UFL St. Louis Battlehawks

Battlehawks Add XFL Standouts Pearson and Taumoepenu to Roster

January 8, 2024 - United Football League (UFL)
St. Louis Battlehawks News Release


ARLINGTON, TX - The United Football League, the premier spring football league, has announced the results of its initial player dispersal process.

The St. Louis Battlehawks selected twelve players, including All-XFL wide receiver Jahcour Pearson, who led the Seattle Sea Dragons and XFL in 2023 with record-setting performances in both receptions (60) and receiving yards (670) with 32 of his catches resulting in a first down.

Defensive back Qwynnterrio Cole, who led the Sea Dragons with 48 tackles and 3 interceptions, was also picked by St. Louis. Overall, the Battlehawks chose seven players from Seattle: defensive backs Cole, Chris Payton-Jones and Mykeal Wright, defensive tackle Antwuan Jackson, tackle Jazton Turntine, and wide receivers Blake Jackson and Pearson.

Guard Jack Snyder and tackle Sage Doxtater were selected from Houston, while center Dohnovan West and defensive backs Anthony Cioffi and Keylon Kennedy were picked from Vegas. Kennedy led the Vipers with 40 tackles in 2023.

The Battlehawks and each remaining XFL Conference and USFL Conference team protected 42 foundational players from its 2023 roster. Each team in each of the XFL and USFL Conferences then selected up to 20 players from the rosters of teams from their previous league that will not be moving forward in 2024. That process was completed Friday.

Included in the group of foundational players protected by St. Louis is linebacker Pita Taumoepenu, the 2023 XFL Defensive Player of the Year. Signed earlier this off-season as a free agent, Taumoepenu had 26 tackles with 7.5 sacks and 4 forced fumbles en route to an All-XFL campaign for the Vegas Vipers.

Players not protected or selected in this initial process will be placed in a pool of players who will be available for all UFL teams to choose from, regardless of previous league, in another round of player dispersal in mid-January.

The following is a look at the results of the initial process for St. Louis Battlehawks:

St. Louis Battlehawks

Name Position College Previous Team

Freedom Akinmoladun DE Nebraska

Vadal Alexander G Louisiana St

Kevin Atkins DT Fresno St

Kemari Averett TE Bethune-Cookman

Nico Bolden DB Kent St

Max Borghi RB Washington St

James Bostic WR Ohio

Jamarcus Bradley WR Louisiana

Montrae Braswell DB Missouri St

Johnny Buchanan LB Delaware

Juwann Bushell-Beatty T Michigan

Hakeem Butler WR Iowa St

Anthony Cioffi DB Rutgers VGS

Qwynnterrio Cole DB Louisville SEA

Marcus Cushnie LB Massachusetts

Ben DeLuca DB Charlotte

Sage Doxtater T New Mexico St HOU (XFL)

Mataeo Durant RB Duke

Emeke Egbule LB Houston

Travis Feeney LB Washington

Kemore Gamble TE UCF

Steven Gonzalez G Penn St

Tim Harris DB Virginia

Willie Harvey LB Iowa St

Sterling Hofrichter P Syracuse

Prince Charles Iworah DB Western Kentucky

Antwuan Jackson DT Ohio St SEA

Blake Jackson WR Mary Hardin-Baylor SEA

Keylon Kennedy DB Garden City CC (Kan.) VGS

Kevon Latulas RB Missouri St

Elorm Lumor DE Towson

Eric Magwood T Middle Tennessee St

Koda Martin OL Syracuse

Steven Mitchell WR USC

Callahan O'Reilly LB Montana St

Mike Panasiuk C Michigan St

Chris Payton-Jones DB Nebraska SEA

Jahcour Pearson WR Mississippi SEA

T.J. Pesefea DT Arizona St

Mike Rose LB Iowa St

Brandon Sebastian DB Boston College

Jack Snyder G San Jose St HOU (XFL)

Jake Sutherland TE Morehead St

Pita Taumoepenu LB Utah

Jadrian Taylor DE UTEP

Nick Tiano QB UT-Chattanooga

Jazston Turnetine T Florida St SEA

Dallas Warmack G Oregon

Carson Wells LB Colorado

Dohnovan West C Arizona St VGS

Manny Wilkins QB Arizona St

Lakiem Williams LB Syracuse

Anthony Witherstone DB Merrimack

Mykael Wright DB Oregon SEA

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