2024 UFL draft

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2024 UFL draft
General information
Date(s)July 17, 2024
Time10:00 a.m.
LocationSocial media
Overview
80 total selections in 10 rounds
League United Football League
First selection Jason Bean (QB)
Memphis Showboats

The 2024 UFL draft, also known as the 2024 UFL college draft, was the first meeting of United Football League (UFL) franchises to select newly eligible players ahead of the 2025 UFL season. It was the first rookie draft since the league formed from the merger of the United States Football League (USFL) and XFL. Previously, the two predecessor leagues held separate rookie drafts in 2023 prior to the merger and then a dispersal draft in 2024 following the merger and contraction from 16 total pre-merger teams to the 8 teams that competed in the 2024 season. The draft was held on July 17, 2024 and was announced only six days prior. [1] [2] The announcement of the draft also coincided with the beginning a series of player showcase combines held by the league that would continue to be held though October 2024 after the draft but before the start of the 2025 season. [3]

Contents

Draft order

Draft order was based on a team's record and result from the 2024 UFL season. However, under UFL rules meant to prevent against tanking, Memphis received the first round pick by defeating Houston in the last week of the 2024 season. [4] [5]

Selection

Number

Team2024 recordPlayoff result
1 Memphis Showboats 2–8Did not qualify
2 Houston Roughnecks 1–9Did not qualify
3 Arlington Renegades 3–7Did not qualify
4 DC Defenders 4–6Did not qualify
5 St. Louis Battlehawks 7–3Div championship
6 Michigan Panthers 7–3Div championship
7 San Antonio Brahmas 7–3Lost championship
8 Birmingham Stallions 9–1Won championship

Player selections

Players eligible for the 2024 UFL draft were those who were also eligible for the 2024 NFL draft but went undrafted.

RndPick
No.		TeamPlayerPos.College
11 Memphis Showboats Jason Bean QB Kansas
12 Houston Roughnecks Eyabi Okie DE Charlotte
13 Arlington Renegades John Rhys Plumlee QB UCF
14 DC Defenders Gottlieb Ayedze OT Maryland
15 St. Louis Battlehawks Chevan Cordeiro QB San José State
16 Michigan Panthers Julian Pearl OT Illinois
17 San Antonio Brahmas Gabe Hall DT Baylor
18 Birmingham Stallions Frank Crum OT Wyoming
29 Memphis Showboats Blake Watson RB Memphis
210 Houston Roughnecks Tra Fluellen S Middle Tennessee
211 Arlington Renegades Griffin McDowell OT Chattanooga
212 DC Defenders Kedon Slovis QB BYU
213 St. Louis Battlehawks Cody Schrader RB Missouri
214 Michigan Panthers Dwight McGlothern CB Arkansas
215 San Antonio Brahmas Gabriel Murphy DE UCLA
216 Birmingham Stallions Lorenzo Thompson OT Rhode Island
317 Memphis Showboats Evan Anderson NT Florida Atlantic
318 Houston Roughnecks Kameron Stutts OG Auburn
319 Arlington Renegades Kalen DeLoach LB Florida State
320 DC Defenders Leonard Taylor III DT Miami (FL)
321 St. Louis Battlehawks Pheldarius Payne DE Virginia Tech
322 Michigan Panthers Isaac Ukwu DE Ole Miss
323 San Antonio Brahmas Donovan Jennings OT South Florida
324 Birmingham Stallions Emani Bailey RB TCU
425 Memphis Showboats Jalen Coker WR Holy Cross
426 Houston Roughnecks Donovan Manuel LB FIU
427 Arlington Renegades Popo Aumavae NT Oregon
428 DC Defenders Garret Greenfield OT South Dakota State
429 St. Louis Battlehawks Bradley Ashmore OT Vanderbilt
430 Michigan Panthers Brian Dooley OT Eastern Michigan
431 San Antonio Brahmas Miles Battle CB Utah
432 Birmingham Stallions Isaiah Williams WR Illinois
533 Memphis Showboats Eric Watts DE UConn
534 Houston Roughnecks Hayden Gillum OL Kansas State
535 Arlington Renegades Amari Gainer LB North Carolina
536 DC Defenders Braiden McGregor DE Michigan
537 St. Louis Battlehawks Carl Jones Jr. LB UCLA
538 Michigan Panthers Rocky Lombardi QB Northern Illinois
539 San Antonio Brahmas Jamree Kromah DE James Madison
540 Birmingham Stallions Dallin Holker TE Colorado State
641 Memphis Showboats Andrew Raym C Oklahoma
642 Houston Roughnecks Malcolm Epps TE Pittsburgh
643 Arlington Renegades Bo Richter RB Air Force
644 DC Defenders Michael Wiley RB Arizona
645 St. Louis Battlehawks Isaiah Coe DT Oklahoma
646 Michigan Panthers Dayton Wade WR Ole Miss
647 San Antonio Brahmas Lideatrick Griffin WR Mississippi State
648 Birmingham Stallions Trajan Jeffcoat DE Arkansas
749 Memphis Showboats Yvandy Rigby LB Temple
750 Houston Roughnecks Xavier Benson LB Oklahoma State
751 Arlington Renegades Taki Taimani DT Oregon
752 DC Defenders Dallas Gant LB Toledo
753 St. Louis Battlehawks Jelani Baker WR Limestone
754 Michigan Panthers Akeem Dent S Florida State
755 San Antonio Brahmas Beau Brade S Maryland
756 Birmingham Stallions Andrew Coker OT TCU
857 Memphis Showboats Ja'Quan Sheppard CB Maryland
858 Houston Roughnecks Rayshad Williams CB Texas Tech
859 Arlington Renegades Spencer Rolland OT North Carolina
860 DC Defenders Curtis Jacobs LB Penn State
861 St. Louis Battlehawks Jadon Janke WR South Dakota State
862 Michigan Panthers Andrew Meyer C UTEP
863 San Antonio Brahmas Sincere Haynesworth C Tulane
864 Birmingham Stallions Ahmarean Brown WR South Carolina
965 Memphis Showboats McCallan Castles TE Tennessee
966 Houston Roughnecks Malik Dunlap CB Texas Tech
967 Arlington Renegades Briason Mays C Southern Miss
968 DC Defenders Tanner Mordecai QB Wisconsin
969 St. Louis Battlehawks Myles Sims CB Georgia Tech
970 Michigan Panthers J. D. Duplain OL Michigan State
971 San Antonio Brahmas D. J. Miller Jr. CB Kent State
972 Birmingham Stallions Sam Hartman QB Notre Dame
1073 Memphis Showboats Mason Tipton WR Yale
1074 Houston Roughnecks Geor'Quarius Spivey TE Mississippi State
1075 Arlington Renegades Drake Stoops WR Oklahoma
1076 DC Defenders Omar Brown S Nebraska
1077 St. Louis Battlehawks Myles Jones CB Duke
1078 Michigan Panthers Isaiah Stalbird S South Dakota State
1079 San Antonio Brahmas Joshua Cephus WR UTSA
1080 Birmingham Stallions Ethan Driskell OT Marshall

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References

  1. ↑ "2024 UFL College Draft Set for Wednesday, July 17". United Football League. July 11, 2024.
  2. ↑ Garcia, Art (July 11, 2024). "The 2024 UFL College Draft is Wednesday, with the Memphis Showboats owning the first pick". Sports Illustrated FanNation.
  3. ↑ Miller, Anthony (July 11, 2024). "UFL Hosting First Player Showcase on Friday". Sports Illustrated FanNation.
  4. ↑ "Roughnecks vs. Showboats highlights: Memphis gets No. 1 pick in 2025 UFL Draft with 19-12 win". Fox Sports. June 2, 2024.
  5. ↑ Miller, Anthony (May 29, 2024). "UFL Combats Tanking with Winner-Take-All Game for Top Draft Pick". Sports Illustrated FanNation.
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