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NFL Alumni Academy Session #1 Player List, Potential XFL Players In 2023

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.


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  1. 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

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