(UPDATED: Wednesday, 9 p.m. ET with today’s complete draft results)
The XFL is restarting its engines after nearly 18 years. On Tuesday, the spring football league drafted for three position groups and top quarterbacks, and Wednesday was the top DBs and then an “open” set of rounds — and 82 FCS products were selected. After Wednesday, James Madison and Tennessee State tied for the most FCS draft picks with five and four respectively, with Idaho, Southeastern Louisiana, Southern University and Stony Brook all having three taken.
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The XFL Draft via conference call was spread over two days, Tuesday and Wednesday (Oct. 15 and 16). The method is a tad bit different than the NFL Draft. There are eight teams, and the XFL allotted those teams the primary quarterbacks they requested (none were from the FCS in this initial QB grab, but other QBs from the FCS level were taken in the “open” phase on Wednesday). Also, the league drafted by position group — offensive skill, offensive linemen and defensive front seven players were taken Tuesday, and defensive backs and “open draft” picks were chosen on Wednesday. Each position had 10 rounds, and the “open draft” had 30 rounds — broken into “Open Phases 1, 2 and 3”.
Teams will draft 71 players, and will whittle that down to a 52-man roster by the time the season begins on Feb. 8, 2020 — the weekend after the Super Bowl. The XFL Championship will be played in late April, and there will be a 10-game regular season, with all eight teams getting five home games. There will also be a supplemental draft in November for those players who are currently on NFL rosters but may be released in the next several weeks.
This FCS was updated with Wednesday’s choices.
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| COLLEGE | PLAYER | POS | GROUP | RD | PICK | XFL TEAM |
| Abilene Christian | Carl Whitley | WR | OPEN 3 | n/a | n/a | Dallas Renegades |
| Alabama A&M | Octayvius Miles | WR | OPEN 3 | n/a | n/a | N.Y. Guardians |
| Alabama State | Brandon Barnes | TE | SKILL | 4 | 1 | L.A. Wildcats |
| Albany | Vincent Testaverde Jr | QB | OPEN 3 | n/a | n/a | Tampa Bay Vipers |
| Brown | Daryle Banfield | DT | D-FRNT 7 | 10 | 4 | D.C. Defenders |
| Campbell | Carlos Merritt | SAF | DBs | 9 | 68 | D.C. Defenders |
| Charleston Southern | Charles James | CB | OPEN 3 | n/a | n/a | St. Louis Battlehawks |
| Chattanooga | Davis Tull | LB | D-FRNT 7 | 4 | 3 | Houston Roughnecks |
| Delaware | Tenny Adewusi | CB | OPEN 2 | n/a | n/a | Dallas Renegades |
| Fordham | Anthony Coyle | OG | OL | 4 | 3 | New York Guardians |
| Grambling State | Montrel Meander | SAF | DBs | 6 | 48 | Dallas Renegades |
| Grambling State | Martez Carter | RB | SKILL | 7 | 8 | L.A. Wildcats |
| Holy Cross | James Murray | OC | OL | 8 | 6 | St. Louis BattleHawks |
| Idaho | Jordan Rose | OT | OL | 8 | 7 | Seattle Dragons |
| Idaho | Austin Rehkow | P | OPEN 1 | n/a | n/a | Houston Roughnecks |
| Idaho | Reuben Mwehla | WR | OPEN 3 | n/a | n/a | Seattle Dragons |
| Idaho State | Brian Fineanganofo | OT | OL | 6 | 3 | New York Guardians |
| Incarnate Word | Cole Wick | TE | SKILL | 6 | 4 | Tampa Bay Vipers |
| Incarnate Word | Malik Harris | DE | OPEN 3 | n/a | n/a | N.Y. Guardians |
| Indiana State | Jameer Thurman | LB | D-FRNT 7 | 6 | 4 | D.C. Defenders |
| Jackson State | Daniel Williams | WR | OPEN 1 | n/a | n/a | Tampa Bay Vipers |
| James Madison | Rashard Davis | WR | SKILL | 1 | 1 | D.C. Defenders |
| James Madison | Ishmael Hyman | WR | SKILL | 8 | 3 | St. Louis BattleHawks |
| James Madison | Andrew Ankrah | DE | D-FRNT 7 | 3 | 2 | St. Louis BattleHawks |
| James Madison | Terrence Lee Alls | WR | OPEN 1 | n/a | n/a | DC Defenders |
| James Madison | Khalid Abdullah | RB | OPEN 2 | n/a | n/a | DC Defenders |
| Kennesaw State | Darnell Holland | RB | OPEN 3 | n/a | n/a | Dallas Renegades |
| Lamar | Brendan Langley | CB | DBs | 7 | 51 | Houston Roughnecks |
| Missouri State | Deion Holliman | WR | OPEN 3 | n/a | n/a | DC Defenders |
| Monmouth | Jake Powell | TE | OPEN 1 | n/a | n/a | N.Y. Guardians |
| Monmouth | Darnell Leslie | LB | OPEN 1 | n/a | n/a | N.Y. Guardians |
| Morehead State | Jake Sutherland | TE | OPEN 3 | n/a | n/a | N.Y. Guardians |
| Murray State | D’Montre Wade | CB | DBs | 3 | 23 | St. Louis BattleHawks |
| Murray State | Kamalie Matthews | OT | OPEN 3 | n/a | n/a | Houston Roughnecks |
| N.C. Central | C.J. Moore | CB | DBs | 3 | 21 | L.A. Wildcats |
| NDSU | Nick DeLuca | LB | D-FRNT 7 | 5 | 7 | New York Guardians |
| North Carolina A&T | Deji Olatoye | CB | DBs | 1 | 3 | Houston Roughnecks |
| North Dakota | John Santiago | WR | SKILL | 8 | 2 | Seattle Dragons |
| North Dakota State | C.J. Smith | CB | OPEN 2 | n/a | n/a | Dallas Renegades |
| Northern Arizona | Siupeli Anau | DT | OPEN 2 | n/a | n/a | DC Defenders |
| Northern Arizona | Wes Sutton | SAF | OPEN 1 | n/a | n/a | N.Y. Guardians |
| Northern Iowa | Elijah Campbell | CB | DBs | 1 | 4 | D.C. Defenders |
| Northwestern St. | Pace Murphy | OT | OL | 2 | 4 | Dallas Renegades |
| Portland State | Cornelius Edison | OT | OL | 1 | 7 | Houston Roughnecks |
| Portland State | Dame Ndiaye | DE | OPEN 3 | n/a | n/a | L.A. Wildcats |
| Prairie View A&M | Anthony Stubbs | LB | D-FRNT 7 | 8 | 8 | Tampa Bay Vipers |
| Richmond | Winston Craig | DT | D-FRNT 7 | 3 | 8 | Dallas Renegades |
| Richmond | John Yarbrough | OG | OPEN 2 | n/a | n/a | Tampa Bay Vipers |
| Robert Morris | Marcelis Branch | SAF | DBs | 5 | 40 | Tampa Bay Vipers |
| Saint Francis (Pa.) | Jermaine Ponder | CB | OPEN 3 | n/a | n/a | Seattle Dragons |
| Samford | Kelvin McKnight | WR | SKILL | 6 | 5 | Dallas Renegades |
| SE Louisiana | Harlan Miller | CB | DBs | 7 | 53 | L.A. Wildcats |
| SE Louisiana | Max Lyons | SAF | OPEN 3 | n/a | n/a | N.Y. Guardians |
| SE Louisiana | Maea Teuhema | OG | OPEN 2 | n/a | n/a | Dallas Renegades |
| South Carolina St. | Justin Evans | OT | OL | 10 | 4 | Dallas Renegades |
| South Dakota | Tyson Graham | SAF | DBs | 8 | 59 | Seattle Dragons |
| South Dakota State | Kellen Soulek | DT | OPEN 2 | n/a | n/a | St. Louis Battlehawks |
| South Dakota State | Taryn Christion | QB | OPEN 2 | n/a | n/a | L.A. Wildcats |
