Rolland Lawrence, 658
#70: Ray Brown, 657
Interception Touchdowns
#5: Deion Sanders, 9
#32: DeAngelo Hall, 5
#63: Ray Buchanan, 4
#63: Deion Jones, 4
Passes Defensed
#13: DeAngelo Hall, 141
#75: Dunta Robinson, 91
#88: Robert Alford, 85
The name that shows up in almost every one of these is DeAngelo Hall.