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The archetypal measurement of the roster-building process for the 2023 XFL season takes spot Tuesday, arsenic 12 quarterbacks volition beryllium assigned to the 8 XFL teams that volition footwear disconnected successful February. Four much quarterbacks volition beryllium added to this database successful the coming months.
Fans apt volition admit a fewer of the names connected this list, including Deondre Francois, who led Florida State to a triumph implicit Michigan successful the Orange Bowl aft the 2016 season. Eric Dungey threw for astir 10,000 yards successful his collegiate vocation astatine Syracuse. There's adjacent a erstwhile (at slightest for 1 game) NFL starter connected this list, arsenic Ben DiNucci was the starter for the Dallas Cowboys successful a Week 8 Sunday nighttime matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles successful 2020.
Here are the quarterbacks for XFL 2023. The XFL volition delegate the existent 12-member backmost excavation to its 8 teams Tuesday during a livestream lawsuit starting astatine 2 p.m. ET from Las Vegas.
Eric Dungey
Age: 26
College: Syracuse
Height/Weight: 6-foot-4, 226 pounds
Professional experience: New York Giants (2019, offseason); Cleveland Browns (2019, signifier squad); Dallas Renegades (XFL, 2020); Cincinnati Bengals (2021, offseason)
What to know: Dungey played 4 seasons astatine Syracuse and threw for 58 touchdown passes implicit 39 games. He finished his vocation with the Orange with 9,340 yards passing and was named third-team All-ACC successful 2018. He besides rushed for 1,993 yards and 38 touchdowns astatine Syracuse contempt battling injuries successful each of his archetypal 3 seasons. He has yet to look successful a nonrecreational game.
Kaleb Eleby
Age: 22
College: Western Michigan
Height/Weight: 6-1, 210 pounds
Professional experience: None
What to know: Eleby took implicit arsenic the full-time starter astatine Western Michigan successful 2020 and threw for 1,715 yards successful six games portion finishing with an 18-2 touchdown-interception ratio. He built connected that occurrence successful 2021, this clip throwing for 3,277 yards and 26 touchdown passes, which led to him earning second-team All-MAC honors. He went undrafted successful the 2022 NFL draft.
Quinten Dormady
Age: 26
College: Tennessee/Houston/Central Michigan
Height/Weight: 6-3, 215 pounds
Professional experience: Montreal Alouettes (CFL, 2021, did not dress)
What to know: Dormady was well-traveled during his assemblage career, opening astatine Tennessee earlier transferring to Houston aft 3 seasons with the Vols. He finished his assemblage vocation with Central Michigan, wherever helium started 10 games successful 2019 and threw for 2,312 yards and 14 touchdown passes. He finished his assemblage vocation with 3,602 yards passing and 21 touchdown passes.
Drew Plitt
Age: 24
College: Ball State
Height/Weight: 6-2, 206 pounds
Professional experience: Cincinnati Bengals (2022, waived earlier season)
What to know: During his redshirt inferior play with Ball State successful 2019, Plitt threw for 2,918 yards and 24 touchdown passes. He followed that run up with 2,164 passing yards and 17 touchdown passes successful the 2020 play shortened by COVID-19, earning him second-team All-MAC honors. In his last play with the Cardinals, helium finished with 2,541 passing yards and 18 touchdown passes. He finished his assemblage vocation with a 68-30 touchdown-interception ratio.
Anthony Russo
College: Temple/Michigan State
Height/Weight: 6-4, 240 pounds
Professional experience: None
What to know: Russo took implicit the starting occupation astatine Temple successful 2018 and guided the Owls to a 7-3 grounds portion throwing for 2,563 yards and 14 touchdown passes. He followed it up by adding 21 touchdown passes and 2,861 yards successful 2019 earlier appearing successful lone 3 games during the shortened 2020 season. He transferred to Michigan State arsenic a postgraduate student, wherever helium completed 7 of 9 passes successful 2 games.
Ben DiNucci
Age: 25
College: Pittsburgh/James Madison
Height/Weight: 6-2, 222 pounds
Professional experience: Dallas Cowboys (2020-21)
What to know: DiNucci threw for 6,823 yards and 51 touchdowns implicit 4 seasons astatine Pittsburgh and James Madison. His champion assemblage play came successful 2019, erstwhile helium passed for 3,441 yards and 29 touchdown passes to conscionable six interceptions. He besides rushed for 569 yards and 7 touchdowns successful his last collegiate season. He was selected successful the seventh circular of the 2020 NFL draught by the Dallas Cowboys. He appeared successful 3 NFL games, including 1 start.
Brandon Silvers
Age: 28
College: Troy
Height/Weight: 6-2, 218 pounds
Professional experience: Memphis Express (AAF, 2019),; New York Jets (2019, offseason); Seattle Dragons (XFL, 2020)
What to know: Silvers acceptable the NCAA completion percent grounds for freshmen successful 2014, erstwhile helium threw for 1,832 yards and 11 touchdown passes connected 70.5% passing. After throwing for 2,375 yards and 20 touchdown passes the adjacent season, helium broke the 3,000-yard people successful some his inferior and elder seasons. He finished with 71 touchdown passes and 10,677 yards implicit his 4 seasons astatine Troy. He's thrown for 10 touchdown passes implicit 9 games spanning the AAF and XFL.
Jalan McClendon
College: Baylor/NC State
Height/Weight: 6-4, 213 pounds
Professional experience: None
What to know: McClendon didn't spot overmuch enactment successful his 4 collegiate seasons. He played successful 23 games betwixt NC State and Baylor. His champion play came successful 2018 with the Bears, erstwhile helium threw for 715 yards and 3 touchdown passes portion besides rushing for 102 yards and 2 touchdowns. He finished with a 4-to-7 touchdown to interception ratio.
Deondre Francois
Age: 25
College: Florida State/Hampton
Height/Weight: 6-1, 220 pounds
Professional experience: Glacier Boyz (FCF, 2021); Blues (TSL, 2021); Bored Ape FC (FCF, 2022)
What to know: Francois' champion assemblage play came successful 2016 arsenic a freshman, erstwhile helium threw for 3,350 yards and 20 touchdown passes astatine Florida State portion besides rushing for 198 yards and 5 scores. His show led to being named the ACC Rookie of the Year. After an injury-shortened 2017, helium threw for 2,731 yards and 15 touchdown passes successful his last play with the Seminoles successful 2018. In his last assemblage play astatine Hampton successful 2019, helium passed for 2,522 yards and 26 touchdown passes earlier aggregate seasons successful assorted indoor shot leagues.
Ryan Willis
Age: 26
College: Kansas/Virginia Tech
Height/Weight: 6-4, 211 pounds
Professional experience: Linemen (TSL, 2021); Chicago Bears (2021)
What to know: Over 4 collegiate seasons with Kansas and Virginia Tech, Willis threw for 6,152 yards and 45 touchdown passes. He passed for 1,719 yards on with 9 touchdown passes successful his freshman play with the Jayhawks. His champion play came successful 2018 with the Hokies, erstwhile helium threw for 2,716 yards and 24 touchdown passes to lone 9 interceptions. He besides rushed for 354 yards and 4 touchdowns that season.
Jawon Pass
Age: 25
College: Louisville/Prairie View A&M
Height/Weight: 6-4, 228 pounds
Professional experience: None
What to know: Pass played 4 seasons astatine Louisville earlier transferring to Prairie View A&M successful his last season. His champion play with the Cardinals came successful 2018, erstwhile helium threw for 1,960 yards and 8 touchdown passes portion rushing for 2 touchdowns. In his 1 play with Prairie View A&M helium passed for 2,626 yards and 16 touchdown passes. He combined for 39 touchdowns passing and rushing during his 5 assemblage seasons.
Steven Montez
Age: 25
College: Colorado
Height/Weight: 6-5, 235 pounds
Professional experience: Washington Football Team (2020); Detroit Lions (2021-22, signifier squad)
What to know: Montez played 4 seasons helium was astatine Colorado and finished with 9,710 yards and 63 touchdown passes portion completing 62.4% of his passes. He threw for 2,800-plus yards and 17-plus touchdown passes successful each of his last 3 seasons successful Boulder. He besides rushed for 960 yards and 11 touchdowns during his assemblage career.
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