2023 USFL draft

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

Selection order

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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

Team 2022 record Schedule strength Playoff result
1 Michigan Panthers 2–8 .543 Did not qualify
2 Pittsburgh Maulers 1–9 .557 Did not qualify
3 Houston Gamblers 3–7 .529 Did not qualify
4 Memphis Showboats 4–6 .514 Did not qualify
5 New Orleans Breakers 6–4 .486 Div championship
6 New Jersey Generals 9–1 .443 Div championship
7 Philadelphia Stars 6–4 .486 Lost championship
8 Birmingham Stallions 9–1 .443 Won championship

Player selections

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

Positions key
C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end[a]
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard[b] K Kicker[c] KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker
LS Long snapper MLB Middle linebacker[d] OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman
OLB Outside linebacker[a] NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner
QB Quarterback RS Return specialist RB Running back S Safety
SS Strong safety TE Tight end WR Wide receiver
  1. ^ a b May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
  2. ^ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
  3. ^ Also known as placekicker (PK)
  4. ^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)
Rnd Pick
No. 		Team Player Pos. College Notes
1 1 Michigan Panthers Jarrett Horst OT Michigan State
1 2 Pittsburgh Maulers Lindsey Scott Jr. QB Incarnate Word
1 3 Houston Gamblers Chase Brice QB Appalachian State
1 4 Memphis Showboats Mason Brooks OT Mississippi State
1 5 New Orleans Breakers Tyler Scott WR Cincinnati
1 6 Philadelphia Stars Alfred Edwards OT Utah State
1 7 Birmingham Stallions Kadeem Telfort OT UAB
2 8 Michigan Panthers Tanner Morgan QB Minnesota
2 9 Pittsburgh Maulers Malik Hamm DE Lafayette
2 10 Houston Gamblers Justin Ford DE Montana
2 11 Memphis Showboats Isaiah Bolden CB Jackson State
2 12 New Orleans Breakers Noah Taylor LB Virginia
2 13 Philadelphia Stars Anderson Hardy OT Appalachian State
2 14 Birmingham Stallions Quinton Barrow OT Grand Valley State
2 15 New Jersey Generals Adrian Martinez QB Kansas State New Jersey draft positions penalized for violating offseason roster management rules.
3 16 Michigan Panthers Santrell Latham LB Southern Miss
3 17 Pittsburgh Maulers Tre'Quan Dorsey G Saint Francis (PA)
3 18 Houston Gamblers Joey Fisher G Shepherd
3 19 Memphis Showboats Brevin Allen DE Campbell
3 20 New Orleans Breakers D. J. Ivey CB Miami (FL)
3 21 Philadelphia Stars Issac Moore OT Temple
3 22 Birmingham Stallions Malik Cunningham QB Louisville
3 23 New Jersey Generals J.J. Holloman WR Tennessee State New Jersey draft positions penalized for violating offseason roster management rules.
4 24 Michigan Panthers D.J. Scaife Jr. G Miami (FL)
4 25 Pittsburgh Maulers Ferlando Jordan CB Southeastern Louisiana
4 26 Houston Gamblers Scott Matlock DT Boise State
4 27 Memphis Showboats Benny Sapp III SS Northern Iowa
4 28 New Orleans Breakers Keaton Mitchell RB East Carolina
4 29 Philadelphia Stars Truman Jones DE Harvard
4 30 Birmingham Stallions Derius Davis WR TCU
4 31 New Jersey Generals Victor Jones DT Akron New Jersey draft positions penalized for violating offseason roster management rules.
5 32 Michigan Panthers DaShaun White LB Oklahoma
5 33 Pittsburgh Maulers Isaiah Land DE Florida A&M
5 34 Houston Gamblers Jeffery Johnson DT Oklahoma
5 35 Memphis Showboats Michael Ezeike TE UCLA
5 36 New Orleans Breakers Isaiah Moore LB NC State
5 37 Philadelphia Stars Earl Bostick Jr. OT Kansas
5 38 Birmingham Stallions Zeke Vandenburgh DE Illinois State
5 39 New Jersey Generals De'Jahn Warren CB Jackson State New Jersey draft positions penalized for violating offseason roster management rules.
6 40 Michigan Panthers Levi Bell DE Texas State
6 41 Pittsburgh Maulers Nash Jensen OL North Dakota State
6 42 Houston Gamblers Keenan Issac DB Alabama State
6 43 Memphis Showboats Jerome Carvin DL Tennessee
6 44 New Orleans Breakers Dante Stills DL West Virginia
6 45 New Jersey Generals Derrick Tucker S Texas Southern
6 46 Philadelphia Stars Jose Ramirez DE Eastern Michigan
6 47 Birmingham Stallions Colby Sorsdal OT William & Mary
7 48 Michigan Panthers Gunnar Oakes TE Eastern Michigan
7 49 Pittsburgh Maulers Taylor Grimes WR Incarnate Word
7 50 Houston Gamblers Alex Jensen OT South Dakota
7 51 Memphis Showboats Nehemiah Shelton CB San Jose State
7 52 New Orleans Breakers Darius Hagans CB Virginia State
7 53 New Jersey Generals Jermaine McDaniel Jr. DE North Carolina A&T
7 54 Philadelphia Stars Demontrey Jacobs DT South Florida
7 55 Birmingham Stallions Grant DuBose WR Charlotte
8 56 Michigan Panthers Andrew Farmer II DE Lane
8 57 Pittsburgh Maulers C.J. Turner WR Southeastern Louisiana
8 58 Houston Gamblers Brady Russell TE Colorado
8 59 Memphis Showboats Trea Shropshire WR UAB
8 60 New Orleans Breakers Jake Bobo WR UCLA
8 61 New Jersey Generals Adam Korsak P Rutgers
8 62 Philadelphia Stars Trey Botts DL CSU Pueblo
8 63 Birmingham Stallions Mark Evans II OG Arkansas Pine-Bluff
9 64 Michigan Panthers Chim Okorafor DL Benedictine
9 65 Pittsburgh Maulers Jacob Slade DL Michigan State
9 66 Houston Gamblers Jason Taylor II S Oklahoma State
9 67 Memphis Showboats Silas Dzansi OL Virginia Tech
9 68 New Orleans Breakers Alex Palczewski OL Illinois
9 69 New Jersey Generals Jalen Holston RB Virginia Tech
9 70 Philadelphia Stars Destin Mack CB The Citadel
9 71 Birmingham Stallions B. J. Thompson DE Stephen F. Austin
10 72 Michigan Panthers Sidy Sow OL Eastern Michigan
10 73 Pittsburgh Maulers Ethan Evans P Wingate
10 74 Houston Gamblers Colby Reeder LB Iowa State
10 75 Memphis Showboats Antonio Fletcher S Southern Illinois
10 76 New Orleans Breakers Tyler Baker-Williams CB NC State
10 77 New Jersey Generals Nick Zecchino LS Purdue
10 78 Philadelphia Stars Dre Terry LB Alabama A&M
10 79 Birmingham Stallions Starling Thomas DB UAB
10 80 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

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  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. ^ a b @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. 21 February 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 USFL Draft recap: 80 players selected across 10 rounds". FOX Sports.
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