Seven NFL quarterbacks were selected in the 2024 UFL Draft which was on Tuesday afternoon.
As noted by Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, seven NFL quarterbacks were taken in the UFL Draft, including six who are on an NFL team. Two of those seven signal-callers were taken in the top three alone.
Jason Bean (Indianapolis Colts) went first overall to the Memphis Showboats, and John Rhys Plumlee of the Pittsburgh Steelers went third to the Arlington Renegades. Charlotte defensive end Eyabi Okie was the No. 2 pick by the Houston Roughnecks.
Speaking of Colts quarterbacks, Kedon Slovis went in round two at No. 12 overall to the DC Defenders. Cincinnati Bengals QB Rocky Lombardi, who signed as an undrafted free agent, was the No. 38 pick by the Michigan Panthers in round five of the UFL Draft.
The Defenders doubled down at quarterback by taking Tanner Mordecai of the San Francisco 49ers with the No. 68 selection. The Birmingham Stallions selected Washington Commanders signal-caller and Notre Dame product Sam Hartman in the ninth round.
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Former San Jose State quarterback Chevan Cordeiro, who was briefly on the Seattle Seahawks’ roster following the 2024 NFL Draft, went fifth overall to the St. Louis Battlehawks in this year’s UFL Draft.
About The UFL
The UFL is a merger of the XFL (2020 to 2023) and the United States Football League (2022 to 2023). The XFL was revived in 2020 by former WWE chairman Vince McMahon following a one-year run back in 2001.
The 2020 XFL season was shut down early because of the COVID-19 pandemic. McMahon later sold the league to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, his business partner Dany Garcia, and Gerry Cardinale before it went up for sale at an auction.
As for the USFL, they played two seasons before merging with the XFL. Birmingham defeated the San Antonio Brahmas 25-0 to win the UFL’s first league championship in 2024.
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