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Barry Werner

USFL set for its first College Football Draft

The USFL doesn’t want to be upstaged by the XFL’s third debut.

Another fledgling football league is conducting its first college draft on Tuesday and the Michigan Panthers, who finished 1-8 in 2022, will have the first pick.

They earned that by beating Pittsburgh Mailers, who also finished 1-8.

To be eligible, players must have been out of high school for at least three years and have waived or exhausted their remaining college eligibility. One exception to this rule is that all Junior College players can request USFL draft eligibility once they are two years out of high school and have not enrolled in a four-year college.

“We are building the USFL for long-term success and our first-ever College Draft demonstrates our clear focus on building winning teams for Season 2, Season 3, and beyond,” said Daryl Johnston, Executive Vice President of Football Operations. “The USFL will continue to search for and evaluate the best players to join our league. We are excited to see who the next KaVontae Turpin will be to turn an opportunity with the USFL into a springboard for success in the NFL.”

The draft order:

2023 USFL COLLEGE DRAFT ORDER

ROUND 1 (Overall)

1. (1) Michigan Panthers
2. (2) Pittsburgh Maulers
3. (3) Houston Gamblers
4. (4) Memphis Showboats
5. (5) New Orleans Breakers
6. (6) Philadelphia Stars
7. (7) Birmingham Stallions 

ROUND 2 (Overall)

1.  (8) Michigan Panthers
2.  (9) Pittsburgh Maulers
3.  (10) Houston Gamblers
4.  (11) Memphis Showboats
5.  (12) New Orleans Breakers
6.  (13) Philadelphia Stars
7.  (14) Birmingham Stallions
*8. (15) New Jersey Generals 

ROUND 3 (Overall)

1.  (16) Michigan Panthers
2.  (17) Pittsburgh Maulers
3.  (18) Houston Gamblers
4.  (19) Memphis Showboats
5.  (20) New Orleans Breakers
6.  (21) Philadelphia Stars
7.  (22) Birmingham Stallions
*8. (23) New Jersey Generals

ROUND 4 (Overall)

1.  (24) Michigan Panthers
2.  (25) Pittsburgh Maulers
3.  (26) Houston Gamblers
4.  (27) Memphis Showboats
5.  (28) New Orleans Breakers
6.  (29) Philadelphia Stars
7.  (30) Birmingham Stallions
*8. (31) New Jersey Generals 

ROUND 5 (Overall)

1.  (32) Michigan Panthers
2.  (33) Pittsburgh Maulers
3.  (34) Houston Gamblers
4.  (35) Memphis Showboats
5.  (36) New Orleans Breakers
6.  (37) Philadelphia Stars
7.  (38) Birmingham Stallions
*8. (39) New Jersey Generals

ROUND 6 (Overall)

1. (40) Michigan Panthers
2. (41) Pittsburgh Maulers
3. (42) Houston Gamblers
4. (43) Memphis Showboats
5. (44) New Orleans Breakers
6. (45) New Jersey Generals
7. (46) Philadelphia Stars
8. (47) Birmingham Stallions

ROUND 7 (Overall)

1. (48) Michigan Panthers
2. (49) Pittsburgh Maulers
3. (50) Houston Gamblers
4. (51) Memphis Showboats
5. (52) New Orleans Breakers
6. (53) New Jersey Generals
7. (54) Philadelphia Stars
8. (55) Birmingham Stallions

ROUND 8 (Overall)

1. (56) Michigan Panthers
2. (57) Pittsburgh Maulers
3. (58) Houston Gamblers
4. (59) Memphis Showboats
5. (60) New Orleans Breakers
6. (61) New Jersey Generals
7. (62) Philadelphia Stars
8. (63) Birmingham Stallions

ROUND 9 (Overall)

1. (64) Michigan Panthers
2. (65) Pittsburgh Maulers
3. (66) Houston Gamblers
4. (67) Memphis Showboats
5. (68) New Orleans Breakers
6. (69) New Jersey Generals
7. (70) Philadelphia Stars
8. (71) Birmingham Stallions

ROUND 10 (Overall)

1.  (72) Michigan Panthers
2.  (73) Pittsburgh Maulers
3.  (74) Houston Gamblers
4.  (75) Memphis Showboats
5.  (76) New Orleans Breakers
6.  (77) New Jersey General
7.  (78) Philadelphia Stars
8.  (79) Birmingham Stallions
*9. (80) New Jersey Generals

*New Jersey draft positions penalized for violating offseason roster management rules

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