He was a second-team PFF All-ACC performer and honorable mention All-ACC choice on the official league team, and won NC States DeWayne Washington Award as the teams top defensive back in 2020 and 2021. For the first time in 40 years, the USFL is back. Hagans had 1,012 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns for Virginia State in 2022, along with 17 receptions for 135 yards. He graduated as Lafayette's career sacks leader with 32 career sacks, bookending his career with 8.5 sacks each in his first and final seasons on College Hill. The 2022 USFL Draft is reportedly going to operate similarly to the 2019 XFL Draft in that the teams will pick from the same position pool in each round. The structure of the draft was as follows:[1], A supplemental draft was held on March 10, 2022, with an additional 80 players selected to fill three final roster spots and seven practice squad spots per team.[10]. Pittsburgh Maulers, 11.02 Lorenzo Burns, CB Good-sized, athletic, and rangy FS who can cover. . That season he was a second-team All-MEAC selection. Has started at right tackle, right guard, left guard and left tackle in his Virginia Tech career. They will be able to pick and choose their targets during the 2022 USFL Draft and build rosters full of players that were overlooked by NFL teams or starred in other defunct, fledgling leagues, such as the XFL and AAF. 11 in FBS . The United States Football League kicks off this April on FOX and NBC, with the leagues opening game multi-cast on multiple networks (FOX and NBC) for the first time since Super Bowl I. However, Brown hasnt gotten his chance yet at the NFL level. Matlock started 13 games for Boise State in 2022, recording a team-high seven quarterback hurries and leading all Broncos defensive linemen with 49 total tackles, including six tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. Davis 82-yard punt return for a touchdown against Texas Tech in 2022 set the new school record for longest punt return, which was previously held by 2022 USFL MVP KaVontae Turpin. Slade was a four-year letter winner at Michigan State, playing in 42 games with the Spartans including 26 starts. Every Alabama Player Picked in the 2022 USFL Draft Nathan Reed Published: February 24, 2022 Courtesy of @USFL via Twitter The United States Football League (USFL) is an eight-team league where every team plays a 10-game schedule in hopes of qualifying for the four-team semifinal and winning a championship. Manny Bunch was one of the players who really impressed me while playing in The Spring League last year. Zecchino was at UConn in 2016 before transferring to Purdue. Evans helped lead the Bulldogs to a historic season, winning a program-record 11 games while also advancing to the NCAA DII national quarterfinals for the first time in program history. Hamm was named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year twice in his Lafayette career and earned all-conference honors five times. Below is everything you need to know for the 2022 USFL Draft. After the championship game takes place on July 3rd, USFL players are permitted to sign with NFL teams, but they also must be released from their USFL contract. He set single-season school records for passing yards (3,253) and touchdown passes (30) in 2019 and set the single-season completion percentage school record (66.9%) in 2022. Martinez played at Nebraska for four seasons before transferring to Kansas State in 2022. USFL awards 2022: New Jersey Generals receive much acclaim USFL schedule Week 10: TV channels, odds, picks, and predictions PFN NEWSLETTER Every day, get free NFL updates sent straight to your inbox! Ezeike made eight starts in 2022, finishing the season second on the team with 4 receiving touchdowns. In 2021, he started six games and recorded 16 solo tackles along with one pass breakup. He was a second-team PFF All-ACC performer and honorable mention All-ACC choice on the official league team, and won NC States DeWayne Washington Award as the teams top defensive back in 2020 and 2021. Led the team with 923 receiving yards and six touchdowns in 2022, and ranked third nationally in yards per catch (22.5). Birmingham Stallions, 11.03 Jerry Cantave, CB He appeared in more career games than any position player in school history, seeing action on 2,817 total offensive snaps. Lacina was the first center taken in the 2022 USFL Draft. Stills set a West Virginia football record by appearing in 58 games over five seasons with the Mountaineers, starting in 36 of those. 4 in sacks (23.5). Holloman played at Georgia and Florida International before finishing his career at Tennessee State. The second day will begin at 10 a.m. He was great through Fan Controlled Football. New Jersey Generals, 10.04 Dominique Martin, CB In 2022, he anchored an offensive line that paved the way for a 9-3 record for Saint Francis, as well as a 7-0 record in conference. USFL Draft Set for February 22-23, Key Dates and Player Eligibilty Announced Michael Lipinski January 5 2022 Disclosure Share Embed from Getty Images By Michael Lipinski, Sports Talk Philly Contributor Major football news broke on November 22 when Fox Sports announced the return of the United States Football League (USFL) after a 37-year absence. He helped USF to a school record single-game rushing record of 421 yards against Temple that year. All Rights Reserved. News . His 38 career rushing touchdowns are second-most in Cardinals history behind Lamar Jackson. Baker-Williams appeared in just five games for NC State in 2022 following offseason surgery but still recorded 17 total tackles and two interceptions. The first day of the USFL Draft saw the following positions selected: Round 1: Quarterbacks Rounds 2-4: Edge Rushers/Defensive Ends Rounds 5-7: Offensive Tackles Round 8-11: Cornerbacks Round 12: Quarterbacks Round 1 1.01 - Shea Patterson, QB Michigan Panthers 1.02 - Jordan Ta'amu, QB Tampa Bay Bandits 1.03 - Bryan Scott, QB Philadelphia Stars The XFL was subdivided into six phases while the USFL Draft is a bit more complex. Coming out of high school, he was a four-star recruit and rushed for over 4,000 yards in high school. Tucker spent three seasons at Texas A&M before transferring to Texas Southern. Davis 82-yard punt return for a touchdown against Texas Tech in 2022 set the new school record for longest punt return, which was previously held by 2022 USFL MVP KaVontae Turpin. Evans II started every game at left tackle for UAPB in the 2019 season, helping Taeyler Porter become the third player in program history with back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons that year. In 2022, he recorded 10 solo tackles and one pass breakup. All rights reserved. Boogie Roberts, DL, San Jose State round 25, pick 2 Kyahva Tezino, LB, San Diego State round 31, pick 1 Tampa Bay Bandits Juwan Washington, RB, San Diego State round 28, pick 8 Ryan DiSalvo, LS, San Jose State round 35, pick 3 More Mountain West Football! Tampa Bay Bandits, 12.08 Paxton Lynch, QB He was also a first-team All-American according to Sporting News, and holds the NCAA career record for punting yards with 15,318. Allowed just one sack on the season in 864 snaps. Per multiple player sources, USFL player contract details are as follows: The others are: Colin Kaepernick, Cody Fajardo, Malik Cunningham. Former Steelers cornerbacks Brian Allen and Jamar Summers, wide receivers Eli Rogers, Darrius Shepherd and Tyler Simmons, safeties Jack Tocho, Arnold Tarpley III and Dravon Askew-Henry, running back Tony Brooks-James, along with earlier selections quarterback Paxton Lynch and defensive end Cavon Walker were all taken in the selection meetings pic.twitter.com/kkye3QuQOM. He was a four-star recruit in the 2017 class. He had 2,069 career rushing yards and 17 touchdowns in three years with the Trojans despite sitting out the 2020 season. In 2020, he was a first-team All-Southland selection. 6 Texas A&M early in the 2022 season. In 2022, he finished with 33 receptions for 353 yards and one touchdown. After the supplemental draft, teams will have 45 players each. McDaniel Jr. spent two seasons at App State before transferring to NC A&T. I thought that Putman was the leagues most valuable player through the first half of the season. Russell recorded 78 receptions for 799 yards and three touchdowns across five seasons with Colorado. We take a look at draft selections for the 2022 USFL Draft. All rights reserved. That said, there is a player pool of 500 that teams can choose from. The draft will use a modified snake format to ensure that each team will receive the top choice in two of the position-specific rounds. We have added another WR selection and will pass on a pick in a future round, as a result", "Compensatory Pick: Welcome to Philadelphia, Ladarius Wiley. For his career, he recorded 109 total tackles, 3 interceptions, 6 pass deflections, and 2 forced fumbles. ET. Martinez played at Nebraska for four seasons before transferring to Kansas State in 2022. Moore was a starter at Temple for five seasons, playing in a school-record 57 consecutive games. We have added another OT selection and will pass on a pick in a future round, as a result. He was also a conference Honorable Mention selection in 2021. 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Pro Football Network strives to passionately deliver purposeful, captivating, and exceptional football content. The draft begins just under one month before the league's March 21 training camp is set to begin. Farmer appeared in 18 games across two seasons for Division II Lane College, including each of the Dragons first eight games in 2022 where he recorded 58 total tackles, 25 tackles for loss, six sacks and a forced fumble. The day after that the league announced the draft order for the 2022 USFL Draft. White also had 6.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, two interceptions, six pass breakups and three QB hurries in 2022. In 2021, he started six games and recorded 16 solo tackles along with one pass breakup. The two homers accounted for Mead's first hits of spring training through 10 at-bats. BREAKING - BREAKING - The Arizona Rattlers have signed 2 more players for their 2022 roster, as wide receiver Victor Wharton III and offensive lineman Matt Burrell are joining the team for the. Career Highlight tape!! Enter your email address to subscribe to NFL Sapient and receive notifications of new articles and analysis through your email. Round 1: Player: Pos: Team: Current Team: College: 1: Quinn Baxter: RB: Denver Coyotes: Retired: Miami, Florida: 2: Karl Matthews: QB: Honolulu Surf: Retired: Penn . That same season, he also recorded two forced fumbles and fumble recoveries and three quarterback hurries. Hopefully, for Galloway, the USFL will be his final springboard to get him on top. Bolden played two seasons at Florida State before transferring to Jackson State in 2021. The new spring league has no affiliation with the old one, but it is harkening back to the teams and brands that composed the most successful spring league ever back in the 1980s. *Note: New Jersey draft positions penalized for violating offseason roster management rules. Ivey appeared in 11 games for Miami in 2022 with 38 total tackles, seven passes defensed, two interceptions and two forced fumbles. Palczewski was an Illinois team captain and one of the nations best offensive linemen in 2022, refusing to allow a sack all season on 713 pass block attempts per PFF. OG Jon Dietzen (Round 23, Pick 7) It all starts up front! Moore is a dual-threat quarterback with special ability. #ForPhilly We have added another S selection and will pass on a pick in a future round, as a result. In 2022, he recorded 10 solo tackles and one pass breakup. Taylor played in all 12 of Virginias games in 2021, recording 69 total tackles, eight tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. Then, this Summer, he participated in the European League of Football and dominated with the Wroclaw Panthers. Heading into the 2019 NFL Draft, Evan Worthington was one of the more intriguing prospects of the cycle. Moore also notched three sacks and eight QB hurries last season. Evans He earned first-team All-American honors from the Associated Press and the D2CAA, while also picking up first-team All-SAC and All-Region accolades. In 2022 for Southern Illinois, he recorded 38 total tackles and four pass deflections. He was named to the All-Mountain West second team in both 2021 and 2022 and made the Bednarik and Outland award watch lists in 2022. That season, Grimes had six games totaling over 100 yards, and three games where he scored three touchdowns or more. Each team will carry a 38-man active roster and a seven-man practice squad (45 total). Paxton Lynch was drafted again, this time by the USFL Teams AFC East Bills Dolphins Jets Patriots AFC North Bengals Browns Ravens Steelers AFC South Colts Jaguars Texans Titans AFC West Broncos. Will @KaVontaeTurpin make a difference in the playoff decider against the @LeipzigKings on Sunday? Reeder made just eight starts in 2022 due to injury but still finished seventh on Iowa State with 38 total tackles, including 4.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks in his only season for the Cyclones after transferring from Delaware, where he was named All-Conference in 2021 despite missing three games that year as well. He was also a second-team All-Sun Belt selection in 2021. USFL Draft time, player pool, pick order & more: A guide to how the 2022 USFL Draft will work, Ranking the USFL's uniforms from best to worst, When will the USFL return? Below is a recap of how the start-up draft played out as the USFL rosters for the eight franchises were set for the inaugural season. We take a look at draft selections for the 2022 USFL Draft. His skillset is akin to Julian Edelmans, showing the same route-running ability and consistency with his hands. Here is how each of the eight teams selected. Was a first-team All Conference USA selection in 2021 and played in all 13 games for Ole Miss in 2022. New Orleans Breakers (Compensatory Pick), 12.01 Zach Smith, QB Former Michigan Wolverines quarterback Shea Patterson was the No. We have added another CB selection and will pass on a pick in a future round, as a result. It's finally time for the 2022 NFL Draft.The NFC West does not figure to be one of the busier teams on the first couple days of the draft, what with two of its four teams having traded away their first-round picks, but the division is home to the defending Super Bowl champions, as well as two teams in major transition and another where there have been rumblings of unhappiness. The Gamblers drafted five players with NFL experience as well as a few former college players from the state of Texas Matt Young Feb. 23, 2022 The Houston Gamblers grabbed quarterback Clayton. KaVontae Turpin has been through several leagues and played well at every stop. Dorsey started eight games at left tackle in the 2021 season. The USFL won't be disclosing the list of available players in advance of the draft. He also recorded five career pick-sixes as of 2021. Moore was a star linebacker for the Wolfpack before suffering a season-ending knee injury after seven games in 2021. The USFL Draft took place on February 22 and 23, 2022, but you can look back at how it turned out with our USFL tracker. pic.twitter.com/iCVnGrmng6. Was a first-team All-Sun Belt selection in 2022, and had the third-best overall blocking grade and fourth-best run-blocking grade among starting offensive tackles in the Sun Belt (according to PFF). Latham had 236 career tackles with the Golden Eagles. Thomas was a first-team All-Conference USA selection in 2022, starting 13 games at corner. He finished his EMU career with 56 receptions for 621 yards and two touchdown receptions. View a summary of the 2022 USFL season, including standings, stats, statistics, game results, playoffs, draft results and leaders. He helped W&M rank third nationally in rushing (265.8) and fourth in fewest sacks allowed per game (0.77) in 2022. by Themeansar, Top 10 Players We Know Are In the USFL Draft Pool, NFL Draft Sleeper & Small-School Prospects: QB Cole Kelley. Sep 27 Free Agent Signings: OLB Abdulmalik Lawal, Arizona St. 6 17 74 Tampa Bay Bandits Retweeted USFL