The 35-round inaugural USFL Player Draft is taking place Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Each round was made up of specific position groups.
Below are former FCS players who got drafted and will play in the eight-team league. The 2022 USFL regular season begins April 16 and runs through mid-June, followed by the playoffs.
Day 1
Round 1 (QB)
7. Pittsburgh Maulers: Kyle Lauletta, Richmond
8. New Orleans Breakers: Kyle Sloter, Northern Colorado
Round 2 (EDGE)
3. Birmingham Stallions: Aaron Adeoye, SEMO
7. Tampa Bay Bandits: Mekhi Brown, Tennessee State
Round 3 (EDGE)
5. Houston Gamblers: Ahmad Gooden, Samford
7. Pittsburgh Maulers: Nasir Player, East Tennessee State
Round 4 (EDGE)
3. Birmingham Stallions: Seth Thomas, Northern Iowa
5. New Jersey Generals: Malik Hamner, Jackson State
9. New Orleans Breakers: Nigel Chavis, Norfolk State
Round 5 (OT)
1. Pittsburgh Maulers: Chidi Okeke, Tennessee State
3. Houston Gamblers: Brandon Hitner, Villanova
8. Tampa Bay Bandits: Tyler Catalina, Georgia/Rhode Island
Round 6 (OT)
3. New Jersey Generals: Calvin Ashley, Florida A&M
Round 7 (OT)
1. Pittsburgh Maulers: Charles Baldwin, Youngstown State
3. Houston Gamblers: John Yarbrough, Richmond
10. Michigan Panthers: Joshua Taylor, Mississippi Valley State
Round 9 (CB)
1. Pittsburgh Maulers: Terrell Bonds, Tennessee State
Round 10 (CB)
3. New Jersey Generals: David Rivers, Youngstown State
5. New Orleans Breakers: Manny Patterson, Maine
7. Birmingham Stallions: Bryan Mills, North Carolina Central
Round 12 (QB)
4. Houston Gamblers: Kenji Bahar, Monmouth
5. New Jersey Generals: De’Andre Johnson, Texas Southern
6. Philadelphia Stars: Case Cookus, Northern Arizona
Day 2
Round 14 (WR)
3. Michigan Panthers: Lance Lenoir, Western Illinois
Round 15 (WR)
7. New Jersey Generals: Darrius Shepherd, North Dakota State
Round 16 (WR)
3. Michigan Panthers: Ray Bolden, Stony Brook
Round 17 (WR)
1. Birmingham Stallions: Manasseh Bailey, Morgan State
3. New Orleans Breakers: Chad Williams, Grambling State
9. Tampa Bay Bandits: Vinny Papale, Delaware
Round 18 (S)
8. Birmingham Stallions: Christian McFarland, Idaho State
Round 20 (OC)
4. Philadelphia Stars: Sean Brown, Mississippi Valley State
Round 22 (OG)
6. Philadelphia Stars: Jackson Brown, Northern Iowa
Round 23 (OG)
8. New Orleans Breakers: Liam Dobson, Maine/Texas State
Round 26 (DT)
8. New Orleans Breakers: Connor Christian, Jacksonville State
Round 27 (RB/FB)
2. Philadelphia Stars: Darnell Holland, Kennesaw State
Round 29 (OLB)
1. Pittsburgh Maulers: Tyson Graham, South Dakota
4. New Orleans Breakers: Diondre Wallace, Towson
Round 30 (OLB)
3. New Jersey Generals: Tim Walton Jr., Texas Southern
6. Houston Gamblers: Donald Payne, Stetson
Round 31 (OLB)
5. Michigan Panthers: Tre Threat, Jacksonville State
6. New Jersey Generals: Angelo Garbutt, Missouri State
7. Philadelphia Stars: Solomon Wise, Alcorn State
Round 33 (P)
1. Birmingham Stallions: Colby Wadman, UC Davis
Round 34 (TE/HB)
1. Houston Gamblers: Brandon Barnes, Alabama State
