FLOWERY BRANCH – It’s always tough comparing eras, but while wide receiver Roddy White holds all of the Falcons key receiving records, a case can be made that Alfred Jenkins, who played in the bump-and-run all-the-way-down-the-field era, is the team’s most prolific receiver.
Because of rule changes, White was allowed to run free after five yards for most of his career and he made the most of it.
Jenkins averaged 17.4 yards a catch from 1975 to 1983 in a more rugged era when defensive backs could push, punch and shove until the ball was in the air.