#UFL
Players Who Have Earned
#NFL
Tryouts As Of Jun. 10, 2024:
• RB Jacob Saylors
• WR Hakeem Butler
• WR Brandon Smith
• OG Liam Fornadel
• OT William Barnes
• OT Chimemela Okorafor
• DE Josiah Bronson
• DE Malik Fisher
• LB Willie Harvey Jr.
• LB Storey Jackson
UFL Free Agent Watch: LB Aubrey Miller Jr.
• Signed with Dolphins as UDFA in 2023
• Totaled 226 tkls, 23.5 TFLs, 9 PDs, 8.5 scks, 6 FFs, and 3 FRs through 2 seasons (2021-22) at Jackson St under Deion Sanders
• 2022 SWAC Defensive Player of the Year and FCS All-American
Eight teams expected to make the merger:
• Arlington Renegades
• Birmingham Stallions
• D.C. Defenders
• Houston Roughnecks*
• Memphis Showboats
• Michigan Panthers
• San Antonio Brahmas
• St. Louis Battlehawks
Note: While the
#UFL
Houston team will utilize the
UFL Prospect Watch: DB Justin Ford
• 2x First-Team All-Big Sky and Unanimous All-American honors at Univ of Montana
• 84 tkls, 28 PDs, and 11 ints through 3 seasons with Grizzlies — NCAA 2021 Interceptions Leader (9)
• Attended Vikings and Ravens rookie minicamp in 2023
UFL Free Agent Watch: WR Kenny Lewis Jr.
• Attended 2023 XFL Combine — one of the top performers at his position in strength
• Spent college career at West Virginia Wesleyan and Morehead St
• 27 catches for team-high 498 yds and 5 TDs during his final season at Morehead St
UFL Prospect Watch: WR Dallas Daniels
• Signed with the Denver Broncos as UDFA in 2022
• Spent his collegiate career at 4 different schools — Arizona CC, NE Oklahoma A&M, Western Illinois, and Jackson St
• 202 catches for 2,272 receiving yds and 11 TDs during college career
UFL Prospect Watch: LB KD Davis
• 5 years at North Texas — school-record 428 tkls; 32 TFLs and 13 scks
• 2022 C-USA DPOY and Fourth-Team All-American; 2x First-Team All-C-USA
• Watch lists for Bednarik Award (Best Defensive Player) and Butkus Award (Best LB) in final season
UFL Free Agent Watch: S Paris Ford
• Spent last two years with the Generals — was their third-leading tackler in 2023 (53 tkls)
• Former Pitt standout — totaled 147 tkls and 20 PDs thru 3 seasons
• 2x All-ACC honoree (2019, 2020) and Third-Team All-American (2019) at Pitt
UFL Prospect Watch: CB De'Jahn Warren
• Attended Bears rookie minicamp last year
• Spent 3 years at Jackson St after transferring from JUCO — recorded 51 tkls, 6 PDs, and 1 int for the Tigers
• Selected by Generals in the fifth round during the 2023 USFL College Draft
Stallions HC Skip Holtz is THE QB WHISPERER...
2022 - J'Mar Smith:
- USFL South Conference Championship MVP
- 8-1 record in regular-season starts; 2-0 in playoffs
- 1,573 passing yds (3rd in USFL)
- 14 passing TDs (3rd in USFL)
2023 - Alex McGough:
- USFL MVP
- 7-2 record in
P/PK Donald De La Haye, a.k.a. "Deestroying" on Youtube, is signing with the
#Brahmas
, he announced earlier today on Youtube.
De La Haye was controversially banned by the NCAA for making money off his YouTube videos in 2015 while at UCF.
#Stallions
RB Bo Scarbrough has announced his retirement from football at 29 years old, per
@TheBamaStandard
.
Scarbrough was a 2x National Champion at Alabama and was a key piece on Birmingham's 2022
#USFL
Championship squad.
2023 D.C.
#Defenders
Rookie Draft Class (in no specific order):
P Paxton Brooks, Tennessee
OL Matt Carrick, Michigan State
OL Alex Jensen, South Dakota
WR C.J. Johnson, East Carolina
LB Kaleb Oliver, Western Kentucky
OL Jack Plumb, Iowa
DB Bentlee Sanders, Nevada
UFL Free Agent Watch: LB Luke Bowman
• Spent 4 seasons at Lindsey Wilson College (2019-22) — had 363 career tkls, 57 TFLs, 21 PDs, 21 scks, 7 ints, and 7 FF
• 3x NAIA All-American and 2020 NAIA National Champion
• 2022 MSC Bluegrass DPOY and Cliff Harris Award finalist
#Roughnecks
have agreed to terms with former New Mexico State DE Cedric Wilcots II.
Wilcots II spent five years with the Aggies from 2015 to 2019, where he was fourth in program history in sacks made (19.5).
He was with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Ti-Cats (CFL) in
Head coaches for the 2024
#UFL
season and their corresponding teams have officially been announced:
• ARL - Bob Stoops
• BHAM - Skip Holtz
• DC - Reggie Barlow
• HOU - Curtis Johnson
• MEM - John DeFilippo
• MICH - Mike Nolan
• SA - Wade Phillips
• STL - Anthony Becht
33,034 in attendance at The Dome in St. Louis for the Battlehawks' regular season finale vs. the Orlando Guardians, per
@ByMikeMitchell
.
#ORLvsSTL
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#XFL2023
UFL Prospect Watch: WR Boogie Knight
• Spent 3 seasons at Akron before moving to ULM in 2021 for 2 more seasons
• 107 catches for 1,342 yds and 4 TDs in college career; 2021 Third-Team All-SBC and Team Offensive MVP
• 2023 Receiver and Rookie of the Year in Japan X-League
8 teams to survive the USFL-XFL merger:
4 from the
#USFL
:
• Birmingham
• Houston
• Memphis
• Houston
(Expected) 4 from the
#XFL
:
• Arlington
• D.C.
• San Antonio
• St. Louis
UFL Prospect Watch: TE Dakota Allen
• Started college career at Eastern Kentucky as a QB, switched to TE for final 2 years with the Colonels
• Recorded 61 receptions for 821 yds and 8 TDs as a TE in 16 games with EKU
• 2x First-Team All-Atlantic Sun Conference TE (2021-22)
FYI: Results for the Jan. 15
#UFL
Dispersal Draft will be released throughout the day, unlike the last draft — where official picks weren't released until a couple of days after the fact.
QB Lindsey Scott Jr. plans to sign the Letter of Intent he received from the
#XFL
, he tells me. Scott broke the FCS Record for most passing touchdowns in a season (60) last year at Incarnate Word. He also spent time at LSU, Missouri, and Nicholls throughout his collegiate career.
#Stallions
are signing former Ole Miss QB Matt Corral and re-signing 2022 All-USFL LB DeMarquis Gates, the league announced.
The rich get richer in Birmingham.
Players will report to 2024
#UFL
Training Camp on Saturday, February 17.
90-man rosters will give tons of players the opportunity to prove themselves before rosters are essentially cut in half for the regular season.
Remaining
@XFL2023
Draft Schedule:
• October 2023:
#NFL
Training Camp +
#XFL
Combine Participants Draft
• January 2024: Supplemental Draft before Training Camp
(via XFL Sr. Director of Player Administration and Officiating Operations Russ Giglio on
@the_markcast
)
The undefeated Stallions beat the Battlehawks, 30-26, in the GAME OF THE YEAR:
• 5 LEAD CHANGES
• 553 OFFENSIVE YDs BTWN TEAMS
• CAME DOWN TO FINAL MINS
This would be the IDEAL
#UFL
Championship matchup.
HUGE WIN for the Battlehawks defeating the Defenders 26-21 without QB1 A.J. McCarron; wide receivers Jahcour Pearson and Marcell Ateman.
The win clinches St. Louis a spot in the
#XFL
Conference Championship, plus signifies their season sweep over D.C.
#Showboats
drafted former Oklahoma standout RB Kennedy Brooks during yesterday’s
#USFL
Dispersal Draft.
Brooks recorded 3,320 rushing yards and 31 TDs in three seasons with the Sooners.
He spent some time with the
#Eagles
after going undrafted in the 2022
#NFL
Draft.
2023 Vegas
#Vipers
Rookie Draft Class (in no specific order):
OL Nick Amoah, UC Davis
OL Desmond Bessent, Buffalo
LB Dwayne Boyles, South Florida
WR Stacy Chukwumezie, Northern Arizona
DL Jamare Edwards, James Madison
DL Lorenzo Fauatea, BYU
RB T.J. Green, Liberty
UFL Prospect Watch: TE Camren McDonald
• Spent time with Packers and Rams after going undrafted in 2023 NFL Draft
• Played college ball at Florida St — had 74 catches for 861 yds and 5 TDs in 58 career games
• Named to Mackey Award Watch List (Most Outstanding TE) in 2021
Defenders are re-signing TE Ben Bresnahan, per source.
Bresnahan had spent time with D.C. during training camp and now rejoins the team after it moved TE Briley Moore to the IR last week.
A three-year starter at Vanderbilt, Bresnahan recorded 61 receptions for 701 yards and 5
If you went “unprotected” or undrafted in yesterday’s
#UFL
Mini-Dispersal Drafts, please DM me.
I will be sharing film for players on my platform ahead of the Super-Dispersal Draft on Jan. 15.
Even if you don't have any USFL/XFL experience, but would still like to get your
UFL Prospect Watch: CB D’Jordan Strong
• Spent rookie minicamp with the Bears and Jaguars last year
• Spent 3 seasons at Coastal Carolina — totaled 73 tkls, 27 PDs, and 6 ints with the Chanticleers
• 2x First-Team All-SBC (2020, 2021) and SBC Newcomer of the Year (2020)
Some players to watch during
#USFL
Free Agency:
QB De'Andre Johnson
QB Josh Love
QB Brady White
RB Mark Thompson
RB Trey Williams
WR Johnnie Dixon
WR Cam Echols-Luper
WR Joe Walker
OC Jake Lacina
OT Avery Gennesy
DE Hercules Mata'afa
DT Toby Johnson
CB D.J. Daniel
S Arnold
Lucky Jackson does it again to give D.C. the lead! 44 yards from the
#Defenders
' top receiver for his sixth touchdown of the season!
#SEAvsDC
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#XFL2023
With wins from St. Louis and San Antonio today, the
#XFL
Conference Championship is set. The Battlehawks will face the Brahmas for a bid to the 2024
#UFL
Championship on Sunday, Jun. 9 at 7 pm ET on FOX,
Home-field advantage is still TBD with both teams 6-2 on the season.
UFL Free Agent Watch: Chris Jefferson
• 2x D-II All-American at Findlay College before moving to Purdue
• 2 seasons at Purdue to finish collegiate career — 64 tkls, 12 PDs, 3 ints, and 2.5 TFLs in 17 games
• 4 different positions: SS, FS, N, and MLB
UFL Prospect Watch: DB BeeJay Williamson
• Invited to New York Giants minicamp in 2023
• Played college ball at LA Tech — 200 tackles, 15 PDs, 7 TFLs, 7 interceptions, and 4 FFs in 48 career games
• 2020 First-Team All-Louisiana; 2021 Second-Team All-Louisiana
Great day to be a spring football fan. Good, quality football displayed in both games. Guardians-Roughnecks crowd was impressive. As far as TV ratings, we'll find out soon enough.
#XFL
2023 Houston
#Roughnecks
Rookie Draft Class (in no specific order):
DL Jayson Ademilola, Notre Dame
LB Austin Ajiake, UNLV
LB Michael Ayers, Ashland
OL Quinton Barrow, Grand Valley State
DL Momar Fall, Colorado State-Pueblo
OL Ahofitu Maka, UTSA
#Defenders
signed former
#Stallions
RB Zaquandre White.
White had been with Birmingham last
#USFL
season and was released by them before training camp started this year.
The signing comes just less than a week after it was reported that RB Abram Smith will miss the 2024 season.
Some notable
#XFL
draftees from yesterday: QB T.J. Edwards - SA
• 2023
#IFL
MVP: Led the league in both passing yardage (2,600) and rushing touchdowns (49); added 39 passing touchdowns and 853 rushing yards.
• Spent three years at Southwestern Baptist before transferring to
While the Showboats have struggled this season, wide receiver Daewood Davis has been a bright spot.
Davis is currently tied for first league-wide in receiving touchdowns (5) and is second league-wide in receiving yardage (443). He is one the fastest players in the
#UFL
and has
UFL Prospect Watch: WR Joshua Matthews
• Can lineup both as an outside receiver or slot receiver
• 2 years at LA Tech before transferring to McNeese St — where he broke out
• 1,129 yds and 9 TDs on 85 catches through 3 seasons with the Cowboys; Third-Team All-SLC WR in 2021
#Defenders
signed WR Keke Coutee, per the wire.
A spot opened up for Coutee after former D.C. WR Josh Hammond announced his retirment yesterday.
Coutee has recorded 85 receptions for 966 yards and three TDs in his
#NFL
career, which began in 2018 with the Houston
#Texans
.
#XFL
announces attendance of 16,212 for Battlehawks-Defenders week three matchup, per
@ByMikeMitchell
.
On par with the 2020 D.C. Defenders' average attendance of 16,179 through theee games and an increase of 3,774 from week one's figure.
#XFL
UFL Free Agent Watch: WR Samuel Akem
• 7 receptions for 54 yds and 1 TD with the Stars in 2023
• Tied for first in Univ of Montana history with 29 career TD catches; third in program history with 191 catches
• 2x Second-Team All-Big Sky (2019-20)
Cashman Field will serve as the
#Vipers
' home field for the 2023
#XFL
season, per source.
The stadium, opened in 1983 and originally designed for minor league baseball, was renovated in 2019 to better suit professional soccer. It has a max capacity of 12,500 people.
UFL Prospect Watch: CB Nate Brooks
• Starter for the Stallions in 2023: 43 tkls, 9 PD, 2 ints
• Has spent time with 8 NFL teams since going undrafted in 2019
• Led UNT with 6 picks (3rd in FBS) and earned Second-Team All-CUSA honors as a senior; Jim Thorpe Award
#XFL
announces attendance of 15,103 for the Brahmas-Sea Dragons week four matchup at Lumen Field, per
@ByMikeMitchell
.
Increase of 4,717 from Battlehawks vs. Dragons during week two.
#SANvsSEA
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@XFLCenter
#Showboats
waived 2023 All-USFL KR Derrick Dillon as part of first-round roster cutdowns.
Dillon led Memphis in all-purpose yardage (1,108 yards) last
#USFL
season as a wide receiver and return specialist, but has not made the cut under the team's new coaching staff.
The 2024 UFL Championship will be held on Sunday, Jun. 16, at The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
During the 2023
#XFL
season, the St. Louis
#Battlehawks
were top in
#XFL
attendance by a longshot - with an average of 35,104 attendees per game.
UFL Prospect Watch: WR Josh Simmons
•All-USFL KR with Maulers in 2023 — posted a league-high 862 yds on 28 returns (30.8 avg)
• 16 receptions for 105 yds and 1 TD on offense
• 1,281 all-purpose yds through 2 seasons at Praire View A&M; 2016 SWAC Newcomer of the Year
UPDATE: Bryan Scott was released due to his struggles in training camp and not due to a "mutual agreement" with the
#Vipers
. Scott had used and manipulated various media outlets to twist the story.
Developing: Per source, hearing that it was Redbird Capital - on the XFL's side of things - who originally initiated internal discussions with the USFL.
Something to take into consideration regarding a potential
#USFL
&
#XFL
merger.
UFL Prospect Watch: WR Landon Lenoir
• Signed with Bears after going undrafted in 2022 NFL Draft
• Joined the Generals midway through 2022 after being waived by Chicago
• Ranked 3rd in SIU history in catches (204), 2nd in receiving yds (2,615), and 5th in receiving TDs (19)
UFL Free Agent Watch: DB Robbie Williamson
• Signed with IFL's Iowa Barnstormers last month
• Former D-III standout — played in 2023 Tropical Bowl and FCS Bowl
• Has had interest from teams in the NFL, CFL, and XFL (before the merger)
UFL Prospect Watch: DB KJ Kinsler Jr.
• Picked by the Guardians in the 2023 XFL Rookie Draft
• Spent 4 seasons at Alcorn St — made impact on defense in all 12 games as a freshman, became a full-time starter as a sophomore
• Had 210 tkls, 10 PDs, 4 ints in 46 career games
UFL Free Agent Watch: LB Cecil Cherry
• Has spent time in the FCF, TSL, XFL, and IFL since going undrafted out of Tenn-Martin in 2020
• FCF DPOY with the Glacier Boyz in 2022
• Burst onto scene with IFL's Arizona Rattlers last year — 28 tkls, 9 TFLs, and 4 scks in 5 games
Luis Perez and Jordan Ta'amu are the last two
#UFL
quarterbacks to agree to terms ahead of 2024 training camp.
Both quarterbacks are expected to be starters for their respective teams.
The United Football League announced today that quarterbacks Luis Perez and Jordan Ta’amu have signed Letters of Intent to play in the UFL and are expected to report to training camp this weekend.
Read more:
The 2024
#UFL
season kicks off today:
Game 1: Birmingham Stallions (-3.5) vs. Arlington Renegades
🕐: 1PM EST
📺: FOX
Game 2: St. Louis Battlehawks (-6.5) vs. Michigan Panthers
🕐: 4PM EST
📺: FOX
MICH held STL to just 16 pts and 261 total yds in the team's Week 1 victory. Many players starred in the performance, including:
• S Kai Nacua - 11 TKLs, 2 TFLs, 1 SCK
• DE Daniel Wise - 8 TKLS, 2 SCKs, 1 TFL
• CB Nate Brooks - 6 TKLs, 1 TFL
• S Bryce Tornedon - 8 TKLs
#Renegades
are signing speedster WR Todd Simmons Jr., he announced.
Arlington had claimed his rights as a rookie last summer, before the
#USFL
and
#XFL
merged entities. This left many players, like Simmons Jr., without a team.
Seven more
#XFL
players have received
#NFL
Camp invites:
OT Sage Doxtater - NO
QB Harrison Frost - NO
DL Jack Heflin - NO
WR Jontre Kirklin - NYG
LS Alex Matheson - BAL
K John Parker Romo - DET
WR Jahcour Pearson - SF
#Roughnecks
have agreed to terms with LB Xavier Benson, per source.
Benson was Houston's seventh-round selection in last week's
#UFL
College Draft.
He totaled 141 tackles, including 11.5 for a loss, over two seasons (27 games) with Oklahoma St after transferring from Tyler