ABOUT THE UNITED FOOTBALL LEAGUE
The United Football League (UFL) is set to launch as the premier spring football platform, formed by the merging of the XFL and USFL in 2024. The UFL has eight teams in Arlington (TX), Birmingham (AL), Detroit (MI), Houston (TX), San Antonio (TX), Memphis (TN), St. Louis (MO), and Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 26, 2024 – The United Football League has announced its training camp rosters for each of its eight teams. The Arlington Renegades, Birmingham Stallions, D.C. Defenders, Houston Roughnecks, Memphis Showboats, Michigan Panthers, San Antonio Brahmas and St. Louis Battlehawks each can have up to 75 players on their training camp rosters.
Players from each UFL reported to training camp on Saturday, February 25 in Arlington, TX. Onboarding, initial meetings and physical testing will occur through Monday, with the first day of on-field practice slated for Tuesday.
The following is a look at the D.C. Defenders 2024 training camp roster:
| No. | Name | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Deontay Anderson | DB | Houston |
| 25 | Deandre Baker | DB | Georgia |
| 72 | TJ Barnes | DL | Georgia Tech |
| 80 | Trae Barry | LS | Boston College |
| 7 | Davin Bellamy | DL | Georgia |
| 43 | Francis Bernard | LB | Utah |
| 82 | Shaun Beyer | TE | Iowa |
| 28 | Elijah Blades | DB | Buffalo |
| 70 | Adonis Boone | OL | Louisville |
| 87 | Ben Bresnahan | TE | Vanderbilt |
| 29 | Kentrell Brice | DB | Louisiana Tech |
| 93 | Paxton Brooks | P | Tennessee |
| 6 | Fadol Brown | DL | Ole Miss |
| 56 | Matt Carrick | OL | Michigan State |
| 73 | Tommy Champion | OL | Mississippi State |
| 81 | Keke Coutee | WR | Texas Tech |
| 20 | Gareon Conley | DB | Ohio State |
| 59 | Jean Delance | OL | Florida |
| 18 | Alex Ellis | TE | Tennessee |
| 23 | Jordan Evans | LB | Oklahoma |
| 92 | Malik Fisher | DL | Villanova |
| 75 | Liam Fornadel | OL | James Madison |
| 8 | Deandre Francois | QB | Hampton |
| 1 | Jazz Ferguson | WR | Northwestern State |
| 58 | Lamont Gaillard | OL | Georgia |
| 27 | Ferrod Gardner | LB | Louisiana Lafeyette |
| 30 | Darius Haggans | RB | Viginia State |
| 14 | Kelvin Harmon | WR | North Carolina State |
| 3 | Cam'Ron Harris | RB | Miami |
| 33 | Trent Harris | DL | Miami |
| 78 | D'Marcus Hayes | OL | Georgia |
| 83 | John Hightower | WR | Boise State |
| 57 | Anthony Hines | LB | Texas A&M |
| 52 | Sadarius Hutcherson | OL | South Carolina |
| 95 | Donovan Jeter | DL | Michigan |
| 85 | CJ Johnson | WR | East Carolina |
| 91 | Dennis Johnson | DL | Grand Valley State |
| 32 | Isaiah Johnson | DB | Houston |
| 15 | Mike Joseph | DB | Dubuque |
| 37 | Sam Kidd | DB | James Madison |
| 24 | Anthoula Kelly | DB | Fresno State |
| 76 | Greg Long | OL | Purdue |
| 51 | Mike Maietti | OL | Missouri |
| 17 | Jalan McClendon | QB | Baylor |
| 34 | Matt McCrane | K | Kansas State |
| 48 | Andre Mintze | DL | Vanderbilt |
| 88 | Briley Moore | TE | Kansas State |
| 71 | George Moore | OL | Oregon |
| 26 | DeJuan Neal | DB | Shepard |
| 21 | Montae Nicholson | DB | Michigan State |
| 5 | Reggie Northrup | LB | Florida State |
| 77 | Chidi Okeke | OL | Tennessee State |
| 79 | Jack Plumb | OL | Iowa |
| 39 | Santos Ramirez | DB | Arkansas |
| 50 | Derick Roberson | DL | Sam Houston State |
| 11 | Boogie Roberts | DL | San Jose State |
| 38 | Nydair Rouse | DB | West Chester |
| 12 | Chris Rowland | WR | Tennessee State |
| 90 | Niles Scott | DL | Frostburg State |
| 19 | Ty Scott | WR | Missiouri State |
| 84 | Trea Shropshire | WR | UAB |
| 4 | Abram Smith | RB | Baylor |
| 2 | Brandon Smith | WR | Iowa |
| 55 | Momo Sonago | LB | Ole Miss |
| 22 | Adam Sparks | DB | Lousiana Monroe |
| 36 | DJ Swearinger | DB | South Carolina |
| 10 | Jordan Ta'amu | QB | Ole Miss |
| 35 | Tabyus Taylor | RB | Virginia Union |
| 97 | Tariqious Tisdale | DL | Ole Miss |
| 99 | Joe Wallace | DL | Sam Houston State |
| 94 | Tim Ward | DL | Old Dominion |
| 13 | Pooka Williams | RB | Kansas |
| 16 | Preston Williams | WR | Colorado State |