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Atlanta Falcons cornerback Dee Alford #20 poses for a headshot at the Atlanta Falcons Training Facility in Flowery Branch, Ga. On Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (Photo by Jay Bendlin/Atlanta Falcons)

Dee Alford

CB

#20

Experience: 4 years

Height: 5-11

Age: 27

Weight: 180 lbs

College: Tusculum College

2025 SEASON

  • Solo
    3
  • SCK
    0
  • FF
    0
  • INT
    --
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Defense

Days

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Sundays 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Months

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
September 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Opponents by Group

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
vs NFC Teams 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Outside Own Division 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
vs Own Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Opponents by Team

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Minnesota Vikings 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Outcomes

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Losses 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wins 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Stadiums

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
U.S. Bank Stadium 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mercedes-Benz Stadium 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Biography

CAREER

  • Has played in 48 games (16 starts), recording 146 tackles (102 solo), 24 passes defensed, four tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and one interception over three seasons for the Falcons.
  • Appeared in 16 games (11 starts) in 2024, recording a single-season career-high 80 tackles (59 solo), 11 passes defensed, one tackle for loss, one sack and one forced fumble.
  • Recorded career highs in total tackles (nine) and solo tackles (eight), as well as his first career full sack, in Week 4 vs. New Orleans in 2024.
  • Played in 16 games (five starts) in 2023, registering 41 tackles (25 solo), six passes defensed, two tackles for loss and one fumble recovery.
  • Appeared in 16 games in 2022, totaling 25 tackles (18 solo), seven passes defensed, one interception, one tackle for loss, one quarterback hit and 0.5 sack.
  • Recorded his first career interception in Week 4 vs. Cleveland in 2022, also posting three solo tackles and one pass defensed. Had game-sealing interception with 1:03 left in the fourth quarter.
  • Finished with a career high in passes defensed (two) against Tampa Bay in Week 5 in 2022.
  • Recorded 48 tackles, four interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown, and one forced fumble in 14 games for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2021.

COLLEGE

  • Played four seasons (2016-2019) at Tusculum University in Tusculum, Tenn.
  • In 40 career games, he recorded 140 tackles, 40 career passes defensed (school record) and 195 career interception return yards (school record), 10 interceptions, 50 career punt returns, and 547 career punt return yards.
  • Named D2CCA first-team All-Region and first-team All-South Atlantic Conference as a senior in 2019, while leading the SAC with 20 passes defensed, a team-best five interceptions and 15 passes defensed (2nd in school history). Also returned five interceptions for 122 yards (2nd in TU history) and established a TU single-game record with seven passes defensed, including two interceptions (T1st in TU history).
  • Named second-team All-South Atlantic Conference in 2018 and compiled 13 passes defensed, two interceptions, 49 tackles (31 solo), four tackles for loss and 1.0 sack.
  • Named second-team All-South Atlantic Conference in 2017 and recorded 44 tackles, three tackles for loss, three fumble recoveries, three interceptions, seven passes defensed, one forced fumble and 1.0 sack.
  • Played in nine games as a freshman in 2016, posting two tackles (one solo) and returning two kickoffs for 31 total yards.

PERSONAL

  • Attended Spalding High School in Griffin, Ga.
  • 4A All-Region Georgia Southwest Bowl Game Team MVP.
  • Son of Felton Jackson, Valeria Alford and Lisa Goggins.
  • Siblings include Kamira, Kamaya, Jirah, Travis, Erica, Krystal, Vanessa and Jermaine.
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