New @XFLVipers WR Seantavius Jones capped his AAF tenure earlier this year with 24 receptions for 298 yards as he was selected with the 4th pick of Round 2 in the #XFLDraft.
Selected 6th in the 3rd round of the #XFLDraft – the newest member of the @XFLGuardians -- Mekale McKay -- finished his time in the AAF by averaging 17.0 yards per catch and gaining over 100 yards after the catch.
One of the more dynamic runners we've graded at the college level – Larry Rose gets drafted by the @XFLWildcats in Round 5 of the #XFLDraft. His numbers are ridiculous at New Mexico State:
2,355 yards AFTER contact
151 missed tackles forced
131 runs of 10+ yards
179 TDs+1D runs
The newest member of the @XFLVipers -- RB Quinton Flowers -- was a dynamic college football player, breaking 116 tackles on his carries while also throwing for 71 TDs at USF.
No wide receiver in the brief tenure of the AAF forced more missed tackles than the newest member of the @XFLBattleHawks – WR De'Mornay Pierson-El, selected sixth in the third round of the #XFLDraft
With the first pick of Round 3 in the #XFLDraft – the @XFLDefenders select RB Jhurell Pressley, the same guy who led the AAF with 431 yards and 318 yards after contact.
With the first pick of the 2nd Round – the @XFLWildcats select WR Rashad Ross who led the AAF with 7 TDs and a league-high 85.0 receiving grade earlier this year! #XFLDraft
TE Nick Truesdell goes to the @XFLVipers with the 5th pick of Round 1 – he led all AAF tight ends with 3 touchdowns and 269 yards earlier this year. #XFLDraft
Takeaways from the QBs drafted:
Jordan Ta'amu (@XFLBattleHawks) had 1,083 yards on deep passes in 2018 w/ Ole Miss (12th-most)
Brandon Silvers (@XFLDragons) increased his overall grades in every season at Troy from 2014-17
Luis Perez (@XFLWildcats) had 393 deep yards in the AAF
Former WVU S and First-Team All Big 12 Kenny Robinson joins the XFL after dominating the past two seasons at WVU. He allowed just 36% of the targets into his coverage to be caught in 2018.