Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown during an NFL game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.
This marked the 100th consecutive week that a former Alabama player scored a touchdown in the NFL. The Crimson Tide became just the third program to achieve a touchdown streak of at least 100 weeks during Saturday’s Steelers-Ravens matchup.
While it wasn’t Ravens running back Derrick Henry extending the streak, despite him having the most touchdowns among former Alabama players in the previous 99 weeks, the first touchdown of Week 16 in 2024 came from Baltimore cornerback Marlon Humphrey. The Hoover High School product intercepted Pittsburgh quarterback Russell Wilson and ran it back 37 yards for a touchdown, giving the Ravens a 31-17 lead with 13:06 remaining.
Alabama’s touchdown streak began in Week 5 of the 2019 season when players like Henry, Amari Cooper, Mark Ingram, Josh Jacobs, and Calvin Ridley scored.
The Alabama streak is the third-longest in NFL history since the AFC/NFC merger, trailing a 149-week streak by former Miami (Fla.) players from Week 15 of the 2002 season through Week 11 of 2011, and a 111-week streak by former Oklahoma players from Week 10 of the 2018 season.
Humphrey’s touchdown was the 550th in Alabama’s streak and his third. He’s one of 44 former Crimson Tide players to score during this stretch.
Three players have scored 193 of the touchdowns—Henry with 81, Josh Jacobs with 57, and Jalen Hurts with 55.
This season, 19 former Alabama players have accounted for 103 touchdowns, including Humphrey’s touchdown on Saturday.
In 2023, 18 former Alabama players scored 106 touchdowns, setting a school NFL record. The most touchdowns in a season by former Alabama players was 20, achieved in 2019, 2020, and 2021.
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