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Top 50 Falcons of last 50 seasons

Falcons have been playing football in Atlanta for 50 seasons. (Curtis Compton/AJC)
Falcons have been playing football in Atlanta for 50 seasons. (Curtis Compton/AJC)
By Rudy Isaza
Jan 1, 2016

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution counted down the Top 50 players in Atlanta Falcons history during the franchise’s 50th anniversary season. Look through images and click back through the all-Falcons team.

Top 50 Falcons Countdown

50: Chuck Smith

49: Michael Haynes

48: Jonathan Babineaux

47: John Zook

46: Ken Reaves

45: Lynn Cain

44: Justin Blalock

43: Bobby Butler

42: Tim Mazzetti

41: Buddy Curry

40: Scott Case

39: Jeff Merrow

38: Elbert Shelley

37: Matt Bryant

36: Alge Crumpler

35: Michael Turner

34: Ray Buchanan

33: Chris Hinton

32: Terance Mathis

31: Devin Hester

30: Don Smith

29: Greg Brezina

28: Chris Miller

27: John James

26: Bob Whitfield

25: Rolland Lawrence

24: Alfred Jenkins

23: Billy Johnson

22: Chris Chandler

21: Morten Andersen

20: John Abraham

19: George Kunz

18: Jamal Anderson

17: Keith Brooking

16: R.C. Thielemann

15: Tony Gonzalez

14: Andre Rison

13: Julio Jones

12: Roddy White

11: Steve Bartkowski

10: Michael Vick

9: Bill Fralic

8: Gerald Riggs

7: Matt Ryan

6: Jesse Tuggle

5: Jeff Van Note

4: Warrick Dunn and William Andrews

3: Deion Sanders

2: Mike Kenn

1: Tommy Nobis and Claude Humphrey

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