XFL Championship Game To Be Held In Houston

Week one has ended for the XFL and week two is about to begin. In just a short while the playoffs will begin as well. It was previously announced that the League Championship game will be on Sunday, April 26 at 3 p.m. ET. The Eastern Championship Final will be on Saturday, April 18 on FOX while the Western Championship Final will be on Sunday, April 19 on ESPN. Now we know the details of where the finals will take place.

According to the XFL, Houston will host the 2020 XFL Championship game. The game will take place inside TDECU Stadium, home of the Houston Roughnecks. The initial training facility of the XFL was inside TDECU Stadium.

“We’re tremendously excited to have been selected as the site for the XFL’s championship game,” said Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo. “This league has animated football fans from across our region, and we look forward to continuing to showcase Harris County as one of the greatest sports towns in America. We want to thank the league for choosing Houston and we look forward to welcoming football fans from across the nation to what is sure to be a memorable championship game.”

“Houston is a great all-around sports town with top-notch facilities, an amazing community of football fans and a solid infrastructure,” said XFL Commissioner and CEO Oliver Luck. “We are grateful to the city and the Sports Authority for opening its doors once again to the XFL and we look forward to welcoming fans from across Texas, as well as the entire country, to join us in celebrating this special moment in XFL history.”

The Roughnecks beat the Los Angeles Wildcats 37-17 last Saturday on FOX. It was the second game of the XFL’s relaunch. TDECU Stadium can fit over 40,000 people and has held a number of special games, including the Bayou Bucket and an American Championship. The stadium also hosts the University of Houston Cougars football team.

The last XFL Championship was during its initial run in 2001. Dubbed the “Million Dollar Game”, the Los Angeles Xtreme beat the San Franciso Demons 38-6 inside Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Attendance was 24,153 and the MVP of the game was placekicker Jose Cortez.

“It’s fitting that the XFL’s first season will start and end in football-loving Houston and we’re honored to play a pivotal role in the launch of this new league,” Burke said. “Houston is known for hosting major sporting events and the XFL Championship will only strengthen our reputation. We’re thrilled to give football fans in this city the opportunity to experience the excitement of XFL football on the league’s biggest stage.”

Tickets for the XFL Championship will be available to the general public in March. Ticket prices will be released next month, with priority status given to founding XFL season ticket members. You can get your tickets at XFL.com/tickets.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

XFL Opening Weekend TV Ratings And Attendance

The opening weekend of the revamped XFL is now history, and the ratings for the four games are in.

The first game airing on ABC on Saturday featuring the D.C. Defenders defeating the Seattle Dragons averaged 3.3 million viewers and scored a 2.07 rating. The attendance for the game was 17,163 fans.

FOX aired the second game on Saturday between L.A. Wildcats and the Houston Roughnecks, which averaged 3.29 million viewers and a 1.91 rating and drew 17,815 fans.

The first game on Sunday taht aired on FOX drew the biggest audience of the weekend with 3.385 million viewers and a 2.10 rating, and drew 17,634 fans.

The final game of the weekend was the Dallas Renegades facing the St. Louis BattleHawks on ESPN on Sunday, which scored the lowest audience of the weekend with 2.495 million viewers and a 1.43 rating with 17,026 fans at the stadium.

Between the four games, the XFL averaged 3.12 million viewers and a 1.0 rating in the 18-49 demo.

The now-defunct AAF drew similar ratings on its opening weekend in February of 2019, averaging 3.25 million viewers and a 0.9 in the 18-49 demo between two games on CBS. However, Darren Rovell of the Action Network reported that even before the first game started, the XFL had already topped the revenue from ticket sales for the entire season of the AAF.

AAF ratings dropped sharply in the second week, and the league folded before it could complete one season after it lost financial backing.

The Washington Times noted that while the XFL debut numbers are nowhere near the 16.5 million viewers that the NFL averaged per game during the 2019 regular season, is does top the 1.99 million viewers per game that the NBA averaged last year during the regular season.

Week two of the XFL kicks off this Saturday with the NY Guardians facing the DC Defenders. The game will air on ABC at 2 pm ET.

XFL – What A Beginning

Hi readers of Wrestling News Blog!

Let me give you a little background before starting my take on the opening weekend of the reboot of the XFL.

I’m Ed Boston and I am the co-founder of this website. As a veteran of the United States Army, I have chosen to boycott the National Football League for the past 3 seasons due to the league not mandating that all players must stand and be respectful during the Nation Anthem. That said, I’ve been hungry for some professional football and was guardedly optimistic about the all-new XFL kicking off their season.

After week 1, take the word guardedly out of the equation. Leauge owner, Vince McMahon, appears to have found a winning formula and along with league Commissioner Oliver Luck, and they must be beaming with optimism after the first 4 games are in the books.

Here are the results from week 1:

DC DEFENDERS 31, Seattle DRAGONS 19

Houston ROUGHNECKS 37, Los Angeles WILDCATS 17

New York GUARDIANS 23, Tampa Bay VIPERS 3

St Louis BATTLEHAWKS 15, Dallas RENEGADES 9

And here is the schedule for Week 2 of the XFL.

FEB 15: Guardians @ Defenders; FEB 15: Vipers @ Dragons;FEB 16: Renegades @ BattleHawks and FEB 16: Defenders @ Wildcats.

The quality of play in the games was definitely better than I expected. These weren’t future Hall of Famers playing, and there is much room for improved play, but it was good football.

I really enjoyed the XFL’s unique rules. Click here to read the complete set of rules. The rules were put in place with fan interest and player safety as the top priorities. The rules for the pace of place and the extra point opportunities of 1 pt with the play started at the 2-yard line; 2 points started at the 5-yard line, and 3 points started at the 10-yard line make for interesting decisions from the teams after each score.

Commissioner Luck and the league pulled off a great PR move and gave the league legitimacy by hiring well-known coaches to lead the teams.

Look at this line-up:

DALLAS RENEGADES – Head coach: Bob Stoops

DC DEFENDERS – Head coach: Pep Hamilton

HOUSTON ROUGHNECKS – Head coach: June Jones

LOS ANGELES WILDCATS – Head coach: Winston Moss

NEW YORK GUARDIANS – Head coach: Kevin Gilbride

ST. LOUIS BATTLEHAWKS – Head coach: Jonathan Hayes

SEATTLE DRAGONS – Head coach: Jim Zorn

TAMPA BAY VIPERS – Head coach: Marc Trestman

When you look at the list of Offensive and Defensive Coordinators that were hired, you can see that the league is bound to be taken seriously.  Here is a full list of all head coaches and coordinators.

I would be remiss if I didn’t mention all of the praise being handed out over the weekend with little to no negative reaction. Troy Aiken was interviewed on the sideline by Pat McAfee. Both respected NFL greats had totally positive things to say about the start of the league. Twitter exploded and XFL trended for most of the weekend, and factor in Sunday night was The Oscars.

One concern I have had from when the announcement was made that the XFL was going to start up again was that they would give the impression that they were too gimmicky, like XFL round 1 was.

CONCERNS RELIEVED!!!

This was real football, played by players who have something to prove, coached by coaches who know the game, and the entire package is fan-friendly.

My very favorite part of the fan experience watching from home was the transparency with letting us see what goes on with the play calling and replay decisions. Watching Chuck long calling plays from the booth and seeing the team execute the calls to near perfection late in the St. Louis game was awesome.

Watching and listening to the replay officials in the booth interact with the head referee on the field was must-see if you are a fan of the game. The fact that they did their jobs quickly and effectively along with the fans getting to watch the process was described by one announcer as this needs to be implemented everywhere -STAT!

I know I’m looking forward to week 2. If you didn’t see week 1, you missed some good football.

XFL Kicks Off This Weekend

The return of the XFL kicks off this weekend. Games will air on ABC, ESPN and FOX.

Below is the schedule for this weekend:

* Seattle Dragons at DC Defenders from Audi Field at 2pm ET Saturday on ABC

* LA Wildcats at Houston Roughnecks from TDECU Stadium at 5pm ET Saturday on FOX

* Tampa Bay Vipers at New York Guardians from MetLife Stadium at 2pm ET Sunday on FOX

* St. Louis Battlehawks at Dallas Renegades from Globe Life Park at 5pm ET Sunday on ESPN

For information on some of the league rules click HERE.

Full XFL 2020 schedule click HERE.

XFL Releases The Official Rules Of The League

When the XFL relaunch was first announced, Vince McMahon made it clear that the league’s goal was to be different than the NFL. The idea would be to look at what wasn’t working for the competition and innovate it to make it better.

“What we did is listen to fans,” XFL commissioner Oliver Luck stated to ESPN. “And what they told us is that they love this game, but they would like it at a little more of a faster pace and with a little more excitement. They thought there is too much idle time. We tried to listen to what they didn’t want, also. They didn’t want gimmicks or things that were inauthentic. They also didn’t want to be complicit when it comes to player safety. So what we wanted to do is take a great game and make it a little better.”

With just a few weeks until the XFL begins again, the league announced the official rules of the XFL. Some initial talks included eliminating PAT kicks and replacing them with scrimmage plays, a continuously running clock and a penalty shootout-esque OT period. Some of the goals of these rules will be to promote the safety of the player and avoid concussions. Here are some of the rules that the XFL has included for its upcoming season:

* Kickoffs will start off from the 30-yard line, with the coverage and blocking teams lining up at the receiving teams 35 and 30-yard lines. Only the kicker and returner can move until the ball is caught or three seconds after it hits the ground. A touchback will be spotted at the 35-yard line. Any ball out of bounds will go to the 45-yard line. The idea is to increase returns and force a lack of touchbacks.

* Players can’t leave the line of scrimmage on punts until after the kick. To discourage fair catches and “coffin corner” kicks, any kick that goes into the end zone or out of bounds will be marked at the 35-yard line, or wherever the ball went out of bounds.

* There will be three options after scoring a touchdown: a one-point play from the two-yard line, a two-point play from the three-yard line and a three-point play from the ten-yard line. There will be no option to kick for an extra point.

* Overtime: The league is hoping for multiple points following a touchdown to diminish the need for OT. It will be a shootout-style situation: Each team will get five single-play possessions from the five-yard line. Rotating possessions will continue if the game is still tied until a winner is announced.

* In order to encourage creative trick plays without losing possession of a live ball that hits the ground, there will be a rule that allows two forward passes on one play. This will only be allowed if the first pass does not go past the line of scrimmage.

* In order to avoid injury, one foot is allowed in bounds for a possession.

* Officials: There will be nine total, with most of them having experience at the D1 level. One official will be solely responsible for spotting the ball. This is similar to the AAF and new Head of Officiating Dean Blandino has brought that method with him.

* Reviewing plays: A video official can intervene on non-reviewable plays when it comes to player safety (hits) or after calls inside five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Hawk-Eye technology will be utilized from the broadcast truck to the booth.

* Offensive Linemen will be able to be up to two yards downfield when a pass is thrown to avoid flags.

* Timing: The XFL is hoping to decrease time in a game (an NFL game lasts roughly 3:06). That includes running the game clocks after incomplete passes or when a player goes out of bounds. That rule will be dismissed inside of two minutes of each half. There will also be only a ten-minute halftime, two timeouts per team per half and no coin tosses.

* The home team will always make the choice to kick, receive or defer to start the game. The visitors will have that opportunity to choose during overtime.

The relaunched XFL season is expected to start in February of 2020, the weekend after the Super Bowl.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

XFL Reveals Uniform And Helmet Designs For All Eight Teams

With only a few months until the relaunch of the XFL, it was time to find out what the players drafted would be wearing on the field. The XFL revealed the uniforms and helmet designs for all eight teams for the upcoming season.

The inspirations behind each team design were discussed by the XFL:

Guardians: This is the grey of concrete and steel, and sentries carved in stone; watchdogs over the metropolis. This is the red of fiery eyes and ferocious teeth, and the burning ambition of everyday heroes. This is the black of shielded streets standing guard, and a city that never sleeps.

Seattle Dragons: Emerging from the turbulent seas of the Puget Sound comes a team fashioned to inspire fear. Born beneath the murky skies, they are devils in deep blue, shrouded in the dark indigo mists of some ancient abyss. Their wings are covered in scales of green, like an emerald monster. Their flame-licked tails are the incandescent orange of a fire-breathing beast.

DC Defenders: Inspired by a tradition of service and sacrifice, this team stands tall on the shoulders of giants. Blazoned with the red of the DC flag and our Founding Fathers’ coat of arms: marching ever forward, a force united, with fiery resolve.

Houston Roughnecks: Forged from the fires of the oil fields comes a team that labors deep in the trenches. Resolute and rippling with heat, they toil in a red as fiery as a flaming flare stack. Theirs is the metallic chrome of power plants and pipelines, manufacturing and machinery, of mercenaries in the muck. It’s a blue so dark and deep, it shimmers and shines like Texas crude in the midday sun. These are the scratching, grinding, never-bending few.

Los Angeles Wildcats: This is a team made in LA, let loose from the canyons into the land of bright lights. This beast is unleashed far from the flash and fame, prowling the southland’s back alleys in search of its prey. Its coat is as black as the dead of night, with orange-hued highlights like the golden glow of a Pacific sunset. It leaves its mark with blood-red claws. This is a primal predator, ready to pounce. This is showtime with a snarl.

Dallas Renegades: Born from a rebel spirit and a Lone Star swagger comes a team that blew in like the dust off a Texas tornado. It’s as black as leather: badass, brazen, and bad-to-the-bone. It’s as blue as the North Texas sky: big, bold, and boundless; beyond limitation. It’s red-eyed and relentless, fiery and fearless, unconventional and untamed. It’s outlaws, outliers, and outsiders.

St. Louis Battlehawks: This is a team born and raised in St. Louis, ready for its maiden flight. Winged warriors, preparing to fight; they attack as one. With a streak of blue, and a flash of chrome; this is metal, muscle, and a mandate to win at all costs. Featuring a blade of iron and wings of blue steel, this is STL proud.

Tampa Bay Vipers: This is a team that slithered out of prehistoric Gulf Coast swamps, demons born in darkness. In the shadows they wait, sheathed in skins of dark green scales, with a venomous hiss, and a dangerous charm. Their flickering tails shine like a glimmer of green, swift and serpentine. Their grip is inescapable. Their bite, unavoidable. With hoods crowned by fangs of gold, they stalk their competition in cold blood, luring all who challenge them into the jaws of defeat.

The relaunched XFL season is expected to start in February of 2020, the weekend after the Super Bowl.

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Corey Vereen Leaving XFL Over Salary Concerns

One of the key goals of the XFL leading up to 2020 was to sign high-profile players. 24-year-old Corey Vereen was one of them. Picked in the eighth round of the XFL Draft, Vereen was supposed to be a huge star for the Los Angeles Wildcats.

That doesn’t appear to be the case anymore. Vereen has decided to forgo the opportunity to play in the XFL due to the salary being lower than what he claimed was discussed.

It was recently reported by The Action Network’s Darren Rovell that a standard XFL contract is $1,040, while NFL players make $495,000. ProFootballTalk had the average salary as $55,000, with some contracts depending on skill. Players can become full-time employees of the XFL on December 4, 2019. If they are able to stay on the roster, those players will be employed until May 31, 2020.

The defensive end is the first player to go public with this issue. Via Logan Brown Sports, a statement was made talking about how talks between players and the XFL were different compared to the recent salary structure.

“The salary schedule did not come close to matching what was talked about rampantly throughout the XFL combine workouts and was discussed online by many different sources.” Logan Brown Sports stated. “…We wish the upstart league the best and would be open to the idea of playing when salaries reach an appropriate minimum.”

Vereen will now continue to develop his skills while also working in the career field he worked towards while with the University of Tennessee, Computer Science. It is unknown if others will step forward against the XFL as well.

The launched XFL season is expected to start in February of 2020, the weekend after the Super Bowl. The Wildcats face the Houston Roughnecks in Houston on the 8th at 5 p.m. ET on FOX.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

XFL Releases Full 2020 Schedule Details

Last week, a plethora of players were drafted to eight new XFL teams. Now, we finally get a chance to see when these teams will be in action. The XFL announced the full schedule for the entire 2020 season, all the way to the championship game.

Each XFL team will host five home games and the schedules will rely heavily on divisional matchups. The XFL East will feature the DC Defenders, New York Guardians, St. Louis BattleHawks and Tampa Bay Vipers. The XFL West will consist of the Dallas Renegades, Houston Roughnecks, Los Angeles Wildcats and Seattle Dragons.

Four games will be scheduled each week during the regular season. Following Super Bowl LIV on February 2, the first weekend of games (of a 10-week schedule) for the XFL begins on Saturday, February 8 at 2 p.m. ET. The first game will be the DC Defenders hosting the Seattle Dragons on ABC, followed by the Houston Roughnecks hosting the Los Angeles Wildcats at 5 p.m. ET on FOX. The next day, the New York Guardians will be hosting the Tampa Bay Vipers at 2 p.m. ET on FOX, while the the Dallas Renegades host the BattleHawks at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Additionally, Seattle’s home opener will be on February 15, LA’s will be on the 16th, Tampa Bay’s will be on the 22nd and St. Louis’s will be on the 23rd. Two premier matchups will happen back-to-back, as New York and Los Angeles meet on February 29 and Houston and Dallas face off on March 1.

Following the regular season, the top teams will battle to determine who will fight for the League Championship on Sunday, April 26 at 3 p.m. ET. Prior to that, the Eastern Championship Final will be on Saturday, April 18 (3 p.m. ET on FOX) while the Western Championship Final will be on Sunday, April 19 (3 p.m. ET on ESPN).

Tickets for the XFL’s relaunch will be available to the general public on October 24 at 10 a.m. ET via Ticketmaster.com.

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Source: Wrestling Inc.

XFL Draft Day 2 Results – Defensive Backfield” And “Open Draft

Yesterday was the second and final day of the 2019 XFL draft.

Defensive Backfield (CB, NB, SS, FS) and Open Draft (In addition to P/K/LS, all remaining players after positional drafts will be available)

Defensive Backfield

Round 21

241) Dallas Renegades – Derron Smith – SAF – Fresno State
242) New York Guardians – Jamar Summers – CB – UConn
243) Houston Roughnecks – Deji Olatoye – CB – North Carolina A&T
244) D.C. Defenders – Elijah Campbell – CB – Northern Iowa
245) Los Angeles Wildcats – Jack Tocho – CB – NC State
246) Seattle Dragons – Jhavonte Dean – CB – Miami
247) St. Louis BattleHawks – Herb Miller – SAF – Florida Atlantic
248) Tampa Bay Vipers – Arrion Springs – CB – Oregon

Round 22

249) Tampa Bay Vipers – Picasso Nelson – CB – Southern Miss
250) St. Louis BattleHawks – Will Hill – SAF – Florida
251) Seattle Dragons – Chris Davis – CB – Auburn
252) Los Angeles Wildcats – Jaylen Dunlap – CB – Illinois
253) D.C. Defenders – Desmond Lawrence – CB – North Carolina
254) Houston Roughnecks – Robert Nelson – CB – Arizona State
255) New York Guardians – Lorenzo Doss – CB – Tulane
256) Dallas Renegades – Treston Decoud – CB – Oregon State

Round 23

257) Dallas Renegades – Dashaun Phillips – CB – Tarleton State
258) New York Guardians – David Rivers – CB – Youngstown State
259) Houston Roughnecks – Trae Elston – SAF – Ole Miss
260) D.C. Defenders – Jalen Myrick – CB – Minnesota
261) Los Angeles Wildcats – C.J. Moore – CB North – Carolina Central
262) Seattle Dragons – Kentrell Brice – SAF – Louisiana Tech
263) St. Louis BattleHawks – D’Montre Wade – CB – Murray State
264) Tampa Bay Vipers – Demontre Hurst – CB – Oklahoma

Round 24

265) Tampa Bay Vipers Jude Adjei-Barimah – CB – Bowling Green
266) St. Louis BattleHawks – Dexter McCoil – SAF – Tulsa
267) Seattle Dragons – Steve Williams – CB – California
268) Los Angeles Wildcats – Roman Tatum – CB – Southern Illinois
269) D.C. Defenders – Doran Grant – CB – Ohio State
270) Houston Roughnecks – Marqueston Huff – SAF – Wyoming
271) New York Guardians – Dravon Askew-Henry – SAF – West Virginia
272) Dallas Renegades – Kurtis Drummond – SAF – Michigan State

Round 25

273) Dallas Renegades – Josh Hawkins – CB – East Carolina
274) New York Guardians – Demetrious Cox – SAF – Michigan State
275) Houston Roughnecks – SaQwan Edwards – SAF – New Mexico
276) D.C. Defenders – Bradley Sylve – CB – Alabama
277) Los Angeles Wildcats – Jordan Powell – SAF – Widener
278) Seattle Dragons – Channing Stribling – CB – Michigan
279) St. Louis BattleHawks – Kenny Robinson – SAF – West Virginia
280) Tampa Bay Vipers – Marcelis Branch – SAF – Robert Morris

Round 26

281) Tampa Bay Vipers – Micah Hannemann – SAF – BYU
282) St. Louis BattleHawks – Marquez White – CB – Florida State
283) Seattle Dragons – Cody Brown – SAF – Arkansas State
284) Los Angeles Wildcats – Ahmad Dixon – SAF – Baylor
285) D.C. Defenders – Reggie Cole – CB – Mary Hardin-Baylor
286) Houston Roughnecks – Ed Reynolds – SAF – Stanford
287) New York Guardians – Andrew Soroh – SAF – Florida Atlantic
288) Dallas Renegades – Montrel Meander – SAF – Grambling State

Round 27

289) Dallas Renegades – John Franklin – III – CB Auburn
290) New York Guardians – Jeremiah McKinnon – CB – Florida International
291) Houston Roughnecks – Brendan Langley – CB – Lamar
292) D.C. Defenders – Rahim Moore – SAF – UCLA
293) Los Angeles Wildcats – Harlan Miller – CB – Southeastern Louisiana
294) Seattle Dragons – Jordan Martin – SAF – Syracuse
295) St. Louis BattleHawks – Trovon Reed – CB – Auburn
296) Tampa Bay Vipers – Lashard Durr – CB – Mississippi State

Round 28

297) Tampa Bay Vipers – Herb Waters – CB – Miami
298) St. Louis BattleHawks – Joe Powell – SAF – Globe Tech
299) Seattle Dragons – Tyson Graham – SAF – South Dakota
300) Los Angeles Wildcats – Jerome Couplin – SAF – William & Mary
301) D.C. Defenders – Tyree Kinnel – SAF – Michigan
302) Houston Roughnecks – Kendall Adams – SAF – Kansas State
303) New York Guardians – Terrence Alexander – CB – LSU
304) Dallas Renegades – Doyin Jibowu – SAF – Fort Hays State

Round 29

305) Dallas Renegades – Donatello Brown – CB – Valdosta State
306) New York Guardians – Nydair Rouse – CB – West Chester
307) Houston Roughnecks – Deatrick Nichols – CB – South Florida
308) D.C. Defenders – Carlos Merritt – SAF – Campbell
309) Los Angeles Wildcats – Mike Stevens – CB – NC State
310) Seattle Dragons – Mohammed Seisay – CB – Nebraska
311) St. Louis BattleHawks – Trey Caldwell – CB – Louisiana Monroe
312) Tampa Bay Vipers – Robenson Therezie – SAF – Auburn

Round 30

313) Tampa Bay Vipers – Bryce Canady – CB – Florida International
314) St. Louis BattleHawks – Ryan White – CB – Auburn
315) Seattle Dragons – Sterling Moore – CB – SMU
316) Los Angeles Wildcats – Bryce Cheek – CB – Akron
317) D.C. Defenders – Ladarius Gunter – CB – Miami
318) Houston Roughnecks – Justin Martin – CB – Tennessee
319) New York Guardians – Ranthony Texada – CB – TCU
320) Dallas Renegades – Ronald Martin – SAF – LSU

Open Draft

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XFL Draft Results, Day One – Offensive Line, Defensive Front Seven

Offensive Line

Round Eleven

1) Los Angeles Wildcats – Scott Norton – OT – Toledo
2) Seattle Dragons – Isaiah Battle – OT – Clemson
3) St. Louis BattleHawks – Matt McCants – OT – Alabama-Birmingham
4) Tampa Bay Vipers – Jordan McCray – C – Central Florida
5) Dallas Renegades – Willie Beavers – OT – Western Michigan
6) New York Guardians – Jarron Jones – OT – Notre Dame
7) Houston Roughnecks –  Cornelius Edison – OT – Portland State
8) D.C. Defenders – Kyle Murphy – OT – Stanford

Round Twelve
89) D.C. Defenders – Logan Tuley-Tillman – OT – Michigan
90) Houston Roughnecks – Terry Poole – OT – San Diego State
91) New York Guardians – Cyrus Kouandjio – OT – Alabama
92) Dallas Renegades – Pace Murphy – OT – Northwestern State
93) Tampa Bay Vipers – Martez Ivey – OT – Florida
94) St. Louis BattleHawks – Brian Folkerts – OG – Washburn
95) Seattle Dragons – Venzell Boulware – OG – Tennesse
96) Los Angeles Wildcats – Fred Lauina – OG – Oregon State

Round Thirteen

97) Los Angeles Wildcats – Ryan Pope – OT – San Diego State
98) Seattle Dragons – Dillon Day – OC – Mississippi State
99) St. Louis BattleHawks – Dallas Thomas – OG – Tennessee
100) Tampa Bay Vipers – Isaiah Williams – OG – Akron
101) Dallas Renegades – Maurquice Shakir – OG – Middle Tennessee State
102) New York Guardians – Parker Collins – OC – Appalachian State
103) Houston Roughnecks – Avery Gennesy – OT – Texas A&M
104) D.C. Defenders – De’Ondre Wesley – OT – BYU

Round Fourteen

105) D.C. Defenders – Jon Toth – OC – Kentucky
106) Houston Roughnecks – Demetrius Rhaney – OC – Tennessee State
107) New York Guardians – Anthony Coyle – OG – Fordham
108) Dallas Renegades – Darius James – OT – Auburn
109) Tampa Bay Vipers – Andrew Tiller – OG – Syracuse
110) St. Louis BattleHawks – Kent Perkins – OT – Texas
111) Seattle Dragons – Cyril Richardson – OG – Baylor
112) Los Angeles Wildcats – Jaelin Robinson – OT – Temple

Round Fifteen

113) Los Angeles Wildcats – Damien Mama – OG – USC
114) Seattle Dragons – Quinterrius Eatmon – OT – South Florida
115) St. Louis BattleHawks – Jake Campos – OG – Iowa State
116) Tampa Bay Vipers – Tre Jackson – OG – Florida State
117) Dallas Renegades – Alex Balducci – OC – Oregon
118) New York Guardians – Zac Kerin – OG – Toledo
119) Houston Roughnecks – Marquez Tucker – OG – Southern Utah
120) D.C. Defenders – Rishard Cook – OG – Alabama-Birmingham

Round Sixteen

121) D.C. Defenders – Chris Brown – OG – USC
122) Houston Roughnecks – Gerhard de Beer – OT – Arizona
123) New York Guardians – Brian Fineanganofo – OT – Idaho State
124) Dallas Renegades – Josh Allen – OG – Lousiana Monroe
125) Tampa Bay Vipers – Christian Morris – OT – Ole Miss
126) St. Louis BattleHawks – – Tyler Gauthier – OC – Miami
127) Seattle Dragons – Michael Dunn – OT – Maryland
128) Los Angeles Wildcats – Nico Siragusa – OG – San Diego State

Round Seventeen

129) Los Angeles Wildcats – Ryan Cummings – OG – Wyoming
130) Seattle Dragons – Kirk Barron – OC – Purdue
131) St. Louis BattleHawks – Blake Muir – OG – Baylor
132) Tampa Bay Vipers – Tony Adams – OG – NC State
133) Dallas Renegades – Adam Bisnowaty – OT – Pittsburgh
134) New York Guardians – John Kling – OT – Buffalo
135) Houston Roughnecks – Patrick Lewis – OC – Texas A&M
136) D.C. Defenders – Tob Weathersby – OT – LSU

Round Eighteen

137) D.C. Defenders – James O’Hagan – OC – Buffalo
138) Houston Roughnecks – Ryan Anderson – OC – Wake Forest
139) New York Guardians – Ian Silberman – OG – Boston College
140) Dallas Renegades – Salesi Uhatefi – OG – Utah
141) Tampa Bay Vipers – Daronte Bouldin – OG – Ole Miss
142) St. Louis BattleHawks – James Murray – OC – Holy Cross
143) Seattle Dragons – Jordan Rose – OT – Idaho
144) Los Angeles Wildcats – Lene Maiava – OT – Arizona

Round Nineteen

145) Los Angeles Wildcats – Tyler Roemer – OT – San Diego State
146) Seattle Dragons – Robert Myers – OG – Tennessee State
147) St. Louis BattleHawks – Juwann Bushell-Beatty – OG – Michigan
148) Tampa Bay Vipers – Marquis Lucas – OG – West Virginia
149) Dallas Renegades – John Keenoy – OG – Western Michigan
150) New York Guardians – Nate Theaker – OT – Wayne State
151) Houston Roughnecks – Marcus Applefield – OT – Virginia
152) D.C. Defenders – Chase Farris – OG – Ohio State

Round Twenty

153) D.C. Defenders – Casey Tucker – OT – Arizona State
154) Houston Roughnecks – Tayo Fabuluje – OT – TCU
155) New York Guardians – Arie Kouandjio – OG – Alabama
156) Dallas Renegades Justin Evans – OT – South Carolina State
157) Tampa Bay Vipers – William Campbell – OG – Michigan
158) St. Louis BattleHawks – Dejon Allen – OG – Hawaii
159) Seattle Dragons – Craig McCorkle – OT – California (PA)
160) Los Angeles Wildcats – Anthony Morris – OT – Tennessee State

Defensive Front Seven

Round Twenty One

161) Tampa Bay Vipers – Obum Gwacham – DE – Oregon State
162) St. Louis BattleHawks – Casey Sayles DT – Ohio
163) Seattle Dragons – Stansly Maponga – DE – TCU
164) Los Angeles Wildcats – Anthony Johnson – DT – LSU
165) D.C. Defenders – James Vaughters – LB – Stanford
166) Houston Roughnecks – Trenton Thompson – DT – Georgia
167) New York Guardians – Ben Heeney – LB – Kansas
168) Dallas Renegades – Hau’oli Kikaha – DE – Washington

Round Twenty Two

169) Dallas Renegades – Sealver Siliga – DT – Utah
170) New York Guardians – Joey Mbu – DT – Houston
171) Houston Roughnecks – Corey Crawford- DE – Clemson
172) D.C. Defenders – Charles Harris – DE – Buffalo
173) Los Angeles Wildcats – Eric Pinkins – LB – San Diego State
174) Seattle Dragons – Nick Temple – LB – Cincinnati
175) St. Louis BattleHawks – Terence Garvin – LB – West Virginia
176) Tampa Bay Vipers – Deiontrez Mount – DE – Louisville

Round Twenty Three

177) Tampa Bay Vipers – Ricky Walker – DT – Virginia Tech
178) St. Louis BattleHawks – Andrew Ankrah – DE – James Madison
179) Seattle Dragons – Will Sutton – DT – Arizona State
180) Los Angeles Wildcats – Latarius Brady – DT – Memphis
181) D.C. Defenders – Elijah Qualls – DT – Washington
182) Houston Roughnecks – Edmond Robinson – LB – Newberry
183) New York Guardians – Austin Larkin – DE – Purdue
184) Dallas Renegades – Winston Craig – DT – Richmond

Round Twenty Four

185) Dallas Renegades – Ray Ray Davison – LB – California
186) New York Guardians – TJ Barnes – DT – Georgia Tech
187) Houston Roughnecks – Davis Tull – LB – Chattanooga
188) D.C. Defenders – Scooby Wright – LB – Arizona
189) Los Angeles Wildcats – Willie Mays – DE – Tiffin
190) Seattle Dragons – Tenny Palepoi – DE – Utah
191) St. Louis BattleHawks – Jamell Garcia-Williams – DE – Alabama-Birmingham
192) Tampa Bay Vipers – Reggie Northrop – LB – Florida State

Round Twenty Five

193) Tampa Bay Vipers – Josh Banks – DT – Wake Forest
194) St. Louis BattleHawks – Channing Ward – DT – Ole Miss
195) Seattle Dragons – Jacquies Smith – DE – Missouri
196) Los Angeles Wildcats – Tre’ Williams – LB – Auburn
197) D.C. Defenders – Tracy Sprinkle – DT – Ohio State
198) Houston Roughnecks – Olive Sagapolu – DT- Wisconsin
199) New York Guardians – Nick DeLuca – LB – North Dakota State
200) Dallas Renegades- Greer Martini – LB – Notre Dame

Round Twenty Six

201) Dallas Renegades – Gelen Robinson – DT – Purdue
202) New York Guardians – D’Juan Hines – LB – Houston
203) Houston Roughnecks – Beniquez Brown – LB – Mississippi State
204) D.C. Defenders – Jameer Thurman – LB – Indiana State
205) Los Angeles Wildcats – Leon Orr – DT – Florida
206) Seattle Dragons – Steven Johnson – LB – Kansas
207) St. Louis BattleHawks – Khyri Thornton – DT – Southern Miss
208) Tampa Bay Vipers – Emmanuel Beal – LB – Oklahoma

Round Twenty Seven

209) Tampa Bay Vipers – Lucas Wacha – LB – Wyoming
210) St. Louis BattleHawks Gimel President – DE – Illinois
211) Seattle Dragons – Taniela Tupou – DT – Washington
212) Los Angeles Wildcats – Reggie Howard – DT – Toledo
213) D.C. Defenders – Sam Montgomery – DE – LSU
214) Houston Roughnecks – Andrew Jackson – LB – Western Kentucky
215) New York Guardians – Jarrell Owens – DE – Oklahoma State
216) Dallas Renegades – Frank Alexander – DE – Oklahoma

Round Twenty Eight

217) Dallas Renegades – Jonathan Massaquoi – LB – Troy
218) New York Guardians – Cavon Walker – DT – Maryland
219) Houston Roughnecks – DeMarquis Gates – LB – Ole Miss
220) D.C. Defenders – Jonathan Celestin – LB – Minnesota
221) Los Angeles Wildcats – Corey Vereen – DE – Tennessee
222) Seattle Dragons – Danny Ezechukwu – DE – Purdue
223) St. Louis BattleHawks Marcus Hardison – DT – Arizona State
224) Tampa Bay Vipers – Anthony Stubbs – LB – Prairie View A&M

Round Twenty Nine

225) Tampa Bay Vipers- Jason Neill – DE- Texas-San Antonio
226) St. Louis BattleHawks – Nicholas Grigsby – LB – Pittsburgh
227) Seattle Dragons – Pasoni Tasini – DT – Utah
228) Los Angeles Wildcats – Adrian Hubbard – DE – Alabama
229) D.C. Defenders – KeShun Freeman – DE – Georgia Tech
230) Houston Roughnecks – Caushaud Lyons – DT – Tusculum
231) New York Guardians – Garrison Smith – DT – Georgia
232) Dallas Renegades – Tegray Scales- LB – Indiana

Round Thirty

233) Dallas Renegades – Izaah Lunsford – DT – Bowling Green
234) New York Guardians – Rykeem Yates – DE – Nevada
235) Houston Roughnecks – Drew Lewis- LB – Colorado
236) D.C. Defenders – Daryle Banfield – DT- Brown
237) Los Angeles Wildcats – Owen Roberts – DT- San Jose State
238) Seattle Dragons – Praise Martin-Oguike – DE – Temple
239) St. Louis BattleHawks – Corbin Kaufusi – DE – BYU
240) Tampa Bay Vipers – Devin Taylor – DE – South Carolina