2022_USFL_draft

2022 USFL draft

2022 USFL draft

2022 American football draft


The 2022 USFL draft, also known as the 2022 USFL player selection meeting, was the player selection process to fill the rosters of the eight teams for the 2022 USFL season. The draft was held on February 22–23, 2022, with results released through the USFL's social media channels.[1]

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Structure

The USFL player allocation process was held in multiple phases, separated by position groups. The league used a "snake" format in each phase, in which the draft order reversed with each round. The draft order was shuffled for each phase as predetermined through lotteries. A draft pool of 450–500 players were eligible to be picked by signing contracts before the draft. The structure of the draft was as follows:[1]

Day 1

Round 1: quarterbacks

Round 2–4: defensive ends

Round 5–7: offensive tackles

Round 8–11: cornerbacks

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Round 12: quarterbacks

Day 2

Round 13–17: wide receivers

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Rounds 18–19: safeties

Round 20: centers

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Round 21: inside linebackers

Rounds 22–23: guards

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Rounds 24–26: defensive tackles

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Rounds 27–28: running backs

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Rounds 29–31: outside linebackers

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Round 32: kickers

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Round 33: punters

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Round 34: tight ends

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Round 35: long snappers

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Supplemental draft

A supplemental draft was held on March 10, 2022, with an additional 80 players selected to fill three final roster spots and seven practice squad spots per team.[10]

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Notes

  1. Compensatory Pick[2]
  2. Compensatory Pick[3]
  3. Compensatory Pick[4]
  4. Compensatory Pick[5]
  5. New Orleans' selection of CB Derrick Jones was invalidated after Jones was revealed to still be under contract to the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League.[6]
  6. Compensatory Pick[7]
  7. Compensatory Pick[8]
  8. Compensatory Pick[9]

References

  1. "USFL Draft details: Dates, times, draft order, selection process". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  2. Rachuk, Stephan (February 24, 2022). "Calgary Stampeders Block Derrick Jones From Signing With USFL". xflnewsroom.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  3. Florio, Mike (2022-02-18). "USFL will hold a 35-round player draft next week, with a position-specific approach". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved 2022-02-20.

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