52 former NJCAA football players selected in XFL Draft
Enough former NJCAA players were selected in the new league's inaugural draft this week to fill an entire 52-man XFL roster.
Charlotte, NC – The inaugural XFL Draft took place this week for the newly created league, set to start play in February 2020. A total of 52 former NJCAA players had their names called in the five-phase draft. 34 NJCAA programs had a former player selected, led by Iowa Western's four selections.
Former NJCAA All-American quarterback Jordan Ta'amu (New Mexico Military) was assigned to the St. Louis Battlehawks to start the process of filling the league's rosters. Each team will trim down to a final 52-man regular season roster by the time the league kicks off on February 8, 2020.
The draft was completed in five phases. After a quarterback assignment was made to each of the league's eight teams, the next four phases consisted of 10 rounds each to fill specific roster needs. The final round was an open round where teams were free to select any remaining players in the draft pool.
Below is a list of the 52 former NJCAA student-athletes selected in the XFL Draft.
| XFL QUARTERBACK ASSIGNMENTS | |||||
| NAME | Pos. | NJCAA Program | Four-Year Program | XFL Team | |
| Jordan Ta'amu | QB | New Mexico Military | Ole Miss | St. Louis Battlehawks | |
| XFL SKILL PLAYERS DRAFT | ||||||||
| RD | PK | NAME | Pos. | NJCAA Program | Four-Year Program | XFL Team | ||
| 1 | 5 | Nick Truesdell | TE | Grand Rapids | -- | Tampa Bay Vipers | ||
| 4 | 6 | Tim Cook | RB | Eastern Arizona | Oregon State | New York Guardians | ||
| 5 | 6 | Wes Saxton | TE | Itawamba | South Alabama | St. Louis Battlehawks | ||
| 6 | 6 | EJ Bibbs | TE | Arizona Western | Iowa State | New York Guardians | ||
| 9 | 7 | Cam Clear | TE | Arizona Western | Texas A&M | Seattle Dragons | ||
| XFL OFFENSIVE LINE PLAYERS DRAFT | ||||||||
| RD | PK | NAME | Pos. | NJCAA Program | Four-Year Program | XFL Team | ||
| 3 | 7 | Avery Gennesy | OT | East Mississippi | Texas A&M | Houston Roughnecks | ||
| 4 | 2 | Demetrius Rhaney | OC | Ellsworth | Tennessee State | Houston Roughnecks | ||
| 4 | 5 | Andrew Tiller | OG | Nassau | Syracuse | Tampa Bay Vipers | ||
| 5 | 7 | Marquez Tucker | OG | Mesa | Southern Utah | Houston Roughnecks | ||
| 5 | 8 | Rishard Cook | OG | Mississippi Gulf Coast | UAB | DC Defenders | ||
| XFL DEFENSIVE FRONT SEVEN PLAYERS DRAFT | ||||||||
| RD | PK | NAME | Pos. | NJCAA Program | Four-Year Program | XFL Team | ||
| 4 | 6 | Tenny Palepoi | DE | Snow | Utah | Seattle Dragons | ||
| 4 | 7 | Jamell Garcia-Williams | DE | Eastern Arizona | UAB | St. Louis Battlehawks | ||
| 6 | 8 | Emmanuel Beal | LB | Lackawanna | Oklahoma | Tampa Bay Vipers | ||
| 7 | 4 | Reggie Howard | DT | Fort Scott | Toledo | Los Angeles Wildcats | ||
| 8 | 1 | Jonathan Massaquoi | LB | Butler | Troy | Dallas Renegades | ||
| 8 | 7 | Marcus Hardison | DT | Dodge City | Arizona State | St. Louis Battlehawks | ||
| 8 | 8 | Anthony Stubbs | LB | Monroe | Prairie View A&M | Tampa Bay Vipers | ||
| 9 | 3 | Pasoni Tasini | DT | Snow | Utah | Seattle Dragons | ||
| 10 | 3 | Drew Lewis | LB | Coffeyville | Colorado | Houston Roughnecks | ||
| XFL DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD PLAYERS DRAFT | ||||||||
| RD | PK | NAME | Pos. | NJCAA Program | Four-Year Program | XFL Team | ||
| 1 | 4 | Elijah Campbell | CB | Iowa Western | Northern Iowa | DC Defenders | ||
| 1 | 6 | Jhavonte Dean | CB | Blinn | Miami (FL) | Seattle Dragons | ||
| 2 | 8 | Treston Decoud | CB | Northwest Mississippi | Oregon State | Dallas Renegades | ||
| 5 | 3 | SaQwan Edwards | S | Blinn | New Mexico | Houston Roughnecks | ||
| 6 | 3 | Cody Brown | S | Independence | Arkansas State | Seattle Dragons | ||
| 7 | 1 | John Franklin III | CB | East Mississippi | Auburn | Dallas Renegades | ||
| 7 | 8 | Lashard Durr | CB | Copiah-Lincoln | Mississippi State | Tampa Bay Vipers | ||
| 8 | 2 | Joe Powell | S | Globe Tech | -- | St. Louis Battlehawks | ||
| 9 | 6 | Mohammed Seisay | CB | Eastern Arizona | Nebraska | Seattle Dragons | ||
| 10 | 5 | Ladarius Gunter | CB | Fort Scott | Miami (FL) | DC Defenders | ||
| 10 | 6 | Justin Martin | CB | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | Tennessee | Houston Roughnecks | ||
| XFL OPEN PLAYERS DRAFT | ||||||
| NAME | Pos. | NJCAA Program | Four-Year Program | XFL Team | ||
| Tyrell Thompson | DT | Trinity Valley/Blinn | Tarleton State | Dallas Renegades | ||
| Johnathan Calvin | DE | Copiah-Lincoln | Mississippi State | Dallas Renegades | ||
| Carl Whitley | WR | Cisco | Abilene Christian | Dallas Renegades | ||
| Siupeli Anau | DT | Scottsdale | Northern Arizona | DC Defenders | ||
| Walter Palmore | DT | Eastern Arizona | Missouri | Houston Roughnecks | ||
| Joe Horn Jr. | WR | Northeast Mississippi | Missouri Western | Houston Roughnecks | ||
| Sam Mobley | WR | Louisburg | Catawba | Houston Roughnecks | ||
| Handsome Tanieul | DT | Snow | BYU | Houston Roughnecks | ||
| Avery Jordan | OT | Blinn | New Mexico | Houston Roughnecks | ||
| Kamalie Matthews | OT | Hutchinson | Murray State | Houston Roughnecks | ||
| Mar'Sean Diggs | S | Iowa Western | UAB | Los Angeles Wildcats | ||
| Alex Funches | LB | Trinity Valley | Cal | Los Angeles Wildcats | ||
| Toby Johnson | DT | Hutchinson | Georgia | New York Guardians | ||
| Malik Harris | TE | Pima | Incarnate Word | New York Guardians | ||
| DaVonte Lambert | DT | Georgia Military | Auburn | St. Louis Battlehawks | ||
| Ulric Jones | DE | Butler | South Carolina | St. Louis Battlehawks | ||
| Shaq Jones | CB | Iowa Western | UAB | St. Louis Battlehawks | ||
| Colin Jeter | TE | Kilgore | LSU | Seattle Dragons | ||
| Brandon Haskin | OT | Independence | Tennessee State | Seattle Dragons | ||
| Jeremy Liggins | DT | Northeast Mississippi | Ole Miss | Seattle Dragons | ||
| Na'ty Rodgers | OT | Iowa Western | Houston | Seattle Dragons | ||
| Malik Warner | CB | ASA Brooklyn | Wagner | Tampa Bay Vipers | ||
For the full list of drafted players and complete XFL Draft coverage, visit: https://www.xfl.com/en-US/draft
