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Sugar Skulls Acquire Three-Time MVP QB Drew Powell

November 6, 2023 - Indoor Football League (IFL)
Tucson Sugar Skulls News Release


TUCSON - The Tucson Sugar Skulls have acquired the 2023 IFL Offensive Player of the Year and three-time MVP Quarterback Drew Powell from the Arizona Rattlers.

The Sugar Skulls traded last season's starting QB Ramone Atkins to Arizona in exchange for the former MVP.

Last season, Powell appeared in just 12 games for the Rattlers, but he still managed to finish at or near the top of almost every passing and rushing category. He was second in passing completion percentage (66.9), fourth in passing yards per game (177.3), sixth in passing touchdowns (45), and sixth in passing yards (2,128). He also finished with 575 rushing yards on the season (5.7 per carry) and had 27 rushing touchdowns which was good for sixth in the IFL.

Drew Powell played his four seasons for the Arizona Rattlers from 2019-2023. The three-time MVP signed with Arizona mid-season in 2019 and helped guide the Rattlers to four playoff wins, and two United Bowl appearances (2019, 2021). Powell has shown year after year that he is the ultimate dual threat at quarterback with his ability to dominate games on the ground and in the passing game.

Powell is the Rattlers' all-time leader in rushing touchdowns, breaking the franchise's record last June.

Before his time in Arizona, Powell was a member of the Iowa Barnstormers where he took home his first MVP award in 2018. His second and third MVP awards came with the Rattlers in back-to-back seasons in 2021 and 2022.

Powell attended Livingstone College and is originally from Upper Marlboro, Maryland.



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