2020 Seattle Dragons season

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2020 Seattle Dragons season
Owner Alpha Entertainment, LLC
General manager Jim Zorn
Head coach Jim Zorn
Home field CenturyLink Field
Results
Record1–4
League place4th XFL West

The 2020 Seattle Dragons season was the first season for the Seattle Dragons as a professional American football franchise. They played as charter members of the XFL, one of eight teams to compete in the league for the 2020 season. The Dragons played their home games at CenturyLink Field and were led by head coach Jim Zorn.

Contents

Their inaugural season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the XFL officially suspended operations for the remainder of the season on March 20, 2020. [1]

Offseason

First ever XFL kickoff against the DC Defenders at Audi Field DC Defenders kickoff against the Seattle Dragons at Audi Field.jpg
First ever XFL kickoff against the DC Defenders at Audi Field

XFL Draft

Tier 1 Quarterback Allocations

PlayerPos.College
Brandon Silvers QB Troy

Phase 1: Skill Players

Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College
17 Trey Williams RB Texas A&M
210 Kenneth Farrow RB Houston
323 Fred Ross WR Mississippi State
426 Jace Amaro TE Texas Tech
539 Keenan Reynolds WR Navy
642 Evan Rodriguez TE Temple
755 Kasen Williams WR Washington
858John Santiago WR North Dakota
971 Cam Clear TE Texas A&M
1074 Malachi Jones WR Appalachian State

Phase 2: Offensive Line

Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College
12 Isaiah Battle OT Clemson
215Venzell Boulware G Tennessee
318 Dillon Day OT Mississippi State
431 Cyril Richardson G Baylor
534Quinterrius Eatmon OT South Florida
647Michael Dunn OT Maryland
750Kirk Barron C Purdue
863Jordan Rose OT Idaho
966 Robert Myers G Tennessee State
1079Craig McCorkle OT California (PA)

Phase 3: Defensive Front Seven

Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College
13 Stansly Maponga DE TCU
214Nick Temple LB Cincinnati
319 Will Sutton DT Arizona State
430 Tenny Palepoi DE Utah
535 Jacquies Smith DE Missouri
646 Steven Johnson LB Kansas
751 Taniela Tupou DT Washington
862Danny Ezechukwu DE Purdue
967 Pasoni Tasini DT Utah
1078 Praise Martin-Oguike DE Temple

Phase 4: Defensive Backs

Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College
16Jhavonte Dean CB Miami (FL)
211 Chris Davis CB Auburn
322 Kentrell Brice S Louisiana Tech
427 Steve Williams CB California
538 Channing Stribling CB Michigan
643 Cody Brown S Arkansas State
754Jordan Martin S Syracuse
859Tyson Graham S South Dakota
970 Mohammed Seisay CB Nebraska
1075 Sterling Moore CB SMU

Phase 5: Open Draft

PlayerPos.College
Joe Callahan QB Wesley
Lavon Coleman RB
Mikah Holder WR
Austin Proehl WR
Connor Hamlett TE
Colin Jeter TE
Marcell Frazier DE
Anthony Johnson DT
Jeremy Liggins DT
Dante Booker LB
Nyles Morgan LB Notre Dame
Gionni Paul LB
Greg Joseph K
Brock Miller P Southern Utah
Noah Borden LS Hawaii

Final Roster

2020 Seattle Dragons final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


56 active, 6 inactive

Staff

2020 Seattle Dragons staff
Front office

Head coaches

  • Head coach/general manager – Jim Zorn

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator/Defensive Backs – Chip Garber


Standings

2020 XFL standings
East Division [2]
TeamW–LPCTTD+/-TD+TD-DIVPFPADIFFSTK
DC Defenders 3–2.600-39122–18289-7W1
St. Louis BattleHawks 3–2.60031181–1977720L1
New York Guardians 3–2.600-1891–27985-6W2
Tampa Bay Vipers 1–4.200-411151–198115-17L1
West Division [2]
TeamW–LPCTTD+/-TD+TD-DIVPFPADIFFSTK
Houston Roughnecks 5–01.000721143–015811147W5
Dallas Renegades 2–3.400-39122–190102-12L2
Los Angeles Wildcats 2–3.400418140–21291227W1
Seattle Dragons 1–4.200-312150–287119-32L3
(x)–clinched playoff berth; (y)–clinched conference; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention

Schedule

All times Pacific

WeekDayDateKickoffTVOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayFebruary 811:00 a.m. ABC at DC Defenders L 19–310–1 Audi Field
2SaturdayFebruary 152:00 p.m. Fox Tampa Bay Vipers W 17–91–1 CenturyLink Field
3SaturdayFebruary 222:00 p.m.Fox Dallas Renegades L 12–241–2CenturyLink Field
4SaturdayFebruary 292:00 p.m.Foxat St. Louis Battlehawks L 16–231–3 The Dome at America's Center
5SaturdayMarch 711:00 a.m.ABCat Houston Roughnecks L 23–321–4 TDECU Stadium
6SundayMarch 154:00 p.m. ESPN Los Angeles Wildcats Not playedCenturyLink Field
7SundayMarch 2212:00 p.m.ABC New York Guardians CenturyLink Field
8SundayMarch 293:00 p.m. FS1 at Dallas Renegades Globe Life Park in Arlington
9SundayApril 53:00 p.m.FS1at Los Angeles Wildcats Dignity Health Sports Park
10SaturdayApril 1111:00 a.m.ABC Houston Roughnecks CenturyLink Field

[3]

Game summaries

Week 1: at DC Defenders

Week 1 — Seattle Dragons at DC Defenders
Period1234Total
Dragons676019
Defenders3913631

at Audi Field, Washington, D.C.

Game information

The Seattle Dragons played in the first game of the revived XFL, playing on the road against the DC Defenders. The Dragons scored the first touchdown of the new XFL on a 14-yard pass from Brandon Silvers to Austin Proehl in the 1st quarter. [5]

Week 2: vs. Tampa Bay Vipers

Week 2 — Tampa Bay Vipers at Seattle Dragons
Period1234Total
Vipers03609
Dragons0014317

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: February 15
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. PST/ 5:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C) • Wind: S 12 mph
  • Game attendance: 29,172
  • Referee: Tra Blake [6]
  • TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst)
Game information

Week 3: vs. Dallas Renegades

Week 3 — Dallas Renegades at Seattle Dragons
Period1234Total
Renegades6061224
Dragons660012

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: February 22
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. PST/ 5:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Wind: ENE 1 mph
  • Game attendance: 22,060
  • Referee: John O'Neill [7]
  • TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Brock Huard (sideline)
Game information

Week 4: at St. Louis BattleHawks

Week 4 — Seattle at St. Louis
Period1234Total
Dragons037616
BattleHawks1163323

at The Dome at America's Center, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Date: February 29
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: N/A (Indoor)
  • Game attendance: 27,527
  • Referee: Reggie Smith [8]
  • TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Brock Huard (sideline)
Game information

Week 5: at Houston Roughnecks

Week 5 — Seattle at Houston
Period1234Total
Dragons689023
Roughnecks01461232

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

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