2022 USFL draft
2022 American football draft
The 2022 USFL draft , also known as the 2022 USFL player selection meeting, was the player selection process to fill the rosters of the eight teams for the 2022 USFL season . The draft was held on February 22–23, 2022, with results released through the USFL's social media channels.
Structure
The USFL player allocation process was held in multiple phases, separated by position groups. The league used a "snake" format in each phase, in which the draft order reversed with each round. The draft order was shuffled for each phase as predetermined through lotteries . A draft pool of 450–500 players were eligible to be picked by signing contracts before the draft. The structure of the draft was as follows:
Day 1:
Round 1: quarterbacks
Rounds 2–4: defensive ends
Round 5–7: offensive tackles
Round 8–11: cornerbacks
Round 12: quarterbacks
Day 2:
Round 13–17: wide receivers
Round 18–19: safeties
Round 20: centers
Round 21: inside linebackers
Round 22–23: guards
Round 24–26: defensive tackles
Round 27–28: running backs
Round 29–31: outside linebackers
Round 32: kickers
Round 33: punters
Round 34: tight ends
Round 35: long snappers
Positions key
Offense Defense Special teams
↑ Includes nose tackle (NT)
↑ Includes middle linebacker (MLB/MIKE), weakside linebacker (WILL), strongside linebacker (SAM), off-ball linebacker, and outside linebacker (OLB)
↑ Includes free safety (FS) and strong safety (SS)
↑ Also known as a placekicker (PK)
↑ Includes kickoff and punt returners
Day 1
Round 2–4: defensive ends
Round 5–7: offensive tackles
Day 2
Round 13–17: wide receivers
Round 21: inside linebackers
Rounds 24–26: defensive tackles
Rounds 27–28: running backs
Rounds 29–31: outside linebackers
Supplemental draft
A supplemental draft was held on March 10, 2022, with an additional 80 players selected to fill three final roster spots and seven practice squad spots per team.
Round Pick # USFL team Player Position College
S1 281 Breakers Justin Johnson TE Mississippi
S1 282 Maulers Ethan Westbrooks DT West Texas A&M
S1 283 Stallions Ryan Williams-Pope OT San Diego State
S1 284 Gamblers Josh Avery DT SE Missouri State
S1 285 Generals Tyshun Render DE Middle Tennessee
S1 286 Stars Gunnar Vogel OT Northwestern
S1 287 Bandits Jarron Jones OT Notre Dame
S1 288 Panthers Warren Saba CB/S East Carolina
S2 289 Panthers Maea Teuhema G SE Louisiana
S2 290 Bandits Quenton Meeks CB/S Stanford
S2 291 Stars Adam Rodriguez EDGE/FB Weber State
S2 292 Generals Christian Tutt CB/RET Auburn
S2 293 Gamblers Kristjan Sokoli G/C/DE Buffalo
S2 294 Stallions Jojo Tillery S Wofford
S2 295 Maulers Keith Gibson Jr CB Mary Hardin-Baylor
S2 296 Breakers Keith Washington II CB West Virginia
S3 297 Bandits Matthew Burrell Jr C/G/OT Sam Houston State
S3 298 Stars Lene Maiava OT Arizona
S3 299 Generals Mike Bell SS/LB Fresno State
S3 300 Panthers Marcus Baugh TE Ohio State
S3 301 Breakers T. J. Logan RB North Carolina
S3 302 Gamblers Malik Harris DE Incarnate Word
S3 303 Stallions Dondrea Tillman DE IUP
S3 304 Maulers Dale Warren OLB UT-Chattanooga
S4 305 Maulers Winston Dimel FB Kansas State
S4 306 Stallions Nate Holley SS/OLB Kent State
S4 307 Gamblers Micah Abernathy CB Tennessee
S4 308 Breakers Shareef Miller DE Penn State
S4 309 Panthers Sean Williams FS/OLB Navy
S4 310 Generals Paris Ford S Pittsburgh
S4 311 Stars Amani Dennis CB Carthage
S4 312 Bandits Keith Mumphery WR Michigan State
S5 313 Stars Artayvious Lynn TE TCU
S5 314 Generals Brock Miller P Southern Utah
S5 315 Panthers Cameron Scarlett RB Stanford
S5 316 Bandits Tyler Rausa K Boise State
S5 317 Maulers Malcolm Elmore S/CB Central Methodist
S5 318 Breakers Aashari Crosswell S Arizona State
S5 319 Gamblers Devwah Whaley RB Arkansas
S5 320 Stallions Jordan Chunn RB Troy
S6 321 Stallions Sage Surratt TE Wake Forest
S6 322 Gamblers Tucker Addington LS Sam Houston State
S6 323 Breakers E. J. Bibbs TE/FB Iowa State
S6 324 Maulers Abdul Beecham G/C Kansas State
S6 325 Bandits Stephen Griffin S/CB NC State
S6 326 Panthers Connor Davis TE Stony Brook
S6 327 Generals Darius Victor RB Towson
S6 328 Stars Chris Rowland WR Tennessee State
S7 329 Gamblers Erick Browne G Merrimack
S7 330 Breakers Turner Bernard LS San Diego State
S7 331 Maulers Ramiz Ahmed K Nevada
S7 332 Stallions Marlon Williams WR UCF
S7 333 Stars Gabriel Sewell Jr ILB Nevada
S7 334 Bandits Rannell Hall CB UCF
S7 335 Panthers Joseph Putu CB Florida
S7 336 Generals Robert Myers G/OT Tennessee State
S8 337 Generals Jacob Williams TE Western Kentucky
S8 338 Panthers Devin Ross WR/RET Colorado
S8 339 Bandits Travis Feeney OLB Washington
S8 340 Stars Ahmad Dixon S/CB Baylor
S8 341 Stallions Josh Shaw CB/S USC
S8 342 Maulers Hunter Thedford TE Utah
S8 343 Breakers Jarey Elder S West Chester
S8 344 Gamblers Teo Redding WR Bowling Green
S9 345 Stallions Marquez Tucker G Southern Utah
S9 346 Gamblers Tyler Palka WR/QB Gannon
S9 347 Panthers Tejan Koroma C/G BYU
S9 348 Generals Brandon Haskin OT/G/C Tennessee State
S9 349 Breakers Matt White P/K Monmouth
S9 350 Stars Jahair Jones G Miami
S9 351 Maulers Max Duffy P Kentucky
S9 352 Bandits Austrian Robinson DE/DT Ole Miss
S10 353 Bandits Antonio Reed SS/OLB Nebraska
S10 354 Maulers Darrius Moragne DT/DE Kansas
S10 355 Stars Paul Terry RB/WR/ST Eastern New Mexico
S10 356 Breakers Toree Boyd C/G/OT Howard
S10 357 Generals Alonzo Moore WR Nebraska
S10 358 Panthers Shane Griffin LS West Chester
S10 359 Gamblers Stanley Green CB Illinois
S10 360 Stallions Bobby Holly FB/RB/TE Louisiana Tech
Notes
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↑ New Orleans' selection of CB Derrick Jones was invalidated after Jones was revealed to still be under contract to the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League .
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References
1 2 "USFL Draft details: Dates, times, draft order, selection process" . FOX Sports . Retrieved February 20, 2022 .
↑ "USFL Draft 2022: Every pick of every round for every team" . FOX Sports . Retrieved January 26, 2025 .
↑ "USFL 2022 Draft Results" . Pro Football Newsroom . Retrieved January 26, 2025 .
↑ "USFL rosters 2022: Complete draft results, team-by-team picks for new football league | Sporting News" . www.sportingnews.com . April 11, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2025 .
↑ New Orleans Breakers [@USFLBreakers] (February 22, 2022). "Compensatory Pick: Welcome to New Orleans, Nigel Chavis. We have added another DE/Edge selection and will pass on a pick in a future round, as a result. https://t.co/zj7ac2cbQQ" (Tweet ). Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022 – via Twitter .
↑ Birmingham Stallions [@USFLStallions] (February 22, 2022). "Compensatory Pick: Welcome to Birmingham, Jonathan Newsome! We have added another DE/Edge selection and will pass on a pick in a future round, as a result. https://t.co/bF4kRr7EbN" (Tweet ). Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022 – via Twitter .
↑ Birmingham Stallions [@USFLStallions] (February 22, 2022). "Compensatory Pick: Welcome to Birmingham, Matthew Snow! We have added another OT selection and will pass on a pick in a future round, as a result. https://t.co/ySHpSBs36d" (Tweet ). Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022 – via Twitter .
↑ Michigan Panthers [@USFLPanthers] (February 22, 2022). "Compensatory Pick: Welcome to the Panthers, Joshua Taylor! We have added another OT selection and will pass on a pick in a future round, as a result. https://t.co/QxOVdknk9g" (Tweet ). Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022 – via Twitter .
↑ Rachuk, Stephan (February 24, 2022). "Calgary Stampeders Block Derrick Jones From Signing With USFL" . xflnewsroom.com . Retrieved May 2, 2022 .
↑ New Orleans Breakers [@USFLBreakers] (February 22, 2022). "Compensatory Pick: Welcome to New Orleans, Ike Brown! We have added another CB selection and will pass on a pick in a future round, as a result. https://t.co/MUKrmHvQ3A" (Tweet ). Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022 – via Twitter .
↑ Tampa Bay Bandits [@USFLBandits] (February 23, 2022). "Compensatory Pick: Welcome to Tampa Bay, Vinny Papale. We have added another WR selection and will pass on a pick in a future round, as a result" (Tweet ). Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022 – via Twitter .
↑ Philadelphia Stars [@USFLStars] (February 23, 2022). "Compensatory Pick: Welcome to Philadelphia, Ladarius Wiley. #ForPhilly We have added another S selection and will pass on a pick in a future round, as a result. https://t.co/lbr39oM9Af" (Tweet ). Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022 – via Twitter .
↑ Florio, Mike (February 18, 2022). "USFL will hold a 35-round player draft next week, with a position-specific approach" . ProFootballTalk . Retrieved February 20, 2022 .
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