Now that we’re all even at 30, 5 players likely to compete for jobs in the preseason. By the end of this, each team needs at least 1 player at each position.
Team | Round | Player | Pos | Comments |
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BOS | 1 | Melvin Bullitt | S | Fills a roster hole. |
BEI | 1 | E.J. Junior | LB | Has done well in 2 WFL years. |
CTO | 1 | Brandon Carr | DB | A solid reserve CB |
ROM | 1 | Josh Gordon | WR | The Empire takes a flyer on the oft-injured but talented WR. |
SYD | 1 | Jairus Byrd | DB | Fills a roster need. |
LOM | 1 | Kendall Wright | WR | Eager to prove his success wasn't just George Blanda's arm. |
AAA | 1 | Dale Meinert | LB | Hopes to regain consistency of Year I in new surroundings. |
BER | 1 | Steve Bartkowski | QB | Berlin is happy to bring back as backup QB. |
SFO | 1 | Michael Crabtree | WR | Comes back to his franchise still trying to establish himself as starting WFL WR. |
AMS | 1 | Andrew Norwell | G | Reserve OL returns. |
DUB | 1 | Bob Lilly | DT | Solid potential, nudges Dublin towards a 4-3. |
TOK | 1 | Greg Larsen | C | Will compete for the starting job. |
LON | 1 | Tim Wright | TE | Former All Pro gets a new start. |
RIO | 1 | Tom Fears | WR | Should finally get some more snaps after showing promise. |
NYG | 1 | Dwayne Allen | TE | One of the better TE's in the league over 2 seasons. |
IST | 1 | Jerrell Freeman | LB | Could challenge for a starting spot. |
BOS | 2 | Larry Eisenhauer | DE | Reprises effective reserve role. |
BEI | 2 | John Hannah | G | May be too good for a reserve role. |
CTO | 2 | Randall Cobb | WR | Moves on after a breakout year for DUB. |
ROM | 2 | Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila | DE | Blocked in DUB, looking for more playing time. |
SYD | 2 | Gerald McCoy | DT | Should get significant snaps in rotation. |
LOM | 2 | Willie Colon | G | Solid reserve pickup. |
AAA | 2 | Jason Belser | S | Will compete for the starting job. |
BER | 2 | Jordan Mills | T | Solid reserve returns to Berlin. |
SFO | 2 | Louie Kelcher | DT | A great pickup for the DL. |
AMS | 2 | Andrew Luck | QB | Insurance in case Otto Graham doesn't pan out. |
DUB | 2 | Cris Carter | WR | Not the starting job he wanted, but a great fit nonetheless. |
TOK | 2 | Ziggy Hood | DE | The Swallows welcome back a key reserve. |
LON | 2 | Mark Steopnoski | C | Key hole filled by franchise player . |
RIO | 2 | Jonathan Babineaux | DE | Decent pickup for the revamped DL. |
NYG | 2 | Justin Blalock | G | Good reserve lineman for the Royal Giants. |
IST | 2 | Haloti Ngata | DT | Never really given a chance, but the IST coaches still believe. |
BOS | 3 | Jared Veldheer | T | One of the better WFL OL performers still out there. |
BEI | 3 | Chuck Bednarik | LB | Never really given a chance in SYD. |
CTO | 3 | Jake Reed | WR | Comes back to franchise team as reserve. |
ROM | 3 | Patrick Chung | S | Strong reserve choice. |
SYD | 3 | Brandon Meriweather | S | Will compete for starting role after strong 2 years with BEI. |
LOM | 3 | Deacon Jones | DE | Incredible sack rate warrants his return. |
AAA | 3 | Curtis Martin | RB | Never really produced for BOS, starts over as a reserve behind LaDainian Tomlinson. |
BER | 3 | Mel Renfro | S | Could earn starting job. |
SFO | 3 | LeCharles Bentley | G | Returns with a shot at the starting job. |
AMS | 3 | Johnny Robinson | S | All Pro joins crowded, talented secondary. |
DUB | 3 | Tom Landry | DB | Tries to bounce back from an injury-plagued Year II. |
DEN | 3 | Jerry Sturm | C | Returns to battle for starting role. |
LON | 3 | Herb Adderley | DB | Showed promise at DUB, looks for more playing time here. |
RIO | 3 | Tommy James | DB | Comes to franchise home after promising rookie year with AAA. |
NYG | 3 | Will Beatty | T | Returns as reserve. |
IST | 3 | Dwight White | DE | Returns as a reserve. |
BOS | 4 | Bruce Armstrong | T | Should push for a starting job at some point. |
BEI | 4 | Santana Moss | WR | Returns as 4th WR. |
CTO | 4 | Sharrif Floyd | DT | Moving to a 3-4 moves him out of the starting lineup despite great Year II production. |
ROM | 4 | James Ihedigbo | S | Joins franchise team as reserve. |
SYD | 4 | Mike Patterson | DT | Suddenly the Great White may have the deepest DT group in the league. |
LOM | 4 | Andy Levitre | G | Joins franchise team as reserve. |
AAA | 4 | Shaun Phillips | DE | Joins franchise as reserve. |
BER | 4 | Desmond Trufant | DB | Returns despite looking for more playing time. |
SFO | 4 | Tramaine Brock | CB | Joins franchise, who are not convinced last year's showing wasn't a fluke. |
AMS | 4 | Paul Naumoff | LB | Returns despite having lost his starting job. |
DUB | 4 | Evan Dietrich-Smith | C | A great WFL performer joins franchise as backup. |
TOK | 4 | Michael Roos | T | Stays with TOK despite deserving a starting spot somewhere. |
LON | 4 | Jay Ratliff | DE | Joins franchise as backup. |
RIO | 4 | Anthony Sherman | RB | All pro blocking back returns. |
NYG | 4 | Prince Amukamara | CB | Returns unhappy with a reserve role. |
IST | 4 | Jack Wiley | T | Returns for another year of reserve duty. |
BOS | 5 | Elroy Hirsch | RB | Never really got a shot with LOM, may here. |
BEI | 5 | Peyton Manning | QB | An insurance policy of Ben Roethlisberger falters. |
CTO | 5 | Patrick Willis | LB | Just a middle linebacker looking for a home. |
ROM | 5 | Matt Ryan | QB | Still looking for a shot at more playing time. |
SYD | 5 | Bobby Mitchell | WR | Discarded by BEI, looking to make an impact down under. |
LOM | 5 | Tony Boselli | T | As strong a reserve OL as you'll find. |
AAA | 5 | Dan Fouts | QB | Shockingly, returns for another year of backup duty. |
BER | 5 | Billy Sims | RB | From backing up 1 great back to backing up another. |
SFO | 5 | Cameron Jordan | DE | Returns to same role. |
AMS | 5 | Telvin Smith | LB | A strong LB backup. |
DUB | 5 | Eddie Meador | DB | Moves from starting with NYG to a backup role with DUB. |
TOK | 5 | Abner Haynes | RB | A key piece from RIO's Year II joins division rival. |
LON | 5 | Cornell Green | DB | Great pickup of franchise player. |
RIO | 5 | Doc Elliott | RB | Key 2-way player returns. |
NYG | 5 | Neil Smith | DE | Never broke through in SYD. |
IST | 5 | Joey Porter | LB | Returns to franchise after decent showing with CTO. |