ARLINGTON, Texas (January 13, 2025) – The United Football League opened the 2026 UFL Draft today inside league headquarters in Arlington, Texas. One hundred forty players were selected across the league on Day One of the two-day, position-by-position draft.
The draft was structured by position groups, beginning with the offensive front, followed by the defensive front, offensive skill positions, and defensive backs.
UFL teams will retain exclusive rights to the players chosen in today’s draft until the player reports to the team.
Below is a list of Day One selections by team.
BIRMINGHAM STALLIONS (17)
Name
Position
School
Steven Gonzalez
G
Penn State
Noah Johnson
C
Kansas State
Noah Henderson
T
East Carolina
Avery Gennesy
G
Texas A&M
Amani Bledsoe
DI
Oklahoma
Kyahva Tezino
LB
San Diego State
T.J. Carter
DI
Kentucky
Izayah Green-May
T
Northern Illinois
Olakunle Fatukasi
LB
Rutgers
Daewood Davis
WR
Western Kentucky
Anthony McFarland
RB
Maryland
Marcus Simms
WR
West Virginia
Jaydon Mickens
WR
Washington
Samson Nacua
WR
BYU
Lukas Denis
CB
Boston College
JoJo Tillery
S
Wofford
Lance Boykin
CB
Coastal Carolina
COLUMBUS AVIATORS (21)
Name
Position
School
Aaron Montiero
G
Boston College
Matt Farniok
C
Nebraska
Chuck Filiga
G
Minnesota
Noah Atagi
G
Weber State
Caeveon Patton
DI
Texas State
Storey Jackson
LB
Liberty
Prince Emili
DI
Penn
Ron Stone Jr.
ED
Washington State
Nelson Ceasar
ED
Houston
Xavier Benson
LB
Oklahoma State
Olive Sagapolu
DI
Wisconsin
John Lovett
RB
Penn State
Keke Chism
WR
Missouri
ZaQuandre White
RB
South Carolina
Amari Rodgers
WR
Clemson
Briley Moore
TE
Kansas State
Kyree Woods
CB
San Diego State
Nehemiah Shelton
CB
San Jose State
Shyheim Carter
CB
Alabama
Shawn Preston Jr.
S
Mississippi State
Henry Black
S
Baylor
DALLAS RENEGADES (17)
Name
Position
School
Chim Okorafor
T
Benedictine-KS
Abdul Beecham
G
Kansas State
Keaton Sutherland
G
Texas A&M
Antwuan Jackson Jr.
DI
Ohio State
T.J. Franklin
ED
Baylor
Carson Wells
ED
Colorado
Callahan O’Reilly
LB
Montana State
Andrew Dowell
LB
Michigan State
Kalen DeLoach
LB
Florida State
J.T. Tyler
LB
Princeton
Curtis Hodges
TE
Arizona State
Denzel Mims
WR
Baylor
Greg Ward Jr.
WR
Houston
Qwynnterrio Cole
S
Louisville
Chris Steele
CB
USC
Brandon Sebastian
CB
Boston College
Armani Marsh
CB
Washington State
DC DEFENDERS (17)
Name
Position
School
Adrian Ealy
T
Oklahoma
Durrell Johnson
ED
Liberty
Devonnsha Maxwell
SI
Tennessee-Chattanooga
Dennis Johnson
DI
Grand Valley State
Brian Abraham
ED
Albany
Ferrod Gardner
LB
Louisiana Lafayette
Phil Hoskins
DI
Kentucky
Seth Williams
WR
Auburn
Ben Bresnahan
TE
Vanderbilt
Abram Smith
RB
Baylor
Javon Antonio
WR
Colorado
Trae Barry
TE
Boston College
Deontay Anderson
S
Houston
Leon O’Neal Jr.
S
Texas A&M
Kiondre Thomas
CB
Kansas State
Sam Kidd
S
James Madison
Kai Nacua
S
BYU
HOUSTON GAMBLERS (21)
Name
Position
School
Christian DiLauro
T
Illinois
Kellen Diesch
T
Arizona State
Donovahan West
C
Arizona State
Cam Carter
T
Murray State
Jaryd Jones-Smith
T
Pittsburgh
Malik Fisher
DE
Villanova
Kyon Barrs
DI
USC
Shaka Toney
ED
Penn State
Lonnie Phelps
ED
Kansas
Ikenna Enechukwu
DI
Rice
Charlie Thomas III
LB
Georgia Tech
Jerrod Clark
ED
Coastal Carolina
Braylon Sanders
WR
Mississippi
Nate McCrary
RB
Saginaw Valley
Kai Locksley
WR
UTEP
Cam Sutton
TE
Fresno State
LuJuan Winningham
WR
Central Arkansas
Carlton Johnson
CB
Fresno State
Nico Bolden
S
Kent State
Kary Vincent Jr.
CB
LSU
Avery Young
S
Rutgers
LOUISVILLE KINGS (18)
Name
Position
School
J.D. DiRenzo
G
Rutgers
Nash Jensen
G
North Dakota State
Gunnor Britton
T
Auburn
James Tunstall
T
Cincinnatti
DeVere Levelston
ED
SMU
Myjai Sanders
ED
Cincinnati
LaRon Stokes
DI
Oklahoma
Jamir Jones
ED
Notre Dame
Shayne Simon
LB
Pittsburgh
Benning Potoa’e
DI
Washington
Isaiah Winstead
WR
East Carolina
Kallen Ballage
RB
Arizona State
Thomas Burke
TE
College of New Jersey
Jalen Wydermyer
TE
Texas A&M
Jaden Shirden
RB
Monmouth
Rayshad Williams
CB
Texas Tech
Corey Mayfield
CB
UTSA
Kenny Robinson Jr.
S
West Virginia
ORLANDO STORM (15)
Name
Position
School
Teton Saltes
T
New Mexico
Jarrid Williams
T
Miami
Chris Garrett
LB
Concordia (MN)
Willie Yarbary
DI
Wake Forest
Andrew Parker
LB
Appalachian State
Isaiah Mack
DI
Tennessee Chattanooga
Maximillian Roberts
ED
Boston College
Chris Rowland
WR
Tennessee State
Marquez Stevenson
WR
Houston
Jerome Kapp
WR
Kutztown
Sam Wiglusz
WR
Ohio
Chris Claybrooks
CB
Memphis
Nate Meadors
S
UCLA
Micah Abraham
CB
Marshall
Ravarius Rivers
S
Valdosta State
ST. LOUIS BATTLEHAWKS (14)
Name
Position
School
Mike Panasuik
C
Michigan State
Spencer Rolland
G
North Carolina
Carlos Davis
DI
Nebraska
Jordan Williams
LB
Baylor
Mike Rose
LB
Iowa State
Taylor Stallworth
DI
South Carolina
Steve Linton
ED
Baylor
Blake Jackson
WR
Mary Hardin-Baylor
Gary Jennings Jr.
WR
West Virginia
Justin Smith
WR
Norfolk State
Daniel Isom
CB
Washington State
A.J. Thomas
S
Western Michigan
Jordan Mosley
S
Maryland
Sean Fresch
CB
Rice