2024 UFL draft
{{Short description|American football events to select players}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
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| date = July 17, 2024
| time = 10:00 a.m.
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| league = United Football League
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| first = Jason Bean (QB)
Memphis Showboats
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| overall = 80
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The 2024 UFL draft, also known as the 2024 UFL college draft, was the first meeting of United Football League (UFL) franchises to select newly eligible players ahead of the 2025 UFL season. It was the first rookie draft since the league formed from the merger of the United States Football League (USFL) and XFL. Previously, the two predecessor leagues held separate rookie drafts in 2023 prior to the merger and then a dispersal draft in 2024 following the merger and contraction from 16 total pre-merger teams to the 8 teams that competed in the 2024 season. The draft was held on July 17, 2024 and was announced only six days prior.{{cite web|url=https://www.theufl.com/news/2024/july/11/2024-ufl-college-draft-set-for-wednesday-july-17|title=2024 UFL College Draft Set for Wednesday, July 17|date=July 11, 2024|publisher=United Football League}}{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/fannation/ufl/ufl-news/ufl-sets-college-draft-includes-nfl-out|title=The 2024 UFL College Draft is Wednesday, with the Memphis Showboats owning the first pick.|first=Art|last=Garcia|website=Sports Illustrated FanNation|date=July 11, 2024}} The announcement of the draft also coincided with the beginning a series of player showcase combines held by the league that would continue to be held though October 2024 after the draft but before the start of the 2025 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/fannation/ufl/ufl-news/ufl-hosting-first-player-showcase-on-friday|title=UFL Hosting First Player Showcase on Friday|first=Anthony|last=Miller|website=Sports Illustrated FanNation|date=July 11, 2024}}
Draft order
Draft order was based on a team's record and result from the 2024 UFL season. However, under UFL rules meant to prevent against tanking, Memphis received the first round pick by defeating Houston in the last week of the 2024 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com/live-blog/ufl/roughnecks-vs-showboats-live-updates-top-moments-from-ufl-week-10|title= Roughnecks vs. Showboats highlights: Memphis gets No. 1 pick in 2025 UFL Draft with 19-12 win|publisher=Fox Sports|date=June 2, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/fannation/ufl/ufl-news/ufl-combats-tanking-with-winner-take-all-game-for-top-draft-pick|publisher=Sports Illustrated FanNation|title=UFL Combats Tanking with Winner-Take-All Game for Top Draft Pick|first=Anthony|last=Miller|date=May 29, 2024}}
| class="wikitable"
!Selection Number !Team !2024 record !Playoff result |
| style="text-align:center" |1
|2–8 |Did not qualify |
| style="text-align:center" |2
|1–9 |Did not qualify |
| style="text-align:center" |3
|3–7 |Did not qualify |
| style="text-align:center" |4
|4–6 |Did not qualify |
| style="border-top:3px solid darkgrey; background:#eaffe6;"
| style="text-align:center" |5 |7–3 |Div championship |
| style="background:#eaffe6;"
| style="text-align:center" |6 |7–3 |Div championship |
| style="border-top:3px solid darkgrey; background:#e6fff7;"
| style="text-align:center" |7 |7–3 |Lost championship |
| style="border-top:3px solid darkgrey; background:#e6eeff;"
| style="text-align:center" |8 |9–1 |Won championship |
Player selections
Players eligible for the 2024 UFL draft were those who were also eligible for the 2024 NFL draft but went undrafted.
| class="wikitable sortable"
!colspan="2"|{{tooltip|Rnd|Round the player was picked at}} !{{tooltip|Pick !Team !Player !{{tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !College |
| rowspan="8" style="background-color:red" |
!1 !1 |QB |
|---|
| 1
!2 |DE |
| 1
!3 |QB |UCF |
| 1
!4 |OT |
| 1
!5 |QB |
| 1
!6 |OT |
| 1
!7 |DT |
| 1
!8 |OT |
| rowspan="8" style="background-color:orange" |
!2 !9 |RB |
| 2
!10 |S |
| 2
!11 |OT |
| 2
!12 |QB |BYU |
| 2
!13 |RB |
| 2
!14 |CB |
| 2
!15 |DE |UCLA |
| 2
!16 |OT |
| rowspan="8" style="background-color:yellow" |
!3 !17 |NT |
| 3
!18 |OG |
| 3
!19 |LB |
| 3
!20 |DT |
| 3
!21 |DE |
| 3
!22 |DE |
| 3
!23 |OT |
| 3
!24 |RB |TCU |
| rowspan="8" style="background-color:lightgreen" |
!4 !25 |WR |
| 4
!26 |LB |FIU |
| 4
!27 |NT |
| 4
!28 |OT |
| 4
!29 |OT |
| 4
!30 |OT |
| 4
!31 |CB |Utah |
| 4
!32 |WR |
| rowspan="8" style="background-color:lime" |
!5 !33 |DE |
| 5
!34 |OL |
| 5
!35 |LB |
| 5
!36 |DE |
| 5
!37 |LB |UCLA |
| 5
!38 |QB |
| 5
!39 |DE |
| 5
!40 |TE |
| rowspan="8" style="background-color:cyan" |
!6 !41 |C |
| 6
!42 |TE |
| 6
!43 |DE |
| 6
!44 |RB |
| 6
!45 |DT |
| 6
!46 |WR |
| 6
!47 |WR |
| 6
!48 |DE |
| rowspan="8" style="background-color:lightblue" |
!7 !49 |LB |
| 7
!50 |LB |
| 7
!51 |DT |
| 7
!52 |LB |
| 7
!53 |WR |
| 7
!54 |S |
| 7
!55 |S |
| 7
!56 |OT |TCU |
| rowspan="8" style="background-color:blue" |
!8 !57 |CB |
| 8
!58 |CB |
| 8
!59 |OT |
| 8
!60 |LB |
| 8
!61 |WR |
| 8
!62 |C |UTEP |
| 8
!63 |C |
| 8
!64 |WR |
| rowspan="8" style="background-color:violet" |
!9 !65 |TE |
| 9
!66 |CB |
| 9
!67 |C |
| 9
!68 |QB |
| 9
!69 |CB |
| 9
!70 |OL |
| 9
!71 |CB |
| 9
!72 |QB |
| rowspan="8" style="background-color:magenta" |
!10 !73 |WR |Yale |
| 10
!74 |TE |
| 10
!75 |WR |
| 10
!76 |S |
| 10
!77 |CB |Duke |
| 10
!78 |S |
| 10
!79 |WR |UTSA |
| 10
!80 |OT |
References
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{{United Football League}}
{{2025 UFL season}}