UFL premiere season draft
The UFL "premiere" season draft was the inaugural draft of the United Football League (UFL).[1] The results of the draft were announced via press release on June 19, 2009.[1]
Among the players selected were those that participated in earlier workouts in Orlando, Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] Once drafted by a UFL team, a player's rights were held by that team if he agreed to play within the league.[1]
Draft results
| = Indicated player signed with drafting team |
California Redwoods
| Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|
| Odie Armstrong | FB | NW Oklahoma State |
| Obafemi Ayanbadejo | FB | San Diego State |
| Shane Boyd | QB | Kentucky |
| Larry Brackins | WR | Pearl River CC |
| Kai Brown | LS | Brown |
| Brett Dietz | QB | Hanover |
| Marcus Fitzgerald | WR | Marshall |
| Marquies Gunn | DE | Auburn |
| Derrell Hutsona | RB | Washington State |
| Prince Kwateng | LB | Northwestern |
| Branden Ledbetter | TE | Western Michigan |
| Cory Lekkerkerker | T | California-Davis |
| Joe Martin | LB | San Diego State |
| Liam O'Hagan | QB | Harvard |
| Brian Rimpf | T | East Carolina |
| B. J. Sams | WR | McNeese State |
| Brian Stamper | T | Vanderbilt |
| Jason Stewart | NT | Fresno State |
| Damon Suggs | DE | Georgia Southern |
| Ahmad Treaudo | DB | Southern |
| Marviel Underwood | DB | San Diego State |
| Jeremy Unertl | DB | Wisconsin–La Crosse |
| John David Washington | RB | Morehouse |
| Joe West | WR | Texas-El Paso |
Florida Tuskers
| Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|
| Fred Bledsoe | NT | Arkansas |
| Brooks Bollinger | QB | Wisconsin |
| Ronnie Cruz | FB | Northern State |
| Mike Doss | DB | Ohio State |
| Greg Fassitt | DB | Grambling |
| Chas Gessner | WR | Brown |
| Keith Heinrich | TE | Sam Houston State |
| Rien Long | NT | Washington State |
| Grant Mason | DB | Michigan |
| Tim McGarigle | LB | Northwestern |
| Chris Perry | RB | Michigan |
| Rob Petitti | T | Pittsburgh |
| Zach Piller | OG | Florida |
| Eric Powell | DE | Florida State |
| Anthony Schlegel | LB | Ohio State |
| Bo Schobel | DE | TCU |
| Dominique Thompson | WR | William & Mary |
| DeJuan Tribble | CB | Boston College |
| Larry Tripplett | NT | Washington |
| Darius Vinnett | DB | Arkansas |
| Seth Wand | T | Northwest Missouri State |
| Jermaine Wiggins | TE | Georgia |
| Quincy Wilson | RB | West Virginia |
| T. J. Wright | DB | Ohio |
Las Vegas Locomotives
| Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Archuleta | DB | Arizona State |
| Adrian Awasom | DE | North Texas |
| Antwon Jones | P | Little Rock |
| Jason Boone | OG | Utah |
| Wendell Bryant | NT | Wisconsin |
| Ezra Butler | LB | Nevada |
| Wale Dada | DB | Washington State |
| George Gause | T | South Carolina |
| Paul Gause | DB | Seton Hall |
| Andrew Jacas | K | Fort Valley State |
| Nate Jackson | TE | Menlo |
| Brandon Joyce | T | Illinois State |
| David Kircus | WR | Grand Valley State |
| Scott Kuhn | TE | Louisville |
| Gabe Long | NT | Utah |
| Brandon Moore | LB | Oklahoma |
| Ronnie Palmer | LB | Arizona |
| Gary Stills | LB | West Virginia |
| Tyson Thompson | RB | San Jose State |
| Andrae Thurman | WR | Southern Oregon |
| Brian Toal | LB | Boston College |
| Nick Turnbull | DB | Florida International |
| Chaz Williams | DB | Oregon |
| Terrence Whitehead | RB | Oregon |
New York Sentinels
| Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|
| C. J. Bachér | QB | Northwestern |
| Trey Brown | DB | UCLA |
| Oliver Celestin | DB | Texas Southern |
| Richy Rich | NT | South Florida |
| Maurice Fountain | DE | Clemson |
| Ronnie Ghent | TE | Louisville |
| Tyronne Gross | RB | Eastern Oregon |
| Samuel Gutekunst | T | None |
| Jasper Harvey | C | San Diego State |
| Brian Johnson | QB | Utah |
| Noriaki Kinoshita | WR | Ritsumeikan |
| David Lofton | DB | Stanford |
| Marc Magro | LB | West Virginia |
| Terrell Maze | DB | San Diego State |
| Ray Norell | T | Buffalo |
| Ramiro Pruneda | T | Monterrey Tech |
| Joe Rubin | RB | Portland State |
| Steve Sanders | WR | Bowling Green |
| Cecil Sapp | RB | Colorado State |
| Bryan Save | NT | Colorado State |
| Michale Spicer | DE | Western Carolina |
| LaBrandon Toefield | RB | LSU |
| Nathan Williams | LB | Murray State |
| Shannon Woods | RB | Texas Tech |
References
- ^ a b c d ""Premiere" Season Draft". UFL-Football.com. 19 June 2009. Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2009.