Guardians Announce 2023 Opening Week Roster
February 9, 2023 - XFL (XFL)
Orlando Guardians News Release
ORLANDO - The Orlando Guardians today announced their 51-man roster to begin the 2023 XFL season. The team concluded its final practice of training camp on Thursday morning.
"Training camp has been an incredible experience, but the Guardians are now ready to get into game week and start preparing for Feb. 18 and the Houston Roughnecks," head coach Terrell Buckley said. "While we're incredibly excited to get the season started, it is important for me to say thank you to each and every player we had in our training camp. There were many incredibly difficult decisions that had to be made to get to our final roster, but we feel great about the guys who will suit up for Orlando next Saturday."
The Guardians' roster includes 3 quarterbacks, 2 running backs, 7 wide receivers, 3 tight ends, 8 offensive linemen, 10 defensive linemen, 6 linebackers, 10 defensive backs, 1 punter and 1 kicker.
Orlando will open the season Saturday, Feb. 18 at Houston, with kickoff set for 8:30 p.m. ET and the game broadcast on ESPN and FX. The Guardians' home opener is slated for Sunday, Feb. 26 at Camping World Stadium, as the San Antonio Brahmas visit for a 4 p.m. contest that will air on ESPN.
2023 ORLANDO GUARDIANS ROSTER
No. - Name Pos. Ht Wt Age School Hometown
0 - Borregales, Jose K 5-10 206 25 Miami (Fla.) Miami, Fla.
1 - Holmes, C.J. DB 6-0 186 23 Jackson State New Orleans, La.
2 - Davis, Javaris CB 5-10 176 26 Auburn Jacksonville, Fla.
3 - Francois, Deondre QB 6-3 215 25 Hampton Orlando, Fla.
5 - Guidry, Stephen WR 6-3 201 25 Mississippi State New Roads, La.
6 - Lynch, Paxton QB 6-7 244 28 Memphis San Antonio, Texas
8 - Smith, Terrance LB 6-3 219 29 Florida State Atlanta, Ga.
9 - Willis, Gerald NT 6-3 304 27 Miami (Fla.) New Orleans, La.
10 - Thomas, Deddrick WR 5-10 180 26 Mississippi State Memphis, Tenn.
11 - Latimer, Cody TE 6-2 215 30 Indiana Dayton, Ohio
12 - Dormady, Quinten QB 6-4 218 26 Central Michigan Boerne, Texas
13 - Lee, Mike S 5-9 181 25 Kansas New Orleans, La.
14 - Rambo, Charleston WR 6-2 177 23 Miami (Fla.) Dallas, Texas
15 - Payton, JaVonta WR 6-1 180 24 Tennessee Nashville, Tenn.
16 - Byrd, Dontez WR 5-11 186 27 Tennessee Tech Louisville, Ky.
17 - Rogers, Eli WR 5-10 174 30 Louisville Miami, Fla.
18 - Jamiel, Andrew WR 5-11 175 25 Stonehill Cape Cod, Mass.
19 - Johnny , Townsend P 6-1 205 27 Florida Leoti, Kan.
20 - Buchanan, Baylen DB 6-0 200 24 Louisiana Tech Lawrenceville, Ga.
21 - Wiggins, Shaq CB 5-9 168 28 Tennessee Atlanta, Ga.
22 - Elam, Matt S 5-10 197 31 Florida Riviera Beach, Fla.
23 - Hosein, Najeem S 6-0 195 26 Ferris State Orlando, Fla.
24 - Tatum, Roman CB 5-11 180 28 Southern Illinois Winter Garden, Fla.
26 - Darrington, Devin RB 5-9 220 24 Virginia Montgomery, Ala.
30 - Martin, Jah-Maine RB 5-9 215 24 N. Carolina A&T Conway, S.C.
31 - Henry, Lakia LB 5-11 244 24 Mississippi Metter, Ga.
32 - Rogers, Justin CB 5-11 201 24 UTEP Los Angeles, Calif.
34 - Coe, Nick DE 6-6 276 25 Auburn Asheboro, N.C.
36 - Jones, Jacoby DE 6-3 266 25 Texas Shreveport, La.
38 - Murphy Jr., Marcus CB 5-11 198 24 Mississippi State West Point, Miss.
40 - Thompson, Erroll LB 6-1 243 25 Mississippi State Florence, Ala.
41 - Gemmel, Jeremiah LB 6-0 225 24 North Carolina Newnan, Ga.
43 - Harvey-Clemons, Josh DL 6-6 228 28 Louisville Valdosta, Ga.
44 - Plummer, Terrance LB 6-1 224 29 UCF Jacksonville, Fla.
46 - Scales, Tegray LB 6-1 238 26 Indiana Cincinnati, Ohio
48 - Blakely, Ja'Quain DE 6-3 248 25 Tennessee Moultrie, Ga.
49 - Emmanuel, Olenga DE 6-4 256 26 Tennessee State Charlotte, N.C.
51 - Moore, David OL 6-2 316 24 Grambling State Little Rock, Ark.
56 - Maponga, Stansly DE 6-2 252 31 TCU Carrollton, Texas
58 - Spady, Jalen CB 6-2 310 23 Florida A&M Phoenix, Ariz.
59 - Furcron, Ze'Veyon G 6-0 330 24 Southern Illinois Joliet, Ill.
64 - Lauina, Fred G 6-4 315 27 Oregon State Nuuuli, American Samoa
65 - Ighofose, Jordan G 6-2 326 24 Grambling State Detroit, Mich.
70 - Deng, Sunday OT 6-6 260 25 NW Okla. State Des Moines, Iowa
75 - Baker, Ja'Chai OT 6-3 321 25 South Alabama Omaha, Neb.
77 - Beecham, Abdul OL 6-3 320 25 Kansas State Cibolo, Texas
80 - Becker, Ryan TE/LS 6-6 255 24 SMU Marble Falls, Texas
87 - Carter, Logan TE 6-3 246 25 Oklahoma State Henrietta, Texas
88 - Patton, Caeveon DE 6-2 276 23 Texas State Cuero, Texas
94 - Tate, Khristian NT 6-0 321 24 Georgetown Warner Robins, Ga.
99 - Sanders, Trevon DT 6-1 338 25 Troy N. Charleston, S.C.
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