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As first tipped in this article on ProFootballTalk.com, the United Football League held its inaugural draft last night. As of this writing it's unclear of the order of the picks, but it's interesting to see who went where. Michael Vick was not drafted, and it seems that the UFL only had players involved in the draft process who showed some sort of interest in playing in the league this fall.

Below are a list of the players who were drafted, along with their date of birth, where they attended college, and where (if at all) they were selected in the NFL Draft. Players are listed in alphabetical order by last name. The player listings came directly from the league's official list of the UFL's first-ever draft; the rest of the data came via tedious internet searches. Odds are that I made a mistake or two in here; if you find any errors, please let me know.

Lou Pickney's 2025 NFL Mock Draft

UFL Las Vegas

DE Adrian Awasom, 6'5" 280 lbs., 10/25/1983, North Texas
-Undrafted in the 2005 NFL Draft

P Danny Baugher, 5'10" 194 lbs., 1/24/1984, Arizona
-Undrafted in the 2006 NFL Draft

OT Jason Boone, 6'4" 300 lbs., 4/20/1984, Utah
-Undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft

DT Wendell Bryant, 6'5" 303 lbs., 9/12/1980, Wisconsin
-Selected in the first round with overall pick #12 in the 2002 NFL Draft

OLB Ezra Butler, 6'1½" 245 lbs., 11/20/1984, Nevada
-Undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft

CB Wale Dada, 5'10" 200 lbs., 5/31/1983, Washington State
-Undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft

OT George Gause, 6'5" 265 lbs., 6/20/1982, South Carolina
-Undrafted in the 2005 NFL Draft

DB Paul Gause, 5'11" 188 lbs., 2/18/1986, Seton Hall
-Undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft

K Andrew Jacas, 5'11" 185 lbs., 7/27/1982, Fort Valley State
-Undrafted in the 2006 NFL Draft

TE Nate Jackson, 6'3" 235 lbs., 6/4/1979, Menlo College
-Undrafted in the 2002 NFL Draft

OT Brandon Joyce, 6'5" 317 lbs., 9/5/1984, Illinois State
-Undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft

WR David Kircus, 6'2" 192 lbs., 2/19/1980, Grand Valley State
-Selected in the sixth round with overall pick #175 in the 2003 NFL Draft

TE Scott Kuhn, 6'6" 257 lbs., 4/16/1986, Louisville
-Undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft

DT Gabe Long, 6'3" 290 lbs., 1/3/1985, Utah
-Undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft

OLB Brandon Moore, 6'1" 240 lbs., 1/16/1979, Oklahoma
-Undrafted in the 2002 NFL Draft

ILB Ronnie Palmer, 6'2" 245 lbs., 3/29/1986, Arizona
-Undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft

OLB Gary Stills, 6'2" 250 lbs., 7/11/1974, West Virginia
-Selected in the third round with overall pick #75 in the 1999 NFL Draft

RB Tyson Thompson, 6'1" 220 lbs., 5/21/1981, San Jose State
-Undrafted in the 2005 NFL Draft

WR Andrae Thurman, 5'11" 190 lbs., 10/25/1980, Southern Oregon
-Undrafted in the 2004 NFL Draft

OLB/FB Brian Toal, 6'0" 238 lbs., 3/8/1985, Boston College
-Undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft

FS Nick Turnbull, 6'2" 222 lbs., 7/28/1981, Florida International
-Undrafted in the 2006 NFL Draft

CB Chaz Williams, 6'0" 190 lbs., 6/17/1984, Louisiana-Monroe
-Undrafted in the 2007 NFL Draft

RB Terrence Whitehead, 5'10" 209 lbs., 5/31/1983, Oregon
-Undrafted in the 2006 NFL Draft

Summary: Paul Gause didn't play football in college, instead opting for basketball at Seton Hall. Archuleta and Bryant are former NFL first-round picks hoping to find a future in professional football. Butler ran into trouble with the law with marijuana, but he is a fantastic athlete and is the type of player who could use the UFL to have another shot to prove himself as being a professional-level football player.

Stills, the oldest player to be selected by any team in this draft, was an NFL Pro Bowler in 2003 while with the Kansas City Chiefs. Toal was the Big East rookie of the year in 2004, but injuries caused him to miss out on landing a spot in the NFL... but the UFL could prove to be a place for him to show if he can perform effectively on a professional level.

UFL New York

DB Trey Brown 5'9" 185 lbs., 3/1/1985, UCLA
-Undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft

DB Oliver Celestin 5'11" 195 lbs., 2/25/1981, Texas Southern
-Undrafted in the 2004 NFL Draft

NT Richard Clebert 6'1" 295 lbs., 11/15/1985, South Florida
-Undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft

DE Maurice Fountain 6'4" 270 lbs., 9/22/1982, Clemson
-Undrafted in the 2005 NFL Draft

TE Ronnie Ghent 6'2" 253 lbs., 1/5/1980, Louisville
-Undrafted in the 2006 NFL Draft

RB Tyronne Gross 5'9" 213 lbs., 5/14/1983, Eastern Oregon
-Undrafted in the 2006 NFL Draft

OT Sam Gutekunst 6'6" 317 lbs., 5/20/1984, Germany
-Undrafted in the 2006 NFL Draft

C Jasper Harvey 6'3" 305 lbs., 4/8/1983, San Diego State
-Undrafted in the 2006 NFL Draft

QB Brian Johnson 6'1" 200 lbs., 2/16/1987, Utah
-Undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft

WR Noriaki Kinoshita 5'10" 179 lbs., 12/29/1982, Ritsumeikan (Japan)
-Undrafted in the 2005 NFL Draft

DB David Lofton 6'4" 220 lbs., 1/28/1984, Stanford
-Undrafted in the 2007 NFL Draft

LB Marc Magro 6'3" 246 lbs., 8/23/1984, West Virginia
-Undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft

DB Terrell Maze 6'0" 171 lbs., 3/13/1984, San Diego State
-Undrafted in the 2007 NFL Draft

OT Ray Norell 6'6" 306 lbs., 5/5/1985, Buffalo
-Undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft

OT Ramiro Pruneda 6'6" 317 lbs., 1/25/1983, Monterey Tech
-Undrafted in the 2006 NFL Draft

RB Joe Rubin 5'11" 225 lbs., 11/23/1982, Portland State
-Undrafted in the 2006 NFL Draft

WR Steve Sanders 6'3" 205 lbs., 12/23/1982, Bowling Green
-Undrafted in the 2006 NFL Draft

RB Cecil Sapp 5'11" 236 lbs., 12/23/1978, Colorado State
-Undrafted in the 2003 NFL Draft

NT Bryan Save 6'1" 299 lbs., 12/16/1981, Colorado State
-Undrafted in the 2004 NFL Draft

DE Michale Spicer 6'1" 275 lbs., 6/30/1982, Western Carolina
-Undrafted in the 2004 NFL Draft

RB LaBrandon Toefield 5'11" 235 lbs., 9/24/1980, LSU
-Selected in the fourth round with overall pick #132 in the 2003 NFL Draft

LB Nathan Williams 6'1" 225 lbs., 6/2/1985, Murray State
-Undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft

RB Shannon Woods 5'11" 194 lbs., 11/30/1985, Texas Tech
-Undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft

Summary: The UFL New York franchise drafted only one player who was once an NFL draft pick, former LSU RB LaBrandon Toefield, and this franchise seems to be leaning more toward younger players. With Toefield and Sapp, the team has two experienced RBs to go with some up-and-coming running backs. Clebert bench-pressed 225 pounds an astonishing 43 times in December 2007 while at USF, which makes him an interesting prospect at nose tackle. Johnson, who played very well at Utah, could be a rather intriguing signal-caller for the team.

UFL Orlando

QB Brooks Bollinger 6'1" 205 lbs., 11/15/1979, Wisconsin
-Selected in the sixth round with overall pick #200 in the 2003 NFL Draft

FB Ronnie Cruz 6'0" 237 lbs., 6/11/1981, Northern State
-Undrafted in the 2004 NFL Draft

SS Mike Doss 5'10" 207 lbs., 3/24/1981, Ohio State
-Selected in the second round with overall pick #58 in the 2003 NFL Draft

CB Greg Fassitt 5'11" 186 lbs., 4/4/1985, Grambling
-Undrafted in the 2007 NFL Draft

WR Chas Gessner 6'5" 215 lbs., 8/17/1981, Brown
-Undrafted in the 2003 NFL Draft

TE Keith Heinrich 6'6" 255 lbs., 3/19/1979, Sam Houston State
-Selected in the sixth round with overall pick #174 in the 2002 NFL Draft

NT Rien Long 6'6" 300 lbs., 8/7/1981, Washington State
-Selected in the fourth round with overall pick #126 in the 2003 NFL Draft

CB Grant Mason 6'0" 198 lbs., 8/18/1983, Michigan
-Undrafted in the 2006 NFL Draft

OLB Tim McGarigle 6'0" 240 lbs., 10/25/1983, Northwestern
-Selected in the seventh round with overall pick #221 in the 2006 NFL Draft

RB Chris Perry 6'0" 224 lbs., 12/27/1981, Michigan
-Selected in the first round with overall pick #26 in the 2004 NFL Draft

OT Rob Petitti 6'6" 327 lbs., 5/21/1982, Pitt
-Selected in the sixth round with overall pick #209 in the 2005 NFL Draft

OG Zack Piller 6'5" 315 lbs., 5/2/1976, Florida
-Selected in the third round with overall pick #81 in the 1999 NFL Draft

DE Eric Powell 6'3" 284 lbs., 11/16/1979, Florida State
-Undrafted in the 2003 NFL Draft

ILB Anthony Schlegel 6'1" 251 lbs., 3/1/1981, Ohio State
-Selected in the third round with overall pick #76 in the 2006 NFL Draft

DE Bo Schobel 6'5" 264 lbs., 3/24/1981, TCU
-Selected in the fourth round with overall pick #103 in the 2004 NFL Draft

WR Dominique Thompson 5'11" 205 lbs., 12/28/1982, William & Mary
-Undrafted in the 2005 NFL Draft

CB DeJuan Tribble 5'9" 190 lbs., 4/13/1985, Boston College
-Selected in the sixth round with overall pick #209 in the 2008 NFL Draft

NT Larry Tripplett 6'2" 293 lbs., 1/18/1979, Washington
-Selected in the second round with overall pick #76 in the 2006 NFL Draft

CB Darius Vinnett 5'8" 170 lbs., 9/30/1984, Arkansas
-Undrafted in the 2007 NFL Draft

OT Seth Wand 6'7" 330 lbs., 8/6/1979, Northwest Missouri State
-Selected in the third round with overall pick #73 in the 2003 NFL Draft

TE Jermaine Wiggins 6'2" 270 lbs., 1/18/1975, Georgia
-Undrafted in the 2000 NFL Draft

RB Quincy Wilson 5'9" 220 lbs., 4/26/1981, West Virginia
-Selected in the seventh round with overall pick #219 in the 2004 NFL Draft

CB T.J. Wright 5'10" 176 lbs., 11/29/1983, Ohio
-Undrafted in the 2007 NFL Draft

Summary: Orlando has an impressive lineup with a wide selection of players who were once highly touted NFL prospects. Doss, Bollinger, Tribble, and Perry all have superstar ability, and there was a time not too long ago when Tribble looked like he would end up as a day one pick in the 2008 NFL Draft. Also, it's encouraging to see Rien Long making a pro football comeback. Earlier this year, the former Outland Trophy winner suffered severe injuries in a wreck in Nashville not too far from an area that I've been known to frequent from time to time.

There is a drastic difference in the draft approach that can be seen between the UFL New York franchise and the UFL Orlando franchise. It will be quite interesting to see how the respective strategies work out both in the short term and in the long term.

UFL San Francisco

RB Femi Ayanbadejo 6'2" 230 lbs., 3/5/1975, San Diego State
-Undrafted in the 1997 NFL Draft

QB Shane Boyd 6'1" 232 lbs., 9/18/1982, Kentucky
-Undrafted in the 2005 NFL Draft

WR Larry Brackins 6'4" 221 lbs., 11/5/1982, Pearl River Community College
-Selected in the fifth round with overall pick #155 in the 2005 NFL Draft

LS Kai Brown 6'3" 240 lbs., 2/12/1986, Brown
-Undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft

QB Brett Dietz 6'4" 220 lbs., 10/8/1981, Hanover
-Undrafted in the 2003 NFL Draft

WR Marcus Fitzgerald 5'10" 202 lbs., 6/1/1985, Marshall
-Undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft

DE Marquies Gunn 6'4" 266 lbs., 11/22/1983, Auburn
-Undrafted in the 2007 NFL Draft

RB Derrell Hutsona 5'9" 181 lbs., 6/1/1985, Southern Oregon (Washington State transfer)
-Undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft

LB Prince Kwateng 6'2" 230 lbs., 11/19/1986, Northwestern
-Undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft

TE Branden Ledbetter 6'5" 260 lbs., 5/2/1986, Western Michigan
-Undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft

OT Cory Lekkerkerker 6'7" 323 lbs., 7/25/1981, California-Davis
-Undrafted in the 2005 NFL Draft

OLB Joe Martin 6'2" 230 lbs., 10/25/1983, San Diego State
-Undrafted in the 2007 NFL Draft

QB Liam O'Hagan 6'2" 205 lbs., 8/5/1985, Harvard
-Undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft

OT Brian Rimpf 6'5" 319 lbs., 2/11/1981, East Carolina
-Selected in the seventh round with overall pick #246 in the 2004 NFL Draft

WR B.J. Sams 5'10" 185 lbs., 10/29/1980, McNeese State
-Undrafted in the 2004 NFL Draft

OT Brian Stamper 6'5" 300 lbs., 9/27/1984, Vanderbilt
-Undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft

NT Jason Stewart 6'1" 320 lbs., 11/14/1980, Fresno State
-Undrafted in the 2004 NFL Draft

DE Damon Suggs 6'2" 270 lbs., 7/17/1987, Georgia Southern
-Undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft

DB Ahmad Treaudo 5'10" 181 lbs., 4/15/1982, Southern University
-Undrafted in the 2005 NFL Draft

FS Marviel Underwood 5'10" 200 lbs., 2/17/1982, San Diego State
-Selected in the fourth round with overall pick #115 in the 2005 NFL Draft

DB Jeremy Unertl 6'2" 220 lbs., 9/15/1978, Wisconsin-La Crosse
-Undrafted in the 2002 NFL Draft

RB John David Washington 5'9" 208 lbs., 7/28/1984, Morehouse College
-Undrafted in the 2006 NFL Draft

WR Joe West 6'1" 215 lbs., 2/1/1984, UTEP
-Undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft

Summary: The presence of Gunn on the list is interesting considering that he was arrested on three counts of selling crack cocaine in Alabama earlier this year. Brackins has the potential to be a breakout star for the UFL, with his freakish athletic ability giving him the chance to stand out above the rest of the UFL wide receivers. Underwood was an NFL-quality free safety (playing in all 16 regular-season games with the Packers in 2005) before he tore two ligaments in his right knee in August 2006. If he can somehow regain his old form, he could have a major impact on the team's defense.

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