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2023 USFL draft

{{Short description|American football events to select players}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

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| date = February 21, 2023

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| location = Social media

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| league = United States Football League

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| first = Jarrett Horst, OT, Michigan Panthers

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The 2023 USFL draft, also known as the 2023 USFL college draft, was the second annual and final meeting of United States Football League (USFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. The draft consisted of 2023 draft eligible players.

Selection order

The selection order for subsequent rounds followed the order of the first round. The first overall pick was decided by the winner of the Week 10 game between the 1–8 Pittsburgh Maulers and 1–8 Michigan Panthers, would win the first overall pick. The Panthers were victorious 33–21.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/usfl/news/usfl-week-10-takeaways-panthers-earn-first-pick-in-2023-draft-by-winning-matchup-of-two-worst-teams/ |title=USFL Week 10 takeaways: Panthers earn first pick in 2023 draft by winning matchup of two worst teams |author=Jeff Kerr |date=June 19, 2022 |publisher=CBS Sports Interactive |website=www.cbssports.com |access-date=January 26, 2023}}

The New Jersey Generals had their 1st round selection moved to the last pick in the draft due to "a violation of offseason roster management rules".{{Cite tweet|number=1627832199155417088|user=USFL|title=The official draft order of the first-ever USFL College Draft ⬇️ It all kicks off tomorrow at 1pm ET on all USFL social media channels 🙌|date=February 20, 2023|access-date=February 20, 2023}}

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!Selection

Number

!Team

!2022 record

!Schedule strength

!Playoff result

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|Michigan Panthers

|2–8

|.543

|Did not qualify

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| style="text-align:center" |2

|Pittsburgh Maulers

|1–9

|.557

|Did not qualify

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| style="text-align:center" |3

|Houston Gamblers

|3–7

|.529

|Did not qualify

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| style="text-align:center" |4

|Memphis Showboats

|4–6

|.514

|Did not qualify

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| style="text-align:center" |5

New Orleans Breakers

|6–4

|.486

|Div championship

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| style="text-align:center" |6

|New Jersey Generals

|9–1

|.443

|Div championship

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| style="text-align:center" |7

|Philadelphia Stars

|6–4

|.486

|Lost championship

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| style="text-align:center" |8

|Birmingham Stallions

|9–1

|.443

|Won championship

Player selections

The following is the breakdown of the 80 players selected by position:

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!colspan="2"|{{tooltip|Rnd|Round the player was picked at}}

!{{tooltip|Pick
No.|Number the player was picked at}}

!Team

!Player

!{{tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

!College

!Notes

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!1

!1

|Michigan Panthers

|Jarrett Horst

|OT

|Michigan State

|

1

!2

|Pittsburgh Maulers

|Lindsey Scott Jr.

|QB

|Incarnate Word

|

1

!3

|Houston Gamblers

|Chase Brice

|QB

|Appalachian State

|

1

!4

|Memphis Showboats

|Mason Brooks

|OT

|Mississippi State

|

1

!5

|New Orleans Breakers

|Tyler Scott

|WR

|Cincinnati

|

1

!6

|Philadelphia Stars

|Alfred Edwards

|OT

|Utah State

|

1

!7

|Birmingham Stallions

|Kadeem Telfort

|OT

|UAB

|

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!2

!8

|Michigan Panthers

|Tanner Morgan

|QB

|Minnesota

|

2

!9

|Pittsburgh Maulers

|Malik Hamm

|DE

|Lafayette

|

2

!10

|Houston Gamblers

|Justin Ford

|DE

|Montana

|

2

!11

|Memphis Showboats

|Isaiah Bolden

|CB

|Jackson State

|

2

!12

|New Orleans Breakers

|Noah Taylor

|LB

|Virginia

|

2

!13

|Philadelphia Stars

|Anderson Hardy

|OT

|Appalachian State

|

2

!14

|Birmingham Stallions

|Quinton Barrow

|OT

|Grand Valley State

|

2

!15

|New Jersey Generals

|Adrian Martinez

|QB

|Kansas State

|New Jersey draft positions penalized for violating offseason roster management rules.

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!3

!16

|Michigan Panthers

|Santrell Latham

|LB

|Southern Miss

|

3

!17

|Pittsburgh Maulers

|Tre'Quan Dorsey

|G

|Saint Francis (PA)

|

3

!18

|Houston Gamblers

|Joey Fisher

|G

|Shepherd

|

3

!19

|Memphis Showboats

|Brevin Allen

|DE

|Campbell

|

3

!20

|New Orleans Breakers

|D. J. Ivey

|CB

|Miami (FL)

|

3

!21

|Philadelphia Stars

|Issac Moore

|OT

|Temple

|

3

!22

|Birmingham Stallions

|Malik Cunningham

|QB

|Louisville

|

3

!23

|New Jersey Generals

|J.J. Holloman

|WR

|Tennessee State

|New Jersey draft positions penalized for violating offseason roster management rules.

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!4

!24

|Michigan Panthers

|D.J. Scaife Jr.

|G

|Miami (FL)

|

4

!25

|Pittsburgh Maulers

|Ferlando Jordan

|CB

|Southeastern Louisiana

|

4

!26

|Houston Gamblers

|Scott Matlock

|DT

|Boise State

|

4

!27

|Memphis Showboats

|Benny Sapp III

|SS

|Northern Iowa

|

4

!28

|New Orleans Breakers

|Keaton Mitchell

|RB

|East Carolina

|

4

!29

|Philadelphia Stars

|Truman Jones

|DE

|Harvard

|

4

!30

|Birmingham Stallions

|Derius Davis

|WR

|TCU

|

4

!31

|New Jersey Generals

|Victor Jones

|DT

|Akron

|New Jersey draft positions penalized for violating offseason roster management rules.

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!5

!32

|Michigan Panthers

|DaShaun White

|LB

|Oklahoma

|

5

!33

|Pittsburgh Maulers

|Isaiah Land

|DE

|Florida A&M

|

5

!34

|Houston Gamblers

|Jeffery Johnson

|DT

|Oklahoma

|

5

!35

|Memphis Showboats

|Michael Ezeike

|TE

|UCLA

|

5

!36

|New Orleans Breakers

|Isaiah Moore

|LB

|NC State

|

5

!37

|Philadelphia Stars

|Earl Bostick Jr.

|OT

|Kansas

|

5

!38

|Birmingham Stallions

|Zeke Vandenburgh

|DE

|Illinois State

|

5

!39

|New Jersey Generals

|De'Jahn Warren

|CB

|Jackson State

|New Jersey draft positions penalized for violating offseason roster management rules.

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!6

!40

|Michigan Panthers

|Levi Bell

|DE

|Texas State

|

6

!41

|Pittsburgh Maulers

|Nash Jensen

|OL

|North Dakota State

|

6

!42

|Houston Gamblers

|Keenan Issac

|DB

|Alabama State

|

6

!43

|Memphis Showboats

|Jerome Carvin

|DL

|Tennessee

|

6

!44

|New Orleans Breakers

|Dante Stills

|DL

|West Virginia

|

6

!45

|New Jersey Generals

|Derrick Tucker

|S

|Texas Southern

|

6

!46

|Philadelphia Stars

|Jose Ramirez

|DE

|Eastern Michigan

|

6

!47

|Birmingham Stallions

|Colby Sorsdal

|OT

|William & Mary

|

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!7

!48

|Michigan Panthers

|Gunnar Oakes

|TE

|Eastern Michigan

|

7

!49

|Pittsburgh Maulers

|Taylor Grimes

|WR

|Incarnate Word

|

7

!50

|Houston Gamblers

|Alex Jensen

|OT

|South Dakota

|

7

!51

|Memphis Showboats

|Nehemiah Shelton

|CB

|San Jose State

|

7

!52

|New Orleans Breakers

|Darius Hagans

|CB

|Virginia State

|

7

!53

|New Jersey Generals

|Jermaine McDaniel Jr.

|DE

|North Carolina A&T

|

7

!54

|Philadelphia Stars

|Demontrey Jacobs

|DT

|South Florida

|

7

!55

|Birmingham Stallions

|Grant DuBose

|WR

|Charlotte

|

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!8

!56

|Michigan Panthers

|Andrew Farmer II

|DE

|Lane

|

8

!57

|Pittsburgh Maulers

|C.J. Turner

|WR

|Southeastern Louisiana

|

8

!58

|Houston Gamblers

|Brady Russell

|TE

|Colorado

|

8

!59

|Memphis Showboats

|Trea Shropshire

|WR

|UAB

|

8

!60

|New Orleans Breakers

|Jake Bobo

|WR

|UCLA

|

8

!61

|New Jersey Generals

|Adam Korsak

|P

|Rutgers

|

8

!62

|Philadelphia Stars

|Trey Botts

|DL

|CSU Pueblo

|

8

!63

|Birmingham Stallions

|Mark Evans II

|OG

|Arkansas Pine-Bluff

|

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!9

!64

|Michigan Panthers

|Chim Okorafor

|DL

|Benedictine

|

9

!65

|Pittsburgh Maulers

|Jacob Slade

|DL

|Michigan State

|

9

!66

|Houston Gamblers

|Jason Taylor II

|S

|Oklahoma State

|

9

!67

|Memphis Showboats

|Silas Dzansi

|OL

|Virginia Tech

|

9

!68

|New Orleans Breakers

|Alex Palczewski

|OL

|Illinois

|

9

!69

|New Jersey Generals

|Jalen Holston

|RB

|Virginia Tech

|

9

!70

|Philadelphia Stars

|Destin Mack

|CB

|The Citadel

|

9

!71

|Birmingham Stallions

|B. J. Thompson

|DE

|Stephen F. Austin

|

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!10

!72

|Michigan Panthers

|Sidy Sow

|OL

|Eastern Michigan

|

10

!73

|Pittsburgh Maulers

|Ethan Evans

|P

|Wingate

|

10

!74

|Houston Gamblers

|Colby Reeder

|LB

|Iowa State

|

10

!75

|Memphis Showboats

|Antonio Fletcher

|S

|Southern Illinois

|

10

!76

|New Orleans Breakers

|Tyler Baker-Williams

|CB

|NC State

|

10

!77

|New Jersey Generals

|Nick Zecchino

|LS

|Purdue

|

10

!78

|Philadelphia Stars

|Dre Terry

|LB

|Alabama A&M

|

10

!79

|Birmingham Stallions

|Starling Thomas

|DB

|UAB

|

10

!80

|New Jersey Generals

|Ray Estes

|DB

|Grambling State

|The Generals had their first round pick moved to the end of the 10th round due to a violation in offseason rules.

{{small|References}}{{cite web|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/2023-usfl-draft-everything-you-need-to-know/n-5926965|title=2023 USFL Draft: Everything You Need to Know|website=OurSportsCentral|date=21 February 2023 |language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/usfl/2023-usfl-draft-follow-every-pick|title=2023 USFL Draft recap: 80 players selected across 10 rounds|website=FOX Sports|language=en}}

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