2026 DC Defenders Draft: Day Two

The United Football League today concluded its two-day 2026 UFL Draft, which was held inside the league headquarters in Arlington, Texas, with Day Two centering on the selection of free agents.

ARLINGTON, Texas (January 14, 2025) – The United Football League today concluded its two-day 2026 UFL Draft, which was held inside the league headquarters in Arlington, Texas, with Day Two centering on the selection of free agents. During Day Two, teams had the opportunity to bolster their rosters by adding available veteran players and unselected talent from across professional and collegiate football, who were not under contract by another league. 214 players were selected across the league on Day Two.

Similar to the first day of the UFL Draft, the second day was structured into positional groups with offensive front, followed by defensive front, offensive skills position, defensive back, and specialists, as well open selections regardless of position.

UFL teams will retain exclusive rights to each free agent upon signing once the player officially reports to the team.

Below is a list of Day Two free agent signings by the DC Defenders:

Name

Position

School

Jaelyn Duncan

T

Maryland

Parker Clements

T

Virginia Tech

Michael Tarquin

T

Oklahoma

Silas Dzansi

T

Virginia Tech

Elijah Ellis

T

Marshall

Curtis Jacobs

LB

Penn State

Kyron Johnson

LB

Kansas

Patrick Jenkins

DT

Tulane

Desmond Watson

DT

Florida

Zack Kuntz

TE

Old Dominion

Xazavian Valladay

RB

Arizona State

Montrell Washington

WR

Samford

Jalen Virgil

WR

Appalachian State

Ekow Boye-Doe

CB

Kansas State

Lewis Cine

S

Georgia

Azizi Hearn

CB

UCLA

Gabe Taylor

CB

Rice

Maliq Carr

TE

Houston

Maceo Beard

S

International

Niles Scott

DI

Frostburg State

Kyle Phillips

ED

Tennessee

Davin Bellamy

ED

Georgia

Josh Ball

T

Marshall

Nicholas Petit-Frere

T

Ohio State

Grant Dubose

WR

Charlotte