Today, the UFL held their official College Draft for all eight teams. Over the past couple of years, the USFL and XFL separately held these events to claim rights to collegiate athletes. With the two leagues combined with the merged UFL, we now have our first UFL College Draft of the new entity.
This College Draft was specifically to claim rights to these players. None of them will officially be placed on a UFL roster until they sign a contract, if they decide to do so. Additionally, some names in this list are players who are already on an NFL Training Camp roster. The only athletes who could not be selected were those that NFL teams specifically drafted back in April.
Round One
Memphis Showboats: QB Jason Dean, Kansas
Houston Roughnecks: DE Eyabi Okie, Charlotte
Arlington Renegades: QB John Rhys Plumlee, UCF
DC Defenders: OT Gottlieb Ayedze, Maryland
St. Louis Battlehawks: QB Chevan Cordeiro, San Jose State
Michigan Panthers: OT Julian Pearl, Illinois
San Antonio Brahmas: DT Gabe Hall, Baylor
Birmingham Stallions: OT Frank Crum, Wyoming
Round Two
Memphis Showboats: RB Blake Watson, Memphis
Houston Roughnecks: S Tra Fluellen, Middle Tennessee
Arlington Renegades: OT Griffin McDowell, Tennessee-Chattanooga
DC Defenders: QB Kedon Slovis, BYU
St. Louis Battlehawks: RB Cody Schrader, Missouri
Michigan Panthers: CB Dwight McGlothern, Arkansas
San Antonio Brahmas: EDGE Gabriel Murphy, UCLA
Birmingham Stallions: OT Lorenzo Thompson, Rhode Island
Round Three
Memphis Showboats: DT Evan Anderson, FAU
Houston Roughnecks: OG Kam Stutts, Auburn
Arlington Renegades: LB Kalen Deloach, Florida State
DC Defenders: DT Leonard Taylor, Miami
St. Louis Battlehawks: DL Pheldarius Payne, Virginia Tech
Michigan Panthers: DE Isaac Ukwu, Mississippi
San Antonio Brahmas: OT Donovan Jennings, USF
Birmingham Stallions: RB Emani Bailey, TCU
Round Four
Memphis Showboats: WR Jalen Coker, Holy Cross
Houston Roughnecks: LB Donovan Manuel, FIU
Arlington Renegades: NT Popo Aumavae, Oregon
DC Defenders: OT Garret Greenfield, South Dakota State
St. Louis Battlehawks: OL Bradley Ashmore, Vanderbilt
Michigan Panthers: OT Brian Dooley, Eastern Michigan
San Antonio Brahmas: CB Miles Battle, Utah
Birmingham Stallions: WR Isaiah Williams, Illinois
Round Five
Memphis Showboats: DE Eric Watts, UCONN
Houston Roughnecks: OL Hayden Gillum, Kansas State
Arlington Renegades: LB Amari Gainer, North Carolina
DC Defenders: DE Braiden McGregor, Michigan
St. Louis Battlehawks: LB Carl Jones Jr., UCLA
Michigan Panthers: QB Rocky Lombardi, NIU
San Antonio Brahmas: DE Jamree Kromah, JMU
Birmingham Stallions: TE Dallin Holker, Colorado State
Round Six
Memphis Showboats: C Andrew Raym, Oklahoma
Houston Roughnecks: TE Malcolm Epps, Pitt
Arlington Renegades: RB Bo Richter, Air Force
DC Defenders: RB Michael Wiley, Arizona
St. Louis Battlehawks: DT Isaiah Coe, Oklahoma
Michigan Panthers: WR Dayton Wade, Mississippi
San Antonio Brahmas: WR Lideatrick Griffin, Mississippi State
Birmingham Stallions: DE Trajan Jeffcoat, Arkansas
Round Seven
Memphis Showboats: LB Yvandy Rigby, Temple
Houston Roughnecks: LB Xavier Benson, Oklahoma State
Arlington Renegades: DT Taki Taimani, Oregon
DC Defenders: LB Dallas Gant, Toledo
St. Louis Battlehawks: WR Jelani Baker, Limestone
Michigan Panthers: S Akeem Dent, Florida State
San Antonio Brahmas: S Beau Brade, Maryland
Birmingham Stallions: OT Andrew Coker, TCU
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Round Eight
Memphis Showboats: CB Ja’Quan Sheppard, Maryland
Houston Roughnecks: CB Rayshad Williams, Texas Tech
Arlington Renegades: OT Spencer Rolland, North Carolina
DC Defenders: LB Curtis Jacobs, Penn State
St. Louis Battlehawks: WR Jadon Janke, South Dakota State
Michigan Panthers: C Andrew Meyer, UTEP
San Antonio Brahmas: C Sincere Haynesworth, Tulane
Birmingham Stallions: WR Ahmarean Brown, South Carolina
Round Nine
Memphis Showboats: TE McCallan Castles, Tennessee
Houston Roughnecks: CB Malik Dunlap, Texas Tech
Arlington Renegades: C Briason Mays, Southern Miss
DC Defenders: QB Tanner Mordecai, Wisconsin
St. Louis Battlehawks: CB Myles Simms, Georgia Tech
Michigan Panthers: OL J.D. Duplain, Michigan State
San Antonio Brahmas: CB D.J. Miller Jr., Kent State
Birmingham Stallions: QB Sam Hartman, Notre Dame
Round Ten
Memphis Showboats: WR Mason Tipton, Yale
Houston Roughnecks: TE Geor’Quarius Spivey, Mississippi State
Arlington Renegades: WR Drake Stoops, Oklahoma
DC Defenders: S Omar Brown, Nebraska
St. Louis Battlehawks: CB Myles Jones, Duke
Michigan Panthers: S Isaiah Stalbird
San Antonio Brahmas: WR Joshua Cephus, UTSA
Birmingham Stallions: OT Ethan Driskell, Marshall
Final Thoughts
As plenty of UFL players begin to make their way back to the NFL’s ranks, teams will have to find ways to fill those holes. The College Drafts in the past have produced some elite talent in the spring football scene (i.e. DE Levi Bell, WR Ty Scott).
While most of these athletes aren’t likely to sign for the 2025 season, it will be exciting to see who ends up taking their talents to the UFL next year.
What are your thoughts on these UFL College Draft picks? Which players should sign to their respective teams? Let us know down in the comments below, or join the conversation on Discord!
