When Terrell Buckley took over as coach of the Orlando Guardians, he promised loads of acquainted faces for followers to cheer on throughout the workforce’s first season within the revamped XFL.
Buckley and his teaching employees drafted a roster with a number of gamers who spent their faculty careers within the Sunshine State.
The Guardians chosen former University of Miami receiver Charleston Rambo with their first decide, the fourth general, within the XFL draft. Rambo spent one season with the Hurricanes after transferring from Oklahoma, the place he performed for 3 seasons for the Sooners. During his time in South Florida, he led the workforce in receptions (79), receiving yards (1,172) and touchdowns (7).
Rambo went undrafted earlier than signing with the Carolina Panthers as a practice-squad participant, however he was waived on Aug. 30.
Orlando used eight of its 11 picks within the offensive-skill place a part of the draft on large receivers, a decent finish (Ryan Becker, SMU), and two operating backs (Jah-Maine Martin, N.C. A&T and Devin Darrington, Virginia). Martin was an All-American and All-MEAC performer with the Aggies, highlighted by 1,446 speeding yards and 23 TDs in 2019.
The Guardians added a number of acquainted names throughout the defensive-backs portion of the draft, choosing cornerback Antwan Collier (UCF/FAMU) and security Matt Elam (Florida).
Collier, a Miami native, performed 4 seasons at UCF however was kicked off the workforce after he was arrested for an unlawful gun cost throughout a site visitors cease on campus in 2020. He completed his faculty profession at Florida A&M. Elam, who grew up in Palm Beach Gardens, performed three seasons for the Gators, ending with 176 tackles and 6 interceptions.
Buckley and his employees loaded up on state expertise throughout the defensive front-seven portion of the draft, choosing defensive sort out Gerald Willis (Miami) and linebackers Terrance Plummer (UCF), Terrance Smith (FSU) and DeCalon Brooks (FSU).
Willis spent one season at Florida earlier than transferring to Miami, the place he performed 9 video games. Plummer spent 4 seasons with the Knights (2011-14) and was on the workforce that defeated Baylor within the 2013 season’s Fiesta Bowl. He went undrafted, signing with a number of NFL groups, together with Washington and Minnesota, along with agreeing to a take care of the AAF’s Orlando Apollos earlier than they shuttered.
Meanwhile, Smith performed 5 seasons with the Seminoles (2011-15) earlier than bouncing across the NFL whereas Brooks, the son of former Tampa Bay Buccaneers nice Derrick Brooks, performed 4 seasons in Tallahassee (2018-21).
The three-day draft occasion began with a quarterback choice present because the Guardians picked Deondre Francois (FSU) and Quinten Dormady (Central Michigan). It wraps up Thursday with special-teams alternatives.
OFFENSIVE SKILL POSITION
Charleston Rambo, WR, Miami (Round 1, 4th general decide); Andrew Jamiel, WR, Stonehill (2, 13); Stephen Guidry, WR, Mississippi State (3, 20); Ryan Becker, TE, SMU (4, 29); Jah-Maine Martin, RB, North Carolina A&T (5, 36); Dontez Byrd, WR, Tennessee Tech (6, 45); Devin Darrington, RB, Virginia (7, 52); Octayvius Miles, WR, Alabama A&M (8, 61); Patrick Smith, WR, Tennessee State (9, 68); Dieuly Aristilde, WR, Bethel-Tennessee (10, 77); Cody Latimer, WR, Indiana (11, 84)
DEFENSIVE BACKS
CJ Holmes, DB, Jackson State (12, 1); Javaris Davis, DB, Auburn (13, 16); Dee Virgin, DB, West Alabama (14,
17); Mike Lee, CB, Kansas (15, 32); Antwan Collier, CB, Florida A&M (16, 33); Maurice Smitherman, DB, Mississippi State (17, 48); Marcus Murphy, DB, Mississippi State (18, 49); Roman Tatum, DB, Southern Illinois (19, 64); Najeem Hosein, DB, Ferris State (20, 65); Shaquille Wiggins, DB, Tennessee (21, 80); Matt Elam, DB, Florida (22, 81)
DEFENSIVE FRONT SEVEN
Nick Coe, DE, Auburn (23, 8); Gerald Willis, DT, Miami (24, 9); Stansly Maponga, DL, TCU (25, 24); Keonte Schad, DL, Oregon State (26, 25); Emmanuel Olenga, DL, Tennessee State (27, 40); Terrance Smith, LB, Florida State (28, 41); Terrance Plummer, LB, UCF (29, 56); Caeveon Patton, DL, Texas State (30, 57); Khristian Tate, DL, Georgetown (31, 72); Jacoby Jones, DL, Texas (32, 73); DeCalon Brooks, LB, Florida State (33, 88)
OFFENSIVE LINE
Brandon Murphy, Memphis (34, 5); Kamalie Matthews, Murray State (35, 12); Jachai Baker, South Alabama (36, 21); T.J. Bradley, Maryland (37, 28); Joshua Frazier, Alabama (38, 37); Zeveyon Furcron, Southern Illinois (39, 44); Jordan Ighofose, Grambling (40, 53); Jalen Spady, Florida A&M (41, 60); Shawn Page, Merrimack (42, 69); Sunday Deng, Northwestern Oklahoma State (43, 76)
This article first appeared on OrlandoSentinel.com. Email Matt Murschel at [email protected] or comply with him on Twitter at @osmattmurschel.
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