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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
LeagueUnited Football League
First selectionJason 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]

Draft order

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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

Team 2024 record Playoff result
1 Memphis Showboats 2–8 Did not qualify
2 Houston Roughnecks 1–9 Did not qualify
3 Arlington Renegades 3–7 Did not qualify
4 DC Defenders 4–6 Did not qualify
5 St. Louis Battlehawks 7–3 Div championship
6 Michigan Panthers 7–3 Div championship
7 San Antonio Brahmas 7–3 Lost championship
8 Birmingham Stallions 9–1 Won championship

Player selections

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

Rnd Pick
No.
Team Player Pos. College
1 1 Memphis Showboats Jason Bean QB Kansas
1 2 Houston Roughnecks Eyabi Okie DE Charlotte
1 3 Arlington Renegades John Rhys Plumlee QB UCF
1 4 DC Defenders Gottlieb Ayedze OT Maryland
1 5 St. Louis Battlehawks Chevan Cordeiro QB San José State
1 6 Michigan Panthers Julian Pearl OT Illinois
1 7 San Antonio Brahmas Gabe Hall DT Baylor
1 8 Birmingham Stallions Frank Crum OT Wyoming
2 9 Memphis Showboats Blake Watson RB Memphis
2 10 Houston Roughnecks Tra Fluellen S Middle Tennessee
2 11 Arlington Renegades Griffin McDowell OT Chattanooga
2 12 DC Defenders Kedon Slovis QB BYU
2 13 St. Louis Battlehawks Cody Schrader RB Missouri
2 14 Michigan Panthers Dwight McGlothern CB Arkansas
2 15 San Antonio Brahmas Gabriel Murphy DE UCLA
2 16 Birmingham Stallions Lorenzo Thompson OT Rhode Island
3 17 Memphis Showboats Evan Anderson NT Florida Atlantic
3 18 Houston Roughnecks Kameron Stutts OG Auburn
3 19 Arlington Renegades Kalen DeLoach LB Florida State
3 20 DC Defenders Leonard Taylor III DT Miami (FL)
3 21 St. Louis Battlehawks Pheldarius Payne DE Virginia Tech
3 22 Michigan Panthers Isaac Ukwu DE Ole Miss
3 23 San Antonio Brahmas Donovan Jennings OT South Florida
3 24 Birmingham Stallions Emani Bailey RB TCU
4 25 Memphis Showboats Jalen Coker WR Holy Cross
4 26 Houston Roughnecks Donovan Manuel LB FIU
4 27 Arlington Renegades Popo Aumavae NT Oregon
4 28 DC Defenders Garret Greenfield OT South Dakota State
4 29 St. Louis Battlehawks Bradley Ashmore OT Vanderbilt
4 30 Michigan Panthers Brian Dooley OT Eastern Michigan
4 31 San Antonio Brahmas Miles Battle CB Utah
4 32 Birmingham Stallions Isaiah Williams WR Illinois
5 33 Memphis Showboats Eric Watts DE UConn
5 34 Houston Roughnecks Hayden Gillum OL Kansas State
5 35 Arlington Renegades Amari Gainer LB North Carolina
5 36 DC Defenders Braiden McGregor DE Michigan
5 37 St. Louis Battlehawks Carl Jones Jr. LB UCLA
5 38 Michigan Panthers Rocky Lombardi QB Northern Illinois
5 39 San Antonio Brahmas Jamree Kromah DE James Madison
5 40 Birmingham Stallions Dallin Holker TE Colorado State
6 41 Memphis Showboats Andrew Raym C Oklahoma
6 42 Houston Roughnecks Malcolm Epps TE Pittsburgh
6 43 Arlington Renegades Bo Richter RB Air Force
6 44 DC Defenders Michael Wiley RB Arizona
6 45 St. Louis Battlehawks Isaiah Coe DT Oklahoma
6 46 Michigan Panthers Dayton Wade WR Ole Miss
6 47 San Antonio Brahmas Lideatrick Griffin WR Mississippi State
6 48 Birmingham Stallions Trajan Jeffcoat DE Arkansas
7 49 Memphis Showboats Yvandy Rigby LB Temple
7 50 Houston Roughnecks Xavier Benson LB Oklahoma State
7 51 Arlington Renegades Taki Taimani DT Oregon
7 52 DC Defenders Dallas Gant LB Toledo
7 53 St. Louis Battlehawks Jelani Baker WR Limestone
7 54 Michigan Panthers Akeem Dent S Florida State
7 55 San Antonio Brahmas Beau Brade S Maryland
7 56 Birmingham Stallions Andrew Coker OT TCU
8 57 Memphis Showboats Ja'Quan Sheppard CB Maryland
8 58 Houston Roughnecks Rayshad Williams CB Texas Tech
8 59 Arlington Renegades Spencer Rolland OT North Carolina
8 60 DC Defenders Curtis Jacobs LB Penn State
8 61 St. Louis Battlehawks Jadon Janke WR South Dakota State
8 62 Michigan Panthers Andrew Meyer C UTEP
8 63 San Antonio Brahmas Sincere Haynesworth C Tulane
8 64 Birmingham Stallions Ahmarean Brown WR South Carolina
9 65 Memphis Showboats McCallan Castles TE Tennessee
9 66 Houston Roughnecks Malik Dunlap CB Texas Tech
9 67 Arlington Renegades Briason Mays C Southern Miss
9 68 DC Defenders Tanner Mordecai QB Wisconsin
9 69 St. Louis Battlehawks Myles Sims CB Georgia Tech
9 70 Michigan Panthers J. D. Duplain OL Michigan State
9 71 San Antonio Brahmas D. J. Miller Jr. CB Kent State
9 72 Birmingham Stallions Sam Hartman QB Notre Dame
10 73 Memphis Showboats Mason Tipton WR Yale
10 74 Houston Roughnecks Geor'Quarius Spivey TE Mississippi State
10 75 Arlington Renegades Drake Stoops WR Oklahoma
10 76 DC Defenders Omar Brown S Nebraska
10 77 St. Louis Battlehawks Myles Jones CB Duke
10 78 Michigan Panthers Isaiah Stalbird S South Dakota State
10 79 San Antonio Brahmas Joshua Cephus WR UTSA
10 80 Birmingham Stallions Ethan Driskell OT Marshall

References

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  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.