Auburn guard goes 18th, Stallions get offensive in UFL Draft

The eight United Football League teams made only pick one from an Alabama college among the 80 selections in the spring-football circuit’s college draft on Wednesday.

The Houston Roughnecks chose Auburn guard Kam Stutts at No. 18, which was the second selection in the third round.

A three-year starter at guard for the Tigers, Stutts was a two-time All-State selection for Brooks High School in Killen.

The Memphis Showboats started the draft by picking Kansas quarterback Jason Bean.

The Roughnecks chose Charlotte defensive end Eyabi Okie at No. 2. As Eyabi Anoma, the second selection made the SEC All-Freshman team as an Alabama linebacker in 2018. After being dismissed from the Crimson Tide program, Okie spent a redshirt year at Houston and played at UT Martin in 2021, Michigan in 2022 and Charlotte in 2023.

As the 2023 league champion, Birmingham had the final pick in each round, and the Stallions concentrated on their offense. Birmingham picked four offensive tackles, starting with Wyoming’s Frank Crum in the first round, two wide receivers, one quarterback, one running back and one tight end.

The Stallions’ defensive selection was Arkansas defensive end Trajan Jeffcoat in the sixth round.

To be considered for the UFL Draft on Wednesday, prospects had to be eligible for the NFL Draft on April 25-27. Although they went undrafted in April, many of the players picked on Wednesday signed with NFL teams as rookie free agents in May.

All 10 of the players picked by Birmingham are on NFL rosters with training camps opening this week. Top-choice Crum is with the Denver Broncos, and the Stallions’ quarterback choice, Notre Dame’s Sam Hartman in the ninth round, is with the Washington Commanders.

The selections in Wednesday’s UFL Draft include:

ROUND 1

Memphis Showboats: Kansas quarterback Jason Bean

Houston Roughnecks: Charlotte defensive end Eyabi Okie

Arlington Renegades: UCF quarterback John Rhys Plumlee

D.C. Defenders: Maryland offensive tackle Gottlieb Ayedze

St. Louis Battlehawks: San Jose State quarterback Chevan Cordeiro

Michigan Panthers: Illinois offensive tackle Julian Pearl

San Antonio Brahmas: Baylor defensive tackle Gabe Hall

Birmingham Stallions: Wyoming offensive tackle Frank Crum

ROUND 2

Memphis Showboats: Memphis running back Blake Watson

Houston Roughnecks: Middle Tennessee safety Tra Fluellen

Arlington Renegades: Chattanooga offensive tackle Griffin McDowell

D.C. Defenders: BYU quarterback Kedon Slovia

St. Louis Battlehawks: Missouri running back Cody Schrader

Michigan Panthers: Arkansas cornerback Dwight McGlothern

San Antonio Brahmas: UCLA outside linebacker Gabriel Murphy

Birmingham Stallions: Rhode Island offensive tackle Lorenzo Thompson

ROUND 3

Memphis Showboats: Florida Atlantic nose tackle Evan Anderson

Houston Roughnecks: Auburn guard Kam Stutts

Arlington Renegades: Florida State linebacker Kalen Deloach

D.C. Defenders: Miami (Fla.) defensive tackle Leonard Taylor

St. Louis Battlehawks: Virginia Tech defensive end Pheldarius Payne

Michigan Panthers: Ole Miss defensive end Isaac Ukwu

San Antonio Brahmas: South Florida offensive tackle Donovan Jennings

Birmingham Stallions: TCU running back Emani Bailey

ROUND 4

Memphis Showboats: Holy Cross wide receiver Jalen Coker

Houston Roughnecks: Florida International linebacker Donovan Manuel

Arlington Renegades: Oregon nose tackle Popo Aumavae

D.C. Defenders: South Dakota State offensive tackle Garret Greenfield

St. Louis Battlehawks: Vanderbilt offensive tackle Bradley Ashmore

Michigan Panthers: Eastern Michigan offensive tackle Brian Dooley

San Antonio Brahmas: Utah cornerback Miles Battle

Birmingham Stallions: Illinois wide receiver Isaiah Williams

ROUND 5

Memphis Showboats: Connecticut defensive end Eric Watts

Houston Roughnecks: Kansas State offensive lineman Hayden Gillum

Arlington Renegades: North Carolina linebacker Amari Gainer

D.C. Defenders: Michigan defensive end Braiden McGregor

St. Louis Battlehawks: UCLA linebacker Carl Jones Jr.

Michigan Panthers: Northern Illinois quarterback Rocky Lombardi

San Antonio Brahmas: James Madison defensive end Jamree Kromah

Birmingham Stallions: Colorado State tight end Dallin Hoker

ROUND 6

Memphis Showboats: Oklahoma center Andrew Raym

Houston Roughnecks: Pitt tight end Malcolm Epps

Arlington Renegades: Air Force running back Bo Richter

D.C. Defenders: Arizona running back Michael Wiley

St. Louis Battlehawks: Oklahoma defensive tackle Isaiah Coe

Michigan Panthers: Ole Miss wide receiver Dayton Wade

San Antonio Brahmas: Mississippi State wide receiver Lideatrick Griffin

Birmingham Stallions: Arkansas defensive end Trajan Jeffcoat

ROUND 7

Memphis Showboats: Temple linebacker Yvandy Rigby

Houston Roughnecks: Oklahoma State linebacker Xavier Benson

Arlington Renegades: Oregon defensive end Taki Taimani

D.C. Defenders: Toledo linebacker Dallas Grant

St. Louis Battlehawks: Limestone wide receiver Jelani Baker

Michigan Panthers: Florida State safety Akeem Dent

San Antonio Brahmas: Maryland safety Beau Brade

Birmingham Stallions: TCU offensive tackle Andrew Coker

ROUND 8

Memphis Showboats: Maryland cornerback Ja’Quan Sheppard

Houston Roughnecks: Texas Tech cornerback Rayshad Williams

Arlington Renegades: North Carolina offensive tackle Spencer Rolland

D.C. Defenders: Penn State linebacker Curtis Jacobs

St. Louis Battlehawks: South Dakota State wide receiver Jadon Janke

Michigan Panthers: UTEP center Andrew Meyer

San Antonio Brahmas: Tulane center Sincere Haynesworth

Birmingham Stallions: South Carolina wide receiver Ahmarean Brown

ROUND 9

Memphis Showboats: Tennessee tight end McCallan Castles

Houston Roughnecks: Texas Tech cornerback Malik Dunlap

Arlington Renegades: Southern Miss center Briason Mays

D.C. Defenders: Wisconsin quarterback Tanner Mordecai

St. Louis Battlehawks: Georgia Tech cornerback Myles Sims

Michigan Panthers: Michigan State offensive lineman J.D. Duplain

San Antonio Brahmas: Kent State cornerback D.J. Miller Jr.

Birmingham Stallions: Notre Dame quarterback Sam Hartman

ROUND 10

Memphis Showboats: Yale wide receiver Mason Tipton

Houston Roughnecks: Mississippi State tight end Geor’quarius Spivey

Arlington Renegades: Oklahoma wide receiver Drake Stoops

D.C. Defenders: Nebraska safety Omar Brown

St. Louis Battlehawks: Duke cornerback Myles Jones

Michigan Panthers: South Dakota State Isaiah Stalbird

San Antonio Brahmas: UTSA wide receiver Joshua Cephus

Birmingham Stallions: Marshall offensive tackle Ethan Driskell

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.