XFL Draft: Meet your Arlington Renegades

The XFL, which folded in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, returns in 2023 with financial backing from co-owners Dany Garcia and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. The XFL announced the eight teams that will compete in 2023: 

Oklahoma Sooners legend Bob Stoops will be the head coach for the Arlington Renegades. The team will play its games in Choctaw Stadium, formerly known as the Ballpark in Arlington.

Now, we also know who will be on each of those squads. Each team got to pick their quarterbacks first in the Quarterback Selection Show, hosted by ESPN’s Stormy Buonantony. The Arlington Renegades picked Drew Plitt out of Ball State, Kyle Sloter from Northern Colorado and Kevin Anderson from Fordham.

Then, on day one of the draft, the eight teams got 11 rounds of selections from the following positional groupings: offensive skill positions (WR, RB, TE, FB), defensive backs (CB, Safety, Nickel), defensive front seven (ILB, Edge, DE, DT) and offensive line (LT, LG, C, RG, RT). On day two, the teams were able to pick specialists (Kicker, Punt, Long Snapper), followed by open rounds for all available positions.

A supplemental draft for players currently under contract with another professional football league will occur in early 2023.

The XFL will kick off on Feb. 18, 2023, and season ticket deposits are available online for all teams at XFL.com/tickets.