The US Soccer League (USFL), a brand new tackle the spring league of the identical identify that ran from 1983-1985, kicks off with eight new franchises this April. The golf equipment, a few of which reside in NFL cities like Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Houston, will start their inaugural 10-game common season in Birmingham, with the playoffs set for Canton, Ohio. However first, every of the upstart franchises kicked off their lottery draft, which opened Tuesday and noticed dozens of gamers chosen.

Under, discover full outcomes from the primary spherical of the 2022 USFL Draft, which required groups to draft by pre-set place teams in every spherical (for instance, solely quarterbacks might be taken within the first, solely defensive ends within the second, and so forth), in addition to different notable day one picks:

Observe: Staff abbreviations are as follows: Birmingham Stallions (BIRM), Houston Gamblers (HOU), Michigan Panthers (MICH), New Jersey Generals (NJ), New Orleans Breakers (NO), Philadelphia Stars (PHI), Pittsburgh Maulers (PIT), Tampa Bay Bandits (TB).

USFL first-round draft outcomes

Different notable day one picks

• DE Davin Bellamy (NO): Spherical 2, Decide 1
• DE Cavon Walker (MICH): Spherical 3, Decide 1
• DE James Folston Jr. (NO): Spherical 4, Decide 1
• OT Chidi Okeke (PIT): Spherical 5, Decide 1
• DE Corbin Kaufusi (TB): Spherical 6, Decide 1
• OT Charles Baldwin (PIT): Spherical 7, Decide 1