2022 USFL draft

The 2022 USFL draft, also known as the 2022 USFL player selection meeting, was the player selection process to fill the rosters of the eight teams for the 2022 USFL season. The draft was held on February 22–23, 2022, with results released through the USFL's social media channels.

Structure

The USFL player allocation process was held in multiple phases, separated by position groups. The league used a "snake" format in each phase, in which the draft order reversed with each round. The draft order was shuffled for each phase as predetermined through lotteries. A draft pool of 450–500 players were eligible to be picked by signing contracts before the draft. The structure of the draft was as follows:
Day 1:

Round 1: quarterbacks
Rounds 2–4: defensive ends
Round 5–7: offensive tackles
Round 8–11: cornerbacks
Round 12: quarterbacks

Day 2:

Round 13–17: wide receivers
Round 18–19: safeties
Round 20: centers
Round 21: inside linebackers
Round 22–23: guards
Round 24–26: defensive tackles
Round 27–28: running backs
Round 29–31: outside linebackers
Round 32: kickers
Round 33: punters
Round 34: tight ends
Round 35: long snappers
Day 1

Round 1: quarterbacks

Round	Pick #	USFL team	Player	Position	College
1	1	Michigan Panthers	Shea Patterson	QB	Michigan
1	2	Tampa Bay Bandits	Jordan Ta'amu	QB	Ole Miss
1	3	Philadelphia Stars	Bryan Scott	QB	Occidental
1	4	New Jersey Generals	Ben Holmes	QB	Tarleton State
1	5	Houston Gamblers	Clayton Thorson	QB	Northwestern
1	6	Birmingham Stallions	Alex McGough	QB	FIU
1	7	Pittsburgh Maulers	Kyle Lauletta	QB	Richmond
1	8	New Orleans Breakers	Kyle Sloter	QB	Northern Colorado

Round 2–4: defensive ends

Round	Pick #	USFL team	Player	Position	College
2	9	New Orleans Breakers	Davin Bellamy	DE	Georgia
2	10	Pittsburgh Maulers	Carlo Kemp	DE	Michigan
2	11	Birmingham Stallions	Aaron Adeoye	DE	Southeast Missouri State
2	12	Houston Gamblers	Chris Odom	DE	Arkansas State
2	13	New Jersey Generals	Bryson Young	DE	Oregon
2	14	Philadelphia Stars	Freedom Akinmoladun	DE	Nebraska
2	15	Tampa Bay Bandits	Mekhi Brown	DE	Tennessee State
2	16	Michigan Panthers	Adewale Adeoye	DE	Utah State
3	17	Michigan Panthers	Cavon Walker	DE	Maryland
3	18	Tampa Bay Bandits	Michael Scott	DE	Oklahoma State
3	19	Philadelphia Stars	Gus Cumberlander	DE	Oregon
3	20	New Jersey Generals	Kolin Hill	DE	Texas Tech
3	21	Houston Gamblers	Ahmad Gooden	DE	Samford
3	22	Birmingham Stallions	Chauncy Haney	DE	North Greenville
3	23	Pittsburgh Maulers	Nasir Player	DE	East Tennessee State
3	24	New Orleans Breakers	Anree Saint-Amour	DE	Georgia Tech
4	25	New Orleans Breakers	James Folston Jr.	DE	Pittsburgh
4	26	Pittsburgh Maulers	Eric Assoua	DE	Western Michigan
4	27	Birmingham Stallions	Seth Thomas	DE	Northern Iowa
4	28	Houston Gamblers	Drequan Brown	DE	Central Oklahoma
4	29	New Jersey Generals	Malik Hamner	DE	Jackson State
4	30	Philadelphia Stars	Carroll Phillips	DE	Illinois
4	31	Tampa Bay Bandits	Adam Shuler	DE	Florida
4	32	Michigan Panthers	Chase DeMoor	DE	Central Washington
4	33	New Orleans Breakers	Nigel Chavis	DE	Norfolk State
4	34	Birmingham Stallions	Jonathan Newsome	DE	Ball State

Round 5–7: offensive tackles

Round	Pick #	USFL team	Player	Position	College
5	35	Pittsburgh Maulers	Chidi Okeke	OT	Tennessee State
5	36	Birmingham Stallions	Darius Harper	OT	Cincinnati
5	37	Houston Gamblers	Brandon Hitner	OT	Villanova
5	38	New Orleans Breakers	Paul Adams	OT	Missouri
5	39	Michigan Panthers	Keith Williams	OT	Colorado State
5	40	New Jersey Generals	Garrett McGhin	OT	East Carolina
5	41	Philadelphia Stars	Blake Camper	OT	South Carolina
5	42	Tampa Bay Bandits	Tyler Catalina	OT	Georgia
6	43	Tampa Bay Bandits	Corbin Kaufusi	OT	BYU
6	44	Philadelphia Stars	Michael Rodriguez III	OT	Louisiana Tech
6	45	New Jersey Generals	Calvin Ashley	OT	Auburn
6	46	Michigan Panthers	Teton Saltes	OT	New Mexico
6	47	New Orleans Breakers	Donnell Greene	OT	Minnesota
6	48	Houston Gamblers	Avery Gennesy	OT	Texas A&M
6	49	Birmingham Stallions	O'Shea Dugas	OT	Louisiana Tech
6	50	Pittsburgh Maulers	Isaiah Battle	OT	Clemson
7	51	Pittsburgh Maulers	Charles Baldwin	OT	Youngstown State
7	52	Birmingham Stallions	Justice Powers	OT	UAB
7	53	Houston Gamblers	John Yarbrough	OT	Richmond
7	54	New Orleans Breakers	Marquis Lucas	OT	West Virginia
7	55	Michigan Panthers	Josh Dunlop	OT	UTSA
7	56	New Jersey Generals	Terry Poole	OT	San Diego State
7	57	Philadelphia Stars	Jake Burton	OT	Baylor
7	58	Tampa Bay Bandits	Juwann Bushell-Beatty	OT	Michigan
7	59	Birmingham Stallions	Matthew Snow	OT	Pace
7	60	Michigan Panthers	Joshua Taylor	OT	Mississippi Valley State

Round 8–11: cornerbacks

Round	Pick #	USFL team	Player	Position	College
8	61	Tampa Bay Bandits	Delrick Abrams	CB	Colorado
8	62	Philadelphia Stars	Channing Stribling	CB	Michigan
8	63	New Jersey Generals	De'Vante Bausby	CB	Pittsburg State
8	64	Michigan Panthers	Tino Ellis	CB	Maryland
8	65	New Orleans Breakers	Adonis Alexander	CB	Virginia Tech
8	66	Houston Gamblers	Jamar Summers	CB	Connecticut
8	67	Birmingham Stallions	Brian Allen	CB	Utah
8	68	Pittsburgh Maulers	Ajene Harris	CB	USC
9	69	Pittsburgh Maulers	Terrell Bonds	CB	Tennessee State
9	70	Birmingham Stallions	Tae Hayes	CB	Appalachian State
9	71	Houston Gamblers	William Likely	CB	Maryland
9	72	New Orleans Breakers	~~Derrick Jones~~	CB	~~Ole Miss~~
9	73	Michigan Panthers	Jameson Houston	CB	Baylor
9	74	New Jersey Generals	Trae Elston	CB	Ole Miss
9	75	Philadelphia Stars	Marcus Lewis	CB	Maryland
9	76	Tampa Bay Bandits	Devante Davis	CB	Texas
10	77	Tampa Bay Bandits	Christian Campbell	CB	Penn State
10	78	Philadelphia Stars	Mazzi Wilkins	CB	South Florida
10	79	New Jersey Generals	David Rivers	CB	Youngstown State
10	80	Michigan Panthers	Dominique Martin	CB	Tarleton State
10	81	New Orleans Breakers	Manny Patterson	CB	Maine
10	82	Houston Gamblers	Howard Wilson	CB	Houston
10	83	Birmingham Stallions	Bryan Mills	CB	North Carolina Central
10	84	Pittsburgh Maulers	Prince Robinson	CB	Tarleton State
11	85	Pittsburgh Maulers	Jaylon McClain-Sapp	CB	Marshall
11	86	Birmingham Stallions	Lorenzo Burns	CB	Arizona
11	87	Houston Gamblers	Jerry Cantave	CB	William Jewell
11	88	New Orleans Breakers	Ja'Len Embry	CB	Northern Illinois
11	89	Michigan Panthers	Jalin Burrell	CB	New Mexico
11	90	New Jersey Generals	DeJuan Neal	CB	Shepherd
11	91	Philadelphia Stars	Bradley Sylve	CB	Alabama
11	92	Tampa Bay Bandits	Rashard Causey Jr.	CB	UCF
11	93	New Orleans Breakers	Ike Brown	CB	FIU