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UFL Announces Player Dispersal Results : The United Football League discloses the outcomes of its player dispersal phase, reshaping teams for 2024.Team Protection Strategies Revealed : Each XFL and USFL Conference team secured 42 foundational players from 2023.Next Steps in Player Selection : Unprotected players to enter a pool for the upcoming round of dispersal on January 15; free agency begins January 16.
The United Football League (UFL) , recognized as a premier spring football league, has officially announced the results of the first phase of its player dispersal process. This strategic event took place on Friday, January 5, and marks a significant step in the league’s preparations for the upcoming 2024 season.
In this initial phase, every team from both the XFL Conference and the USFL Conference had the opportunity to protect 42 foundational players from their 2023 rosters. This move is critical in maintaining team consistency and leveraging the existing talent for the forthcoming season.
Following the protection phase, each team was then permitted to select up to 20 players from the rosters of other teams within their previous league that are not proceeding to the 2024 season. This selection process is designed to strengthen team rosters by integrating experienced players from within the league, thereby enhancing the overall competitiveness and skill level of the teams.
Players who were not protected or selected in this initial phase are set to be placed in a general pool. This pool will be accessible to all UFL teams for another round of player selection, scheduled to occur on January 15. This round promises to be a crucial moment for teams to further bolster their rosters with talented players from a broader selection base.
Furthermore, the UFL has outlined the continuation of free agency for players who were either not selected in this dispersal process or did not play in the USFL or XFL in 2023. This free agency period is set to commence on January 16, providing an additional avenue for teams to acquire new talent and for players to find opportunities within the league.
For detailed information regarding the specific players chosen by each team in this dispersal process, the UFL has provided a comprehensive list .
This announcement from the UFL highlights the league’s commitment to maintaining a dynamic and competitive environment, ensuring that the 2024 season will be as exciting and engaging as its predecessors.
Arlington Renegades
Name Position College Previous Team Holton Ahlers QB East Carolina Vic Beasley LB Clemson VGS Cameron Brown DB Ohio St Leddie Brown RB West Virginia Deontay Burnett WR USC HOU (XFL) Jamal Carter DB Miami (Fla.) Will Clarke DT West Virginia Devin Darrington RB Virginia ORL Adrian Ealy T Oklahoma SEA Morgan Ellison RB SE Louisiana SEA Bobby Evans OL Oklahoma Darren Evans DB Louisiana St Seth Green WR Houston HOU (XFL) Charles Hall WR Arizona St Ajene Harris DB USC HOU (XFL) Delonte Hood DB Peru St (Neb.) Cameron Hunt G Oregon Dae Dae Hunter RB Liberty Storey Jackson LB Liberty Steven Jones DB Appalachian St Marquette King P Fort Valley St Jake Lacina OL Augustana Davonte Lambert DT Auburn Tomasi Laulile DT Brigham Young Jared Mayden DB Alabama Garrett McGhin T East Carolina Jordan Miller DB Washington Marcus Minor G Pittsburgh HOU (XFL) Christian Morgan DB Baylor HOU (XFL) Antonio Ortiz LS TCU Chris Owens G Alabama SEA Donald Payne LB Stetson JaVonta Payton WR Tennessee Luis Perez QB Texas A&M-Commerce Roderick Perry DT Illinois HOU (XFL) Jalen Redmond DT Oklahoma Edmond Robinson LB Newberry Bunmi Rotimi DT Old Dominion Brandon Rusnak DB Michigan Taylor Russolino K Millsaps Teton Saltes T New Mexico Christian Sam LB Arizona St Dru Samia OL Oklahoma Colin Schooler LB Texas Tech Lindsey Scott QB Incarnate Word HOU (XFL) Tuzar Skipper LB Toledo De’Veon Smith RB Michigan Jake Stetz G Boise St LaRon Stokes DE Oklahoma VGS Jamar Summers DB Connecticut Noah Taylor LB North Carolina Willie Taylor LB Eastern Kentucky Caleb Vander Esch WR South Dakota Tyler Vaughns WR USC LuJuan Winningham WR Central Arkansas
Birmingham Stallions
Name Position College Previous Team Calvin Ashley OT Auburn NJ Marcus Baugh TE Ohio St NO Chris Blewitt K Pittsburgh PIT Victor Bolden Jr. WR Oregon St Lorenzo Burns CB Arizona Cohl Cabral OC Arizona St Deon Cain WR Clemson Cam Carter OT Murray St NJ TJ Carter S TCU Nevelle Clarke DB UCF Christian DiLauro OT Illinois O’Shea Dugas OG Louisiana Tech Derwin Gray OT Maryland Darius Harper OT Cincinnati Travin Howard LB TCU Daniel Isom S Washington St. PHI Chris Jackson CB Marshall Gary Jennings WR West Virginia Zack Johnson OG North Dakota St Matt Kaskey OG Dartmouth Carlo Kemp DE Michigan Damon Lloyd LB Indiana (Pa.) CJ Marable RB Coastal Carolina Adrian Martinez QB Kansas St Hercules Mata’afa DE Washington St NJ Mark Milton CB Baylor DaMarcus Mitchell OLB Purdue Chris Orr ILB Wisconsin NJ Ricky Person Jr. RB North Carolina St Kenny Robinson S West Virginia Amari Rodgers WR Clemson Anree Saint-Amour DE Georgia Tech NO Cole Schneider OC UCF J’Mar Smith QB Louisiana Tech Jace Sternberger TE Texas A&M Channing Stribling CB Michigan PHI Elijah Sullivan OLB Kansas St Alex Taylor-Prioleau OT South Carolina St Kyahva Tezino ILB San Diego St Jordan Thompson DT Northwestern JoJo Tillery S Wofford Dondrea Tillman DE Indiana (Pa.) Jaylen Twyman DT Pittsburgh Binjimen Victor WR Ohio St Colby Wadman P Cal-Davis Eli Walker FS Kansas St PIT Tre’Vour Wallace-Simms OG Missouri Curtis Weaver DE Boise St James Wiggins SS Cincinnati NO Marlon Williams WR UCF Marvin Wilson DT Florida St Scooby Wright III ILB Arizona Willie Yarbary DL Wake Forest
D.C. Defenders
Name Position College Previous Team Deontay Anderson DB Houston VGS Trae Barry LS Boston College Davin Bellamy DE Georgia Francis Bernard LB Utah Elijah Blades DB Buffalo HOU (XFL) Kentrell Brice DB Louisiana Tech Paxton Brooks P Tennessee Fadol Brown DT Mississippi Matt Carrick G Michigan St Tommy Champion T Mississippi St Gareon Conley DB Ohio St Jean Delance T Florida HOU (XFL) Alex Ellis TE Tennessee Jordan Evans LB Oklahoma SEA Jazz Ferguson WR Northwestern St Malik Fisher DE Villanova Liam Fornadel G James Madison Deondre Francois QB Hampton ORL Lamont Gaillard OL Georgia Josh Hammond WR Florida Kelvin Harmon WR North Carolina St Cam’Ron Harris RB Miami (Fla.) Trent Harris LB Miami (Fla.) HOU (XFL) D’Marcus Hayes T Georgia Donovan Jeter DT Michigan HOU (XFL) Dennis Johnson DT Grand Valley St Isaiah Johnson DB Houston Michael Joseph DB Dubuque (Iowa) Anthoula Kelly DB Fresno St Greg Long T Purdue Michael Maietti C Missouri Matthew McCrane K Kansas St Andre Mintze LB Vanderbilt Briley Moore-Mckinney TE Kansas St George Moore T Oregon SEA Kyle Murphy T Stanford Dejuan Neal DB Shepherd Montae Nicholson DB Michigan St Reggie Northrup LB Florida St Jack Plumb T Iowa Santos Ramirez DB Arkansas Derick Roberson DE Sam Houston St Mohamed Sanogo LB Louisville Niles Scott DT Frostburg St Ty Scott WR Missouri St Abram Smith RB Baylor Brandon Smith WR Iowa Adam Sparks DB Louisiana-Monroe VGS D.J. Swearinger DB South Carolina Tariqious Tisdale DE Mississippi SEA Joseph Wallace DT Sam Houston St Tim Ward DE Old Dominion HOU (XFL) Preston Williams WR Colorado St
Houston Roughnecks
Name Position College Previous Team Paul Adams OT Missouri NO Kenji Bahar QB Monmouth Isaiah Battle OT Clemson NJ Ronheen Bingham OLB Arkansas St Tim Bonner DE Florida Atlantic Richard Bowens III CB Saginaw Valley St Braedon Bowman TE South Alabama NJ Woody Brandom TE Sam Houston St NJ Nick Buchanan C Florida Manny Bunch S Tulsa Emmanuel Butler WR N. Arizona Isaiah Chambers DE McNeese St Keke Chism WR Missouri Tiyon Evans RB Louisville Reuben Foster OLB Alabama PIT Avery Gennesy T Texas A&M Shamarious Gilmore OG Georgia St PHI Nick Grant CB Virginia Cyril Grayson WR LSU PHI Jarrett Guarantano QB Washington St Justin Hall WR Ball St Isiah Hennie WR Sacramento St PIT Jake Hlava DE Grand Valley St Reggie Howard Jr DT Toledo NO Ryan Izzo TE Florida St PHI Jeremiah Johnson S Concord (W. Va.) Jeffery Johnson DT Oklahoma Toby Johnson DT Georgia NJ Shermari Jones RB Coastal Carolina Jair Joseph OG Nicholls St Jack Kramer OC Bowling Green NO Dayan Lake S BYU Robert Myers OL Tennessee St NJ Hunter Niswander P Northwestern Chigozie Nnoruka DT Miami (Fla.) Jai Nunn-Lidell CB Kentucky St Chris Odom DT Arkansas St T.J. Pledger RB Utah Isaiah Pryor LB Notre Dame Rodell Rahmaan TE Tennessee St Anthony Ratliff-Williams WR North Carolina Justin Redd T East Carolina Teo Redding WR Bowling Green Colby Richardson CB LSU Jakari Robinson OG Bowling Green Markel Roby S Pittsburg St Na’Ty Rodgers OT Houston Elijah Rodgers CB Clemson Adam Rodriguez DE Weber St PHI Donald Rutledge Jr DB Ga. Southern Olive Sagapolu DT Wisconsin NJ Keonte Schad DT Oregon St NO Gabriel Sewell Jr ILB Nevada PHI Clint Sigg Jr TE Lindenwood (Mo.) Marcus Tatum OT UCF NO Mark Thompson RB Florida Khalan Tolson LB Illinois J.T. Tyler OLB Princeton Reggie Walker DE Kansas St Ethan Westbrooks DL W. Texas A&M NJ Bryson Young OLB Oregon NJ Isaiah Zuber CB Kansas St
Memphis Showboats
Name Position College Previous Team Delrick Abrams Jr CB Colorado Jonathan Adams WR Arkansas St NO John Atkins Sr NT Georgia Dee Anderson WR Alabama A&M NO Clayton Bradley OT UNLV Jordan Brailford OLB Oklahoma St NO Kennedy Brooks RB Oklahoma PHI Josiah Bronson DE Washington Anthony Butler ILB Liberty Connor Christian DT Jacksonville St NO Case Cookus QB N. Arizona PHI D.J. Daniel CB Georgia NJ Rashard Davis WR James Madison Daewood Davis WR W. Kentucky Vontae Diggs OLB Connecticut NO Derrick Dillon WR LSU Jarey Elder S West Chester (Pa.) NO Michael Ezeike TE UCLA Dillon Faamatau DT Oklahoma Jordan Ferguson DE Middle Tennessee St T.J. Green S Clemson P.J. Hall DE Sam Houston St Kolin Hill OLB Texas Tech NJ Tyran Hunt OG Old Dominion Jarron Jones OL Notre Dame Cole Kelley QB SE Louisiana Kirk Kelley OG Troy NO Alex Kessman K Pittsburgh Malik Lawal OLB Tulane Chance Lytle OG Duke Daylon Mack NT Texas A&M Jordan McCray OC UCF Jeff McCulloch EDGE Texas Ryan McDaniel WR N.C. Central Lukayus McNeil OT Louisville Lamont McPhatter II FS California (Pa.) Quenton Meeks CB Stanford John Mitchell TE Florida Atlantic Dylan Moses ILB Alabama Guy Myers QB Charleston (W. Va.) TJ Neal OLB Auburn Diondre Overton WR Clemson PIT Vinny Papale WR Delaware NO Darrin Paulo OT Utah Tery Poole OT San Diego St PIT Terronne Prescod OT North Carolina St Greg Reaves OLB South Florida Tyshun Render Edge Middle Tennessee St NJ Shaheed Salmon LB Samford NO Wes Saxton Jr TE South Alabama NJ Nehemiah Shelton CB San Jose St Sage Surratt TE Wake Forest NO Jeremiah Valoaga DE UNLV Darius Victor RB Towson NJ Troy Warner S BYU Sidney Wells OT UAB NO Kerrith Whyte RB Florida Atlantic Jordan Williams DE Virginia Tech Ryan Willis QB Virginia Tech Jay Jay Wilson TE Arizona St Kyree Woods S San Diego St Brandon Wright P Georgia St
Michigan Panthers
Name Position College Previous Team Adonis Alexander S Virginia Tech NO Corrion Ballard S Utah Jake Bates K Arkansas Jacob Burton OL Baylor PHI Raymond Calais RB Louisiana TJ Carter DT Kentucky Ron’Dell Carter EDGE James Madison Davis Cheek QB Elon NO Matthew Colburn II RB Wake Forest PHI Corey Coleman WR Baylor PHI Isaac Darkangelo ILB Illinois Noah Dawkins ILB Citadel Josh Dunlop OT UTSA Danny Etling QB LSU Keandre Evans CB Ouachita Baptist Jerod Fernandez ILB North Carolina St NO Keith Gipson Jr CB Mary-Hardin Baylor PIT Devin Gray WR Cincinnati PHi Kiante Hardin CB Pittsburg St Cole Hikutini TE Louisville Wes Hills RB Slippery Rock NO Drew Himmelman OT Illinois St PHI Jarrett Horst OT Michigan St Tyree Johnson DE Texas A&M Noah Johnson OC Kansas St D’Anthony Jones DT Houston Brian Lewerke QB Michigan St Shalom Luani SS Washington St NJ Garett Maag WR North Dakota Sean Mahone SS West Virginia Garrett Marino DT UAB Nate McCrary RB Saginaw Valley St Jamal Milan DT Illinois Brock Miller P Southern Utah NJ Kai Nacua FS BYU Samson Nacua WR BYU Ryan Nelson OT Virginia Gunnar Oakes TE Eastern Michigan Jordan Ober LS Nebraska NJ Chim Okorafor OT Benedictine (Kan.) Walter Palmore DT Missouri Nasir Player EDGE E. Tennessee St PIT Ryan Pope OT San Diego St PHI Gene Pryor OT Hawaii Cory Rahman S Tennessee St Devin Ross WR Colorado Warren Saba S East Carolina Phil Saleh OT Fordham Marcus Simms WR West Virginia Breeland Speaks DE Mississippi Jordan Suell WR S. Oregon PHI Toa Taua RB Nevada Levonta Taylor CB Florida St Tristen Taylor OT E. Washington PHI Alex Thomas CB Ferris St NO Bryce Torneden S Kansas PIT James Walker OT SE Oklahoma St DaShaun White LB Oklahoma Javin White CB UNLV Kenny Willekes EDGE Michigan St Daniel Wise DT Kansas Terry Wright WR Purdue PHI
San Antonio Brahmas
Name Position College Previous Team Brycen Alleyne RB Delaware St HOU (XFL) Dieuly Aristilde WR Bethel (Tenn.) HOU (XFL) Kalen Ballage RB Arizona St Robert Barnes LB Colorado Tyler Beach OL Wisconsin Tavante Beckett LB Marshall HOU (XFL) Drew Beesley DE Michigan St Kurt Benkert QB Virginia Bubba Bolden DB Miami (Fla.) Michael Brown T West Virginia Jack Coan QB Notre Dame Omari Cobb LB Marshall HOU (XFL) Marcus Cooper RB Incarnate Word Rashaad Coward T Old Dominion HOU (XFL) Jalen Dalton DT North Carolina SEA Malik Dorton DT USC Christopher Dunn K North Carolina St Austin Edwards DT Ferris St HOU (XFL) Prince Emili DE Penn Trevor Harmanson LB UTSA Nigel Harris LB South Florida Evan Heim OL Minnesota St-Mankato Nick Holley WR Kent St Jamir Jones DT Notre Dame Luke Juriga T Western Michigan Michael Kennedy LB Northern Illinois Joe Krall G Monmouth (Ill.) Cody Latimer TE Indiana ORL Kohl Levao T Hawaii Ryan Lewis DB Pittsburgh Corey Mayfield DB UTSA Lorenzo McCaskill LB Kansas Matthew McKay QB Elon Alex Mollette C Marshall HOU (XFL) Aaron Monteiro OL Boston College Darrius Moragne DE Kansas Jordan Mosley DB Maryland HOU (XFL) Quinn Oseland OL San Jose St Marvin Pierre LB Kent St HOU (XFL) Wyatt Ray DE Boston College HOU (XFL) Gavin Robertson DB Montana Jaylen Samuels RB North Carolina St HOU (XFL) JuanCarlos Santana WR Tulsa Mike Scott DE Oklahoma St Stevie Scott RB Indiana Chris Smith RB Louisiana Justin Smith WR Norfolk St HOU (XFL) Micahh Smith DB Incarnate Word Teez Tabor DB Florida HOU (XFL) Dillon Thomas DB Missouri St Bryce Thompson DB Tennessee Kevin Toliver DB LSU HOU (XFL) Calvin Turner WR Hawaii T.J. Vasher WR Texas Tech Jordan Veasy WR California Taron Vincent DT Ohio St HOU (XFL) Kade Warner WR Kansas St HOU (XFL) Nate Wieland LB Grand View (Iowa) HOU (XFL) Jordan Williams LB Baylor Quincy Wilson DB Florida HOU (XFL) C.J. Windham WR Middle Tennessee St Nazier Wright LB William Paterson (N.J.)
St. Louis Battlehawks
Name Position College Previous Team Freedom Akinmoladun DE Nebraska Vadal Alexander G Louisiana St Kevin Atkins DT Fresno St Kemari Averett TE Bethune-Cookman Nico Bolden DB Kent St Max Borghi RB Washington St James Bostic WR Ohio Jamarcus Bradley WR Louisiana Montrae Braswell DB Missouri St Johnny Buchanan LB Delaware Juwann Bushell-Beatty T Michigan Hakeem Butler WR Iowa St Anthony Cioffi DB Rutgers VGS Qwynnterrio Cole DB Louisville SEA Marcus Cushnie LB Massachusetts Ben DeLuca DB Charlotte Sage Doxtater T New Mexico St HOU (XFL) Mataeo Durant RB Duke Emeke Egbule LB Houston Travis Feeney LB Washington Kemore Gamble TE UCF Steven Gonzalez G Penn St Tim Harris DB Virginia Willie Harvey LB Iowa St Sterling Hofrichter P Syracuse Prince Charles Iworah DB Western Kentucky Antwuan Jackson DT Ohio St SEA Blake Jackson WR Mary Hardin-Baylor SEA Keylon Kennedy DB Garden City CC (Kan.) VGS Kevon Latulas RB Missouri St Elorm Lumor DE Towson Eric Magwood T Middle Tennessee St Koda Martin OL Syracuse Steven Mitchell WR USC Callahan O’Reilly LB Montana St Mike Panasiuk C Michigan St Chris Payton-Jones DB Nebraska SEA Jahcour Pearson WR Mississippi SEA T.J. Pesefea DT Arizona St Mike Rose LB Iowa St Brandon Sebastian DB Boston College Jack Snyder G San Jose St HOU (XFL) Jake Sutherland TE Morehead St Pita Taumoepenu LB Utah Jadrian Taylor DE UTEP Nick Tiano QB UT-Chattanooga Jazston Turnetine T Florida St SEA Dallas Warmack G Oregon Carson Wells LB Colorado Dohnovan West C Arizona St VGS Manny Wilkins QB Arizona St Lakiem Williams LB Syracuse Anthony Witherstone DB Merrimack Mykael Wright DB Oregon SEA
1 Comment
by Jon
I love that you have merged two great organizations into one UFL!
I’ve been a fan of the USFL and XFL since both their inception.
It’s great football, family affordable and allows players to continue their dreams.
It’s even better now that I have friends children thatvplayvorbplayed in both leagues and two on rosters.
I hope you continue finding talent that just needs an opportunity. Hungry players with a hope to still make it to the NFL is what makes this a great league.
Good luck and continued success!