The newly revived XFL kicks off this afternoon so I thought I’d take a look at each of the eight team’s rosters and highlight any notable former NFL players to watch.
Dallas Renegades
- QB Landry Jones (Steelers 2013 fourth-rounder)
- RB Cameron Artis-Payne (four years w/ Panthers)
- RB Lance Dunbar (five years w/ Cowboys)
- WR Freddie Martino
- OT Willie Beavers
- DE Frank Alexander (Panthers 2012 fourth-rounder)
- OLB Hau’oli Kikaha (Saints 2015 second-rounder)
- Unsigned – LB Marquis Flowers, DT Sealver Siliga
DC Defenders
- QB Cardale Jones (Bills 2016 fourth-rounder, former Ohio State Buckeye)
- QB Tyree Jackson
- RB Donnel Pumphrey (Eagles 2017 fourth-rounder)
- WR Eli Rogers (four seasons w/ Steelers)
- WR Rashad Ross
- DT Jay Bromley (Giants 2014 third-rounder)
- LB Scooby Wright
- DB Matt Elam (Ravens 2013 first-rounder)
- DB Rahim Moore (Broncos 2011 second-rounder)
- DB Shamarko Thomas
- Unsigned – CB Brendan Langley
Houston Roughnecks
- QB Connor Cook (Raiders 2016 fourth-rounder, started a playoff game)
- QB Philip Walker (Colts practice squadder)
- WR Sammie Coates (Steelers 2015 third-rounder, former Brown, Texan + Chief)
- DE Kony Ealy (Panthers 2014 second-rounder)
- CB Charles James (journeyman, former Texan)
Los Angeles Wildcats
- QB Josh Johnson (Buccaneers 2008 fifth-rounder, journeyman)
- G Kahlil McKenzie (Chiefs 2018 sixth-rounder)
- G Nico Siragusa (Ravens 2017 fourth-rounder)
- DE Shawn Oakman (once considered a first-round pick, draft stock plummeted due to sexual assault charge and eventually undrafted)
- DL Anthony Johnson
- DB Harlan Miller (Cardinals 2016 sixth-rounder)
- K Nick Novak (longtime NFL kicker)
New York Guardians
- QB Matt McGloin (former Raiders backup)
- G Ian Silberman
- DT Toby Johnson
- CB Jamar Summers
- Unsigned – FB Tommy Bohanon, OT Cyrus Kouandjio, LB Antonio Morrison, WR Damon Sheehy-Guiseppi
Seattle Dragons
- QB Brandon Silvers
- RB Kenneth Farrow
- WR Keenan Reynolds (former Navy quarterback, Ravens 2016 sixth-rounder)
- DE Jacquies Smith (spent four seasons w/ Bucs)
- DT Will Sutton (Bears 2014 third-rounder)
- LB Steven Johnson
- CB Channing Stribling
- Unsigned – TE Jace Amaro, LB Brandon Bell
St. Louis Battlehawks
- QB Jordan Ta’amu
- QB Taylor Heinicke (former Panthers starter)
- RB Matt Jones (Redskins 2015 third-rounder)
- RB Christine Michael (Seahawks 2013 second-rounder, former starter)
- DE Will Clarke
- LB Steve Beauharnais
- LB Terence Garvin
- DB Harold Jones-Quartey
- P Marquette King
- Injured – WR Daniel Braverman, DT Khyri Thornton
Tampa Bay Vipers
- QB Aaron Murray (Chiefs 2014 fifth-rounder, spent time w/ Cardials, Eagles + Rams)
- RB Mack Brown
- WR Tanner McEvoy
- CB Jalen Collins (Falcons 2015 second-rounder)
- DB Corey Moore
- Injured – WR Antonio Callaway (Browns 2018 third-rounder)
Football Nerds 