The D.C. Defenders, under General Manager Von Hutchins, are taking the lottery ticket strategy, acquiring rights to players who may never step onto a UFL Field. Hutchins used all 10 college draft selections on undrafted players signed onto teams after the 2024 NFL Draft.
The kicker is that the Defenders already got a jump on signing undrafted NFL players during the 2024 UFL season. The Defenders have signed four rookies from the 2024 NFL Draft Class. Among them were Cal wide receiver Monroe Young, Stonehill center David Satkowski, North Carolina offensive lineman William Barnes and quarterback Mike DiLiello. Each player spent time in an NFL team rookie minicamp before signing on with D.C.
With its 10 draft picks, D.C. doubled up at quarterback, offensive tackle, defensive line and linebacker. The question is, will any of these players don a Defenders uniform in 2025?
D.C. DEFENDERS 2024 COLLEGE DRAFT CLASS
Round 1: Maryland T Gottlieb Ayedze
Round 2: BYU QB Kedon Slovis
Round 3: Miami (FL) DT Leonard Taylor III
Round 4: South Dakota State T Garret Greenfield
Round 5: Michigan DE Braiden McGregor
Round 6: Arizona RB Michael Wiley
Round 7: Toledo LB Dallas Gant
Round 8: Penn State LB Curtis Jacobs
Round 9: Wisconsin QB Tanner Mordecai
Round 10: Nebraska S Omar Brown
T, Gottlieb Ayedze, Maryland
QB, Kedon Slovis, BYU
DT, Leonard Taylor III, Miami
T, Garet Greenfield, South Dakota State
DE, Braiden McGregor, Michigan
RB, Michael Wiley, Arizona
LB, Dallas Gant, Toledo
LB, Curtis Jacobs, Penn State
QB, Tanner Mordecai, Wisconsin
S, Omar Brown, Nebraska
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Publish date : 2024-07-18 09:00:02
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