46 PLAYERS EARN SPOTS ON 2025 NFL OPENING DAY ROSTERS
–28 PLAYERS FROM LAST TWO UFL SEASONS–
ARLINGTON, TEXAS – September 3, 2025 – The United Football League announced today that 28 players from the past two seasons and 18 alumni from the modern era of spring football have either made the 53-man roster or were added to a practice squad.
Some notable United Football League players from the 2025 season who are on NFL teams include a trio of 2025 All-UFL Team honorees in defensive tackle Perrion Winfrey (Birmingham Stallions), who earned a spot on the active roster with the Dallas Cowboys, tight end Sal Cannella (Arlington Renegades), who was signed to the Cleveland Browns practice squad, and Jacob Saylors (St. Louis Battlehawks) who was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad.
Winfrey played in all 10 games of the 2025 season for the Stallions and posted 29 tackles, a sack, four pass breakups and a forced fumble. Cannella started all 10 games for the Renegades and led the team with 44 receptions for 474 yards and one touchdown. Saylors led the Battlehawks and the league with 960 rushing yards over the last two seasons.
Below is a list of UFL players and alumni on NFL rosters:
ACTIVE ROSTER (12)
|
POSITION |
NAME |
UFL TEAM |
NFL TEAM |
|
DT |
LaCale London |
St. Louis Battlehawks |
Atlanta Falcons |
|
LS |
Rex Sunahara |
San Antonio Brahmas |
Cleveland Browns |
|
K |
Andre Szmyt |
St. Louis Battlehawks |
Cleveland Browns |
|
K |
Brandon Aubrey |
Birmingham Stallions |
Dallas Cowboys |
|
WR |
KaVontae Turpin |
New Jersey Generals |
Dallas Cowboys |
|
DT |
Perrion Winfrey |
Birmingham Stallions |
Dallas Cowboys |
|
LS |
Mitchell Fraboni |
Pittsburgh Maulers |
Denver Broncos |
|
LB |
Dondrea Tillman |
Birmingham Stallions |
Denver Broncos |
|
K |
Jake Bates |
Michigan Panthers |
Detroit Lions |
|
P |
Daniel Whelan |
D.C. Defenders |
Green Bay Packers |
|
DE |
Jalen Redmond |
Arlington Renegades |
Minnesota Vikings |
|
DT |
Jeremiah Pharms Jr |
Pittsburgh Maulers |
New England Patriots |
PRACTICE SQUAD (23)
|
POSITION |
NAME |
UFL TEAM |
NFL TEAM |
|
WR |
Chris Blair |
D.C. Defenders |
Atlanta Falcons |
|
LB |
Ronnie Perkins |
Birmingham Stallions |
Atlanta Falcons |
|
G |
Jerome Carvin |
Memphis Showboats |
Carolina Panthers |
|
WR |
Maurice Alexander |
Philadelphia Stars |
Chicago Bears |
|
TE |
Sal Cannella |
Arlington Renegades |
Cleveland Browns |
|
WR |
Kaden Davis |
Michigan Panthers |
Cleveland Browns |
|
WR |
Michael Bandy |
Houston Roughnecks |
Denver Broncos |
|
RB |
Jacob Saylors |
St. Louis Battlehawks |
Detroit Lions |
|
CB |
Damon Arnette |
Houston Roughnecks |
Houston Texans |
|
OT |
Ricky Lee |
Arlington Renegades |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
|
CB |
Keni-H Lovely |
Michigan Panthers |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
|
DT |
Jack Heflin |
Houston Roughnecks |
Los Angeles Rams |
|
WR |
Dontavian "Lucky" Jackson |
D.C. Defenders |
Minnesota Vikings |
|
C |
Alec Lindstrom |
Memphis Showboats |
New England Patriots |
|
WR |
Kevin Austin Jr. |
Birmingham Stallions |
New Orleans Saints |
|
CB |
Jayden Price |
Arlington Renegades |
New Orleans Saints |
|
OG |
Kohl Levao |
San Antonio Brahmas |
New York Jets |
|
K |
Harrison Mevis |
Birmingham Stallions |
New York Jets |
|
WR |
Brandon Smith |
D.C. Defenders |
New York Jets |
|
DT |
Kyler Baugh |
St. Louis Battlehawks |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
|
QB |
Adrian Martinez |
Birmingham Stallions |
San Francisco 49ers |
|
WR |
Malik Turner |
Michigan Panthers |
San Francisco 49ers |
|
DT |
C.J. Brewer |
Houston Roughnecks |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
INJURED RESERVE/PUP (11)
|
POSITION |
NAME |
UFL TEAM |
NFL TEAM |
|
QB |
Emory Jones |
Memphis Showboats |
Atlanta Falcons |
|
DT |
LaBryan Ray |
Philadelphia Stars |
Carolina Panthers |
|
CB |
Josh Butler |
Michigan Panthers |
Dallas Cowboys |
|
WR |
D.J. Montgomery |
Michigan Panthers |
Indianapolis Colts |
|
TE |
Obinna Eze |
Michigan Panthers |
Miami Dolphins |
|
CB |
Jason Maitre |
Memphis Showboats |
Miami Dolphins |
|
OT |
Yasir Durant |
D.C. Defenders |
New England Patriots |
|
RB |
Deneric Prince |
Memphis Showboats |
New England Patriots |
|
OT |
Barry Wesley |
Birmingham Stallions |
New Orleans Saints |
|
DT |
Domenique Davis |
Houston Gamblers |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
|
OT |
Isaiah Prince |
Arlington Renegades |
San Francisco 49ers |
Throughout NFL training camp this year, 106 spring football league players were on NFL rosters—74 from the 2024 and 2025 seasons and 28 from the 2022 and 2023 seasons prior to the merger of the XFL and USFL. Most notable players include Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates, Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey and returner Kavonte Turpin, Minnesota Vikings defensive lineman Jalen Redmond, and Denver Broncos linebacker Dondrea Tillman.
Each United Football League team will retain the rights of each player should that player return to the league.