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Tennessee football’s top 10 NFL players to open 2021 season

By Caleb Calhoun

Sep 9, 2019; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (41) runs after a catch against the Houston Texans during the first quarter at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 9, 2019; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (41) runs after a catch against the Houston Texans during the first quarter at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jul 29, 2021; Flowery Branch, GA, USA; Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson (84) runs with the ball during the first day of training camp at the Atlanta Falcons Training Facility. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 29, 2021; Flowery Branch, GA, USA; Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson (84) runs with the ball during the first day of training camp at the Atlanta Falcons Training Facility. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /

Wide receiver/Returner. Atlanta Falcons. Cordarrelle Patterson. player. 44. Pick Analysis. 2. Scouting Report

NFL experience: 9th year

One of Tennessee football’s greatest return specialist in the pros, Cordarrelle Patterson is again with a new team. Given what he’s done at his previous stops, he’ll likely still live up to his hype as a major playmaker with the ball in his hands.

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The 6’2″ 220-pound wide receiver and special teams star is coming off his fourth Pro Bowl season and seventh All-Pro season, four of which were first team. He has spent the past two years with the Chicago Bears and earned both honors each of the past two seasons. Of course, the year before, he won a Super Bowl Championship with the New England Patriots.

When you look at those stats, Patterson has clearly done it all. His first two Pro Bowls were during his run with the Minnesota Vikings from 2013 to 2016, and the only season in his career he didn’t make All-Pro was 2017 with the then-Oakland Raiders. Now, he’s with the Atlanta Falcons and looking to continue his elite exploits in the return game.

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For his career, Patterson has 216 catches for 2,087 yards, 167 carries for 1,017 yards and 18 total touchdowns from scrimmage. However, what stands out is he also has eight kickoff returns for touchdowns and has run one back each of the past three years. He’s deadly with the ball in his hands, and that’ll show this season.

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