2023 New Orleans Breakers Roster
United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 7-3
Finishing 2nd in the USFL's South Division
Lost Semifinal
Coach: John DeFilippo (7-3)
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
2023 New Orleans Breakers StatisticsTeam Record: 7-3
Finishing 2nd in the USFL's South Division
Lost Semifinal
Coach: John DeFilippo (7-3)
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
2023 New Orleans Breakers Results
The New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League ended the 2023 season with a record of 7 wins and 3 losses, finishing second in the USFL's South Division.
The Breakers racked up 237 points, and the defensive squad surrendered 184. McLeod Bethel-Thompson passed for 2,433 yards. Sage Surratt caught 50 passes for 552 yards, while Wes Hills, Jonathan Adams and Johnnie Dixon each contributed to the receiving game, too.
Wes Hills rushed for a team-best 680 yards for New Orleans.
Vontae Diggs picked off 3 errant tosses from the opposition. Keonte Schad sacked quarterbacks 7.5 times, helping propel the defense to an overall total of 28 sacks.
John DeFilippo coached the team. The 2023 New Orleans Breakers lost in the Semifinal.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai Absheer | OL | September 18, 1995 | 6'5" | 310 | Florida International | Oakland Park, FL | |
| Jonathan Adams | WR | January 21, 1999 | 6'2" | 214 | Arkansas State | 10 | |
| Paul Adams | OT | May 17, 1995 | 6'5" | 317 | Missouri | ||
| Adonis Alexander | DB | November 7, 1996 | 6'3" | 207 | Virginia Tech | Charlotte, NC | |
| Dee Anderson | WR | October 6, 1997 | 6'6" | 220 | Alabama A&M | Dallas, TX | 7 |
| Tyler Baker-Williams | DB | November 23, 1999 | 6'0" | 205 | North Carolina State | Raleigh, NC | |
| Turner Bernard | LS | August 14, 1998 | 6'1" | 230 | San Diego State | ||
| McLeod Bethel-Thompson | QB | July 3, 1988 | 6'4" | 230 | Sacramento State | San Francisco, CA | |
| E.J. Bibbs | TE | August 28, 1991 | 6'3" | 261 | Iowa St. | 6 | |
| Jake Bobo | WR | August 4, 1998 | 6'5" | 215 | UCLA | North Andover, MA | |
| Jordan Brailford | DE | October 9, 1995 | 6'3" | 252 | Oklahoma St. | Tulsa, OK | |
| Djimon Brooks | DT | 6'1" | 286 | Georgia Tech | Albany, GA | ||
| Justin Cates | DE | December 26, 1997 | 6'2" | 257 | North Carolina A&T | Goldsboro, NC | |
| Nigel Chavis | LB | January 10, 1997 | 6'2" | 230 | Norfolk State | Richmond, VA | |
| Davis Cheek | QB | February 26, 1999 | 6'3" | 215 | Elon | Matthews, NC | |
| Connor Christian | DL | 6'3" | 270 | Jacksonville State | Dallas, GA | ||
| Nevelle Clarke | DB | November 16, 1996 | 6'1" | 190 | Central Florida | ||
| Matt Coghlin | K | August 24, 1997 | 5'9" | 190 | Michigan State | Cincinnati, OH | |
| Vontae Diggs | LB | November 7, 1995 | 6'0" | 230 | Connecticut | Downers Grove, IL | |
| Johnnie Dixon | WR | September 16, 1994 | 5'11" | 198 | Ohio State | West Palm Beach, FL | 8 |
| Jovon Durante | WR | April 11, 1996 | 6'0" | 165 | Florida Atlantic | Miami, FL | 2 |
| Greg Eisworth | DB | March 19, 1998 | 6'0" | 205 | Iowa State | Grand Prairie, TX | |
| Jarey Elder | DB | 5'11" | 195 | West Chester | Allentown, PA | ||
| Jerod Fernandez | LB | May 26, 1994 | 6'0" | 220 | North Carolina State | Sanford, FL | |
| Cyrus Habibi-Likio | RB | December 21, 1998 | 6'1" | 210 | Boise State | Palo Alto, CA | 3 |
| Darius Hagans | RB | July 11, 1999 | 6'0" | 210 | Virginia State | Chesapeake, VA | |
| Saquan Hampton | DB | December 12, 1995 | 6'1" | 206 | Rutgers | Hamilton Township, NJ | |
| Wes Hills | RB | June 5, 1995 | 6'0" | 218 | Slippery Rock | Wildwood, NJ | |
| Reggie Howard | DT | March 26, 1996 | 6'3" | 280 | Toledo | ||
| DJ Ivey | DB | February 25, 2000 | 6'1" | 195 | Miami | Florida City, FL | |
| JaCorey Johns | DE | April 10, 2000 | 6'4" | 265 | Wake Forest | Cartersville, GA | |
| Jamar Johnson | DB | November 22, 1999 | 6'1" | 197 | Indiana | Sarasota, FL | |
| Anthony Jones | RB | February 7, 1997 | 5'11" | 211 | Florida International | Miami, FL | |
| Kirk Kelley | OL | August 14, 1997 | 6'4" | 320 | Troy State | Marrero, LA | |
| Jack Kramer | OL | April 1, 1997 | 6'3" | 301 | Bowling Green | Plainfield, IL | |
| Marquis Lucas | OG | March 25, 1993 | 6'4" | 313 | West Virginia | ||
| Zakoby McClain | LB | March 7, 2000 | 18'3" | 72 | Auburn | Valdosta, GA | |
| Sidney McCloud | DB | May 26, 1999 | 6'0" | 185 | Ferris State | Miramar, FL | |
| Keaton Mitchell | RB | January 17, 2002 | 5'9" | 184 | East Carolina | McDonough, GA | |
| Isaiah Moore | LB | 6'2" | 232 | North Carolina State | Chester, VA | ||
| Lee Morris | WR | July 14, 1964 | 5'11" | 180 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 10 |
| Alex Palczewski | OT | August 3, 1999 | 6'6" | 315 | Illinois | Mount Prospect, IL | |
| Derrion Rakestraw | DB | March 4, 1998 | 6'2" | 200 | Tulane | Fremont, CA | |
| Justus Reed | DE | May 8, 1996 | 6'3" | 255 | Virginia Tech | Clearwater, FL | |
| Chris Richardson | DT | July 29, 1997 | 6'3" | 298 | Texas-El Paso | Oak Hills, CA | |
| Tyler Roemer | OT | March 6, 1998 | 6'7" | 305 | San Diego State | ||
| Steven Rowzee | OL | April 5, 1995 | 6'3" | 335 | Troy State | Chicago, IL | |
| Anree Saint-Amour | DE | September 18, 1996 | 6'3" | 260 | Georgia Tech | ||
| Shaheed Salmon | LB | April 22, 1996 | 6'2" | 228 | Samford | Tampa, FL | |
| Keonte Schad | DL | October 8, 1998 | 6'2" | 284 | Oregon State | Madison, WI | |
| Jared Scott | TE | May 10, 1999 | 6'6" | 240 | Idaho State | Oak Park, IL | 7 |
| Tyler Scott | WR | 5'11" | 185 | Cincinnati | Norton, OH | ||
| Mike Stevens | DB | November 22, 1995 | 0'0" | -- | North Carolina State | ||
| Dante Stills | DT | December 14, 1999 | 6'4" | 280 | West Virginia | Fairmont, WV | |
| Eli Stove | WR | June 21, 1998 | 6'0" | 191 | Auburn | Niceville, FL | |
| Sage Surratt | TE | April 13, 1998 | 6'3" | 212 | Wake Forest | ||
| Marcus Tatum | OT | December 11, 1997 | 6'6" | 300 | Central Florida | Daytona Beach, FL | |
| Noah Taylor | LB | November 6, 1999 | 6'5" | 240 | North Carolina | Bronx, NY | |
| Alex Thomas | DB | August 10, 1996 | 6'1" | 185 | Ferris State | Lauderdale Lakes, FL | |
| Salesi Uhatafe | OG | October 25, 1994 | 6'4" | 325 | Utah | ||
| Khalique Washington | OT | November 12, 1998 | 6'5" | 339 | Southern Mississippi | Lebanon, PA | |
| Matt White | K | December 22, 1995 | 6'1" | 200 | Monmouth | ||
| James Wiggins | DB | April 26, 1997 | 6'0" | 205 | Cincinnati | Miami, FL |
