No. 20 – Memphis Showboats | |
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Position: | Linebacker |
Personal information | |
Born: | Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S. | November 7, 1995
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | North (Downers Grove, Illinois) |
College: | UConn |
Undrafted: | 2018 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Roster status: | Active |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca |
Vontae Diggs (born November 7, 1995) is an American football linebacker for the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Connecticut.
Diggs grew up in Downers Grove, Illinois, and went to Downers Grove North High School. [1]
Diggs played all 48 games for the UConn Huskies in his collegiate career. Diggs tallied 77 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss [2] in his senior season.
He tried out with the Washington Redskins after graduating from the University of Connecticut. [3]
Diggs has played in five different football leagues, including the AAF and Arena Football League. Most notably, Diggs spent two years with the Edmonton Elks in the Canadian Football League where he won the team's "Most Outstanding Rookie" award in 2019. [4] He was released by the Eskimos in 2020 and signed with the Toronto Argonauts. In October 2021 he was released by the Argonauts. [5]
Diggs re-signed with the New Orleans Breakers of the USFL on September 28, 2023. [6] The Breakers folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL). [7] He was selected by the Memphis Showboats during the 2024 UFL dispersal draft on January 5, 2024. [8]
Lawrence Jamel Wilson is a former American football linebacker. He finished his collegiate career second in tackles all-time for the Huskies. In both his junior and senior seasons, he led the Big East in tackles and was selected to the All-Big East First-team. He finished his collegiate career second in tackles all-time at UConn. Lawrence was drafted in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft at pick number 166 by the Carolina Panthers.
McLeod John Baltazar Bethel-Thompson is an American professional football quarterback for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was a member of the Toronto Argonauts, winning two Grey Cup championships with the team: one as a back-up quarterback in 2017, another as the team's starter in 2022. He played college football at UCLA and Sacramento State. He is the grandson of the 1948 Olympic shot put champion Wilbur 'Moose' Thompson. Bethel-Thompson is a journeyman quarterback having been a member of five different NFL teams, three CFL teams, and one team in the Arena Football League (AFL), United Football League (UFL), and United States Football League (USFL).
William Oliver Roe II was a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints. He also was a member of the Boston Breakers, Memphis Showboats and Birmingham Stallions in the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at the University of Colorado.
Terry Poole is an American football offensive tackle for the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at San Diego State and Monterey Peninsula College.
William Earl Saxton Jr. is an American football tight end for the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at South Alabama. He has also been a member of the New York Jets, Washington Redskins, Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers, and Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL); Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football (AAF); St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL; and New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL).
Terrance Plummer is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at the University of Central Florida. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Washington Redskins in 2015.
Trey Williams is an American football running back for the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL). He signed with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2015. Williams has also been a member of the Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, Toronto Argonauts, San Antonio Commanders, Seattle Dragons, Calgary Stampeders, New Jersey Generals and Pittsburgh Maulers. He played college football at Texas A&M.
William Likely III is an American football cornerback for the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Stephen Case Cookus, nicknamed the Chef, is an American football quarterback for the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL). As a true freshman at Northern Arizona University, he was named the recipient of the 2015 Jerry Rice Award and the STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Year Award, both of which are awarded to the most outstanding freshman player in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. He holds the record for most combined passing and rushing touchdowns in a USFL game with five, which he accomplished in a game against the Michigan Panthers on June 5, 2022.
Keishawn Bierria is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Washington. In the National Football League (NFL), Bierria has been a member of the Denver Broncos, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL), Edmonton Elks, Saskatchewan Roughriders and Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL.
Jordan L. Brailford is an American football linebacker for the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Oklahoma State and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
Jamar Summers is an American football cornerback for the Arlington Renegades of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at University of Connecticut.
Sage Surratt is an American football tight end for the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL). He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent after not being selected in the 2021 NFL Draft, and was on their practice squad for 2021. He played college football at Wake Forest.
Nate Holley is an American football safety who is a free agent. Holley played high school football at Whitmer High School in Toledo, Ohio. He played NCAA football at Kent State. He has also been a member of the Minnesota Vikings, Nebraska Danger, Los Angeles Rams, and Calgary Stampeders.
DeMarquis Larenz Gates is an American football linebacker for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels.
Vincent Joseph Papale is an American football wide receiver for the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for Delaware. He previously played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL), TSL Conquerors of The Spring League (TSL), and the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League (USFL). He is the son of former Philadelphia Eagles receiver Vince Papale, whose career was the basis of the 2006 film Invincible.
Brian Harelimana is a Rwandan-born Canadian football linebacker for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played U Sports football for the Montreal Carabins and was a fourth round draft pick by the Montreal Alouettes in 2020.
Ali Fayad is a Lebanese-American gridiron football linebackerfor the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Western Michigan and was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2022. He also played for the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL and Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League (USFL).
Trevon Tate is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Shaheed Salmon is a professional gridiron football linebacker for the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL). After playing college football for Samford, he signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He played for the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) and Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
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