The NFL Alumni Academy is having its first of four sessions starting today. The players are training in Arlington, Texas, home of the XFL.
There are four sessions, each lasting three weeks. At the end of each session, if they graduate from the Academy, they are guaranteed a spot at the XFL training camp in January.
NFL Alumni Academy Session #1 Players
Darius Bradwell
RB
Tulane
Marcus Santos-Silva
TE
Texas Tech
Jalen Elliot
S
Notre Dame
Brian Hill
RB
Wyoming
Debione Renfro
S
Texas A&M
Leddie Brown
RB
West Virginia
Imoni Donadelle
WR
Northwest Missouri State
Sewo Olonilua
RB
TCU
Glen Logan
DT
LSU
Abu Daramy-Swaray
CB
Colgate
Jay Williams
OT/OG
Florida A&M
Nyqwan Murray
WR
Florida State
Terrance Smith
LB
Florida State
Zech Thomas
OG
Pittsburgh State
Shawn Poindexter
WR
Arizona
Hezekiah Grimsley
WR
Virginia Tech
Robert Windsor
DT
Penn State
Nijuel Hill
CB
Delaware
Pita Taumoepenu
LB
Utah
Brandon Easterling
SS
Dayton
Jonathan Alexander
S
UNC Charlotte
JJ Stanley
TE/OT
Hampton
Jah’Sheem Martin
DT
Pace University
Colin Schooler
OLB
Texas Tech
Kelvin Taylor
RB
Clemson
Wesley Bowers
LB
Georgetown
Charlie Taumoepeau
TE
Portland State
Ben Davis
DE /OLB
Texas
Chris Owens
C
Alabama
Sean Brown
OC/OCG
Mississippi Valley State
Chris Rice
DE
Castleton
Calvin Turner
WR
Hawaii
Adam Coon
G
Michigan
Darece Roberson Jr
WR
Wayne State
Darius Clark
RB
Newberry
Ben Petrula
OT
Boston College
Jordan Williams
LB
Baylor
Ferrod Gardner
LB
Louisiana-Lafayette
Cornell CJ Holmes
CB
Jackson State
Matthew Cohen
OG/TE
Louisville
Tre Dickerson
CB
Emporia State
Quintin Vinzant
WR
Grossmont College
Josiah Coatney
DT
Ole Miss
DJ Daniel
CB
Georgia
Ben Beise
TE/HB
Wisconsin-River Falls
De’Montre Tuggle
RB
Ohio
Damion Daniels
DT
Nebraska
Keion Adams
DL
Western Michigan
LaRon Stokes
DE
Oklahoma
Josh Harvey-Clemons
DE/OLB
Louisville
If any of these players are not picked up by an NFL team, they would most likely be with an XFL team for training camp. This is new to the Academy as part of its partnership with the XFL.
These could be future stars in the XFL so stay tuned.
Rodney Easterling
January 8, 2023 at 9:13 am
I can promise you Brandon Easterling will play 110 percent of his ability on the field even though I’m his dad as soon as he graduated from collage he had a trainer that played safety for the Carolina panthers as a safety plus every day in the gym staying in shape in his pro days he had a raz score oh 868 with a iq of 31 while the average nfl player has a 17 to 18 on he determined to play football all he needs is a chance and he’s getting one now thanks to the Houston ruffnecks for giving him the chance