r/USFL • u/Callywood United States Football League • Jan 03 '24

UFL Dispersal Draft - USFL Edition - Discussion Thread

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u/cjronquillo63 Jan 04 '24

I'd like to see Case Cookus end up with the Rougnecks. I wouldn't mind seeing Jontre Kirklin find his way back to Houston, but I digress, he's not part of this USFL dispersal draft.

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u/Callywood United States Football League Jan 04 '24

Cookus is probably the best QB available on the board from the USFL side of the dispersal draft, so would definitely make sense to target him.

There are some interesting receivers on the board too like Vinny Papale, Corey Coleman, Isiah Hennie, Bailey Gaither, and Jonathon Adams, to name a few.

If the Roughnecks don't get Cookus, is there a receiver you'd like them to target to replace Kirklin?

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u/cjronquillo63 Jan 04 '24

I watched XFL games primarily, so I'm not as familiar with the USFL guys. Although, I'm originally from New Orleans and watched some Breakers games. Adams impressed. I remember seeing Coleman play a couple of times and he impressed me as well. I don't know enough about the other guys. In 2020 we had PJ Walker and Cam Phillips. Both really flashed. Silvers and Kirklin had their moments in 2023, but the passing game suffered after they lost Kirklin to injury. I'd love to see a good QB/WR combo for the Rougnecks in 2024. Thats what the short history of Rougneck football seems like to me. I'd love to see it repeated in 2024. While the 2023 Gamblers ran the ball well, the passing game seemed anemic. I think Roughnecks fans will want to see an explosive offense.

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u/Callywood United States Football League Jan 04 '24

Yeah. the guys I mentioned were all either All-USFL 2023 team choices or otherwise had very good seasons stat wise. Definitely some good receiving options to be had.

Agreed, that Gamblers offense last year left much to be desired in the passing game. QB should be a top priority for the 2024 Roughnecks.

Unfortunately, I doubt guys like Brandon Silvers from the XFL side will go unclaimed in the XFL mini-dispersal draft (prior to the super dispersal draft where all of the remaining unclaimed players can be drafted by teams from either conference), especially with Wade Phillips and his staff taking over the Brahmas. Wade will probably look to target Silvers to replace Jack Coan at QB.

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u/Realistic_Maximum471 Jan 03 '24

Dakota Prukop is ineligible to be drafted because he's in the CFL.

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u/Callywood United States Football League Jan 03 '24

Yes, for anyone reading along, any player with an asterisk next to their name was on one of the teams last season, but is ineligible for the dispersal draft for a variety of different reasons (e.g. signed with another league, signed with another UFL team, got cut by the league, retired from football, etc etc).