The XFL has teams and coaches, now it needs players.
The league will be holding the 2019 XFL Draft across two days this month, and over 500 players will be on a football team. Some of the players may be guys you've never heard of, but there are plenty of names who at one point were a star in college or on an NFL roster.
Fans of the AAF will also recognize plenty of names as not everyone was lucky enough to sign an NFL contract after the league folded. Players such as Trent Richardson, Zach Mettenberger and Jhurell Pressley are hoping their tape from the AAF will earn a spot on an XFL roster.
There are about 1,000 players available in the XFL Draft player pool, so about half of them won't make it. You can view the entire list of names here on the XFL's website, but in this post, we'll be focusing on the names you may recognize.
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XFL Draft pool 2019
Quarterbacks
Below is a list of every notable quarterback available in the player pool, listed in alphabetical order.
| Player Name | College |
| Austin Allen | Arkansas |
| Joe Callahan | Wesley |
| Connor Cook | Michigan State |
| Darron Thomas | Oregon |
| Austin Appleby | Florida |
| BJ Daniels | USF |
| Eric Dungey | Syracuse |
| Zach Mettenberger | LSU |
| Keith Price | Washington |
| Tyree Jackson | Buffalo |
| Tanner Lee | Nebraska |
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Other players, prospects you might recognize
| Player Name | Position | College |
| Trent Richardson | RB | Alabama |
| Jacoby Ford | WR | Clemson |
| Sterling Moore | CB | SMU |
| Ronald Ollie | DT | Nicholls State |
| Ryan Broyles | WR | Oklahoma |
| Lance Dunbar | RB | North Texas |
| Roberto Aguayo | K | FSU |
| Andre Williams | RB | Boston College |
| Matt Jones | RB | Florida |
| Sammie Coates | WR | Auburn |
| Matt Elam | S | Florida |
| Nate Boyer | LS | Texas |
| Dmitri Flowers | RB | Oklahoma |
| Will Sutton | DT | Arizona State |
| Charles James | CB | Charleston Southern |
| Jhurell Pressley | RB | New Mexico |
| Joel Bouagnon | RB | Northern Illinois |
| Mekale McKay | WR | Cincinnati |
XFL Draft pick order
The XFL Draft will be much different than what you're used to in a typical sports draft.
It consists of five phases instead of rounds:
- Skill Players (QB, RB, WR, TE)
- Offensive Line (OT, OG, OC)
- Defensive Front Seven (DL, LB)
- Defensive Backfield (CB, NB, SS, FS)
- Open Draft (all remaining players after positional drafts, in addition to P/K/LS)
Below is a breakdown of the draft order. You can read more about the XFL Draft and how it will work here.
Pick Order | Skill Phase | OL Phase | D7 Phase | DB Phase | Open Phase |
1 | DC | LA | TB | DAL | STL |
2 | HOU | SEA | STL | NY | NY |
3 | NY | STL | SEA | HOU | SEA |
4 | DAL | TB | LA | DC | LA |
5 | TB | DAL | DC | LA | TB |
6 | STL | NYC | HOU | SEA | HOU |
7 | SEA | HOU | NY | STL | DC |
8 | LA | DC | DAL | TB | DAL |
DC: DC Defenders
HOU: Houston Roughnecks
NY: New York Guardians
DAL: Dallas Renegades
TB: Tampa Bay Vipers
STL: St. Louis BattleHawks
SEA: Seattle Dragons
LA: Los Angeles Wildcats