Which Former Mountain West Football Stars Are Part Of The XFL Draft Pool?
Vince McMahon’s new football league feature a number of big names from the conference’s past.
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New league, new opportunities for familiar faces.
College football and the NFL are in full swing, but that hasn’t stopped the XFL from making its own waves this week.
Vince McMahon’s revitalized football league will host its inaugural draft across two days next week, October 15 and 16, and has revealed the full list of athletes in consideration to be part of its eight teams. Like its spiritual predecessor, the Alliance of American Football, the XFL seems likely to feature its fair share of names from the Mountain West.
Unlike the AAF, however, the likelihood of every team in the conference landing at least one player into the new league appears high. One unique wrinkle that might be of interest to Fresno State and Colorado State fans, in particular, is that one quarterback will be assigned to each team prior to the broader five-phase draft (the process of which is explained here). Marcus McMaryion and K.J. Carta-Samuels, as the two former Mountain West QBs, are among 36 signal-callers who could be among that unique group.
Fans who are interested in watching the XFL Draft unfold can follow along on the league’s official Twitter and Instagram accounts.
Air Force
S Jacob Onyechi
WR Jalen Rowell
LB Ryan Watson
Boise State
LB Jabril Frazier
DE Durrant Miles
K Tyler Rausa
Colorado State
QB K.J. Carta-Samuels
G Trae Moxley
OT T.J. Roundtree
Fresno State
S Mike Bell
G/T Christian Cronk
CB Anthoula Kelly
DL Claudell Louis
QB Marcus McMaryion
S Derron Smith
C/G Marcus St. Andrew
Hawaii
OT Dejon Allen
LS Noah Borden
RB Kaimi Chung
DT Meffy Koloamatangi
Nevada
LB Kaelin Burnett
RB James Butler
QB David Cornwell
CB Khalid Wooten
DE Rykeem Yates
New Mexico
LB Nick d’Avanzo
S SaQwan Edwards
WR Delane Hart-Johnson
OT Avery Jordan
WR Lamar Jordan
RB Jhurell Pressley
San Diego State
S Parker Baldwin
K John Baron II
WR Mikah Holder
OT Terry Poole
RB Donnel Pumphrey
TE Darryl Richardson
WR Ezell Ruffin
G Nico Siragusa
San Jose State
LB Frank Ginda
CB Dakari Monroe
DT Owen Roberts
RB Shane Smith
UNLV
WR Davante Davis
G Andrew Erbes
LB Totauhelotu Lotulelei
CB Darius Mouton
TE Johnny Stanton
RB Lexington Thomas
Utah State
WR Jalen Greene
WR Chuck Jacobs
WR Ron’Quavion Tarver
WR Aaren Vaughns
Wyoming
OT Ryan Cummings
RB Nico Evans
DT Youhanna Ghaifan
S Marqueston Huff
LB Lucas Wacha
