2023 USFL draft

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2023 USFL draft
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General information
Date(s)February 21, 2023
Time1:00 p.m.
LocationSocial media
Overview
80 total selections in 10 rounds
League United States Football League
First selection Jarrett Horst, OT, Michigan Panthers
  2022
2024  

The 2023 USFL draft, also known as the 2023 USFL college draft, was the second annual and final meeting of United States Football League (USFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. The draft consisted of 2023 draft eligible players.

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Selection order

The selection order for subsequent rounds followed the order of the first round. The first overall pick was decided by the winner of the Week 10 game between the 1–8 Pittsburgh Maulers and 1–8 Michigan Panthers, would win the first overall pick. The Panthers were victorious 33–21. [1]

The New Jersey Generals had their 1st round selection moved to the last pick in the draft due to "a violation of offseason roster management rules". [2]

Selection

Number

Team2022 recordSchedule strengthPlayoff result
1 Michigan Panthers 2–8.543Did not qualify
2 Pittsburgh Maulers 1–9.557Did not qualify
3 Houston Gamblers 3–7.529Did not qualify
4 Memphis Showboats 4–6.514Did not qualify
5 New Orleans Breakers 6–4.486Div championship
6 New Jersey Generals 9–1.443Div championship
7 Philadelphia Stars 6–4.486Lost championship
8 Birmingham Stallions 9–1.443Won championship

Player selections

The following is the breakdown of the 80 players selected by position:

Positions key
OffenseDefenseSpecial teams
  1. Sometimes referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
  2. Includes nose tackle (NT)
  3. Includes middle linebacker (MLB or MIKE), outside linebacker (OLB, WILL, SAM), and off-ball linebacker
  4. Includes free safety (FS) and strong safety (SS)
  5. Also known as a placekicker (PK)
  6. Includes kickoff and punt returners
RndPick
No.
TeamPlayerPos.CollegeNotes
11 Michigan Panthers Jarrett Horst OT Michigan State
12 Pittsburgh Maulers Lindsey Scott Jr. QB Incarnate Word
13 Houston Gamblers Chase Brice QB Appalachian State
14 Memphis Showboats Mason Brooks OT Mississippi State
15 New Orleans Breakers Tyler Scott WR Cincinnati
16 Philadelphia Stars Alfred Edwards OT Utah State
17 Birmingham Stallions Kadeem Telfort OT UAB
28 Michigan Panthers Tanner Morgan QB Minnesota
29 Pittsburgh Maulers Malik Hamm DE Lafayette
210 Houston Gamblers Justin Ford DE Montana
211 Memphis Showboats Isaiah Bolden CB Jackson State
212 New Orleans Breakers Noah Taylor LB Virginia
213 Philadelphia Stars Anderson Hardy OT Appalachian State
214 Birmingham Stallions Quinton Barrow OT Grand Valley State
215 New Jersey Generals Adrian Martinez QB Kansas State New Jersey draft positions penalized for violating offseason roster management rules.
316 Michigan Panthers Santrell Latham LB Southern Miss
317 Pittsburgh Maulers Tre'Quan Dorsey G Saint Francis (PA)
318 Houston Gamblers Joey Fisher G Shepherd
319 Memphis Showboats Brevin Allen DE Campbell
320 New Orleans Breakers D. J. Ivey CB Miami (FL)
321 Philadelphia Stars Issac Moore OT Temple
322 Birmingham Stallions Malik Cunningham QB Louisville
323 New Jersey Generals J.J. Holloman WR Tennessee State New Jersey draft positions penalized for violating offseason roster management rules.
424 Michigan Panthers D.J. Scaife Jr. G Miami (FL)
425 Pittsburgh Maulers Ferlando Jordan CB Southeastern Louisiana
426 Houston Gamblers Scott Matlock DT Boise State
427 Memphis Showboats Benny Sapp III SS Northern Iowa
428 New Orleans Breakers Keaton Mitchell RB East Carolina
429 Philadelphia Stars Truman Jones DE Harvard
430 Birmingham Stallions Derius Davis WR TCU
431 New Jersey Generals Victor Jones DT Akron New Jersey draft positions penalized for violating offseason roster management rules.
532 Michigan Panthers DaShaun White LB Oklahoma
533 Pittsburgh Maulers Isaiah Land DE Florida A&M
534 Houston Gamblers Jeffery Johnson DT Oklahoma
535 Memphis Showboats Michael Ezeike TE UCLA
536 New Orleans Breakers Isaiah Moore LB NC State
537 Philadelphia Stars Earl Bostick Jr. OT Kansas
538 Birmingham Stallions Zeke Vandenburgh DE Illinois State
539 New Jersey Generals De'Jahn Warren CB Jackson State New Jersey draft positions penalized for violating offseason roster management rules.
640 Michigan Panthers Levi Bell DE Texas State
641 Pittsburgh Maulers Nash Jensen OL North Dakota State
642 Houston Gamblers Keenan Issac DB Alabama State
643 Memphis Showboats Jerome Carvin DL Tennessee
644 New Orleans Breakers Dante Stills DL West Virginia
645 New Jersey Generals Derrick Tucker S Texas Southern
646 Philadelphia Stars Jose Ramirez DE Eastern Michigan
647 Birmingham Stallions Colby Sorsdal OT William & Mary
748 Michigan Panthers Gunnar Oakes TE Eastern Michigan
749 Pittsburgh Maulers Taylor Grimes WR Incarnate Word
750 Houston Gamblers Alex Jensen OT South Dakota
751 Memphis Showboats Nehemiah Shelton CB San Jose State
752 New Orleans Breakers Darius Hagans CB Virginia State
753 New Jersey Generals Jermaine McDaniel Jr. DE North Carolina A&T
754 Philadelphia Stars Demontrey Jacobs DT South Florida
755 Birmingham Stallions Grant DuBose WR Charlotte
856 Michigan Panthers Andrew Farmer II DE Lane
857 Pittsburgh Maulers C.J. Turner WR Southeastern Louisiana
858 Houston Gamblers Brady Russell TE Colorado
859 Memphis Showboats Trea Shropshire WR UAB
860 New Orleans Breakers Jake Bobo WR UCLA
861 New Jersey Generals Adam Korsak P Rutgers
862 Philadelphia Stars Trey Botts DL CSU Pueblo
863 Birmingham Stallions Mark Evans II OG Arkansas Pine-Bluff
964 Michigan Panthers Chim Okorafor DL Benedictine
965 Pittsburgh Maulers Jacob Slade DL Michigan State
966 Houston Gamblers Jason Taylor II S Oklahoma State
967 Memphis Showboats Silas Dzansi OL Virginia Tech
968 New Orleans Breakers Alex Palczewski OL Illinois
969 New Jersey Generals Jalen Holston RB Virginia Tech
970 Philadelphia Stars Destin Mack CB The Citadel
971 Birmingham Stallions B. J. Thompson DE Stephen F. Austin
1072 Michigan Panthers Sidy Sow OL Eastern Michigan
1073 Pittsburgh Maulers Ethan Evans P Wingate
1074 Houston Gamblers Colby Reeder LB Iowa State
1075 Memphis Showboats Antonio Fletcher S Southern Illinois
1076 New Orleans Breakers Tyler Baker-Williams CB NC State
1077 New Jersey Generals Nick Zecchino LS Purdue
1078 Philadelphia Stars Dre Terry LB Alabama A&M
1079 Birmingham Stallions Starling Thomas DB UAB
1080 New Jersey Generals Ray Estes DB Grambling State The Generals had their first round pick moved to the end of the 10th round due to a violation in offseason rules. [2]

References [3] [4]

References

  1. Jeff Kerr (June 19, 2022). "USFL Week 10 takeaways: Panthers earn first pick in 2023 draft by winning matchup of two worst teams". www.cbssports.com. CBS Sports Interactive. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  2. 1 2 @USFL (February 20, 2023). "The official draft order of the first-ever USFL College Draft ⬇️ It all kicks off tomorrow at 1pm ET on all USFL social media channels 🙌" (Tweet). Retrieved February 20, 2023 via Twitter.
  3. "2023 USFL Draft: Everything You Need to Know". OurSportsCentral. February 21, 2023.
  4. "2023 USFL Draft recap: 80 players selected across 10 rounds". FOX Sports.