2020 DC Defenders Roster
XFL (XFL)
Team Record: 3-2
Finishing 1st in the XFL's East Division
Coach: Pep Hamilton (3-2)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
2020 DC Defenders StatisticsTeam Record: 3-2
Finishing 1st in the XFL's East Division
Coach: Pep Hamilton (3-2)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
2020 DC Defenders Results
The DC Defenders of the XFL ended the 2020 season with a record of 3 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the XFL's East Division.
The Defenders stumbled, scoring only 82 points, and the defense gave up 89. Jhurell Pressley rushed for a team-best 190 yards for DC, while Donnel Pumphrey additionally buoyed the ground attack.
Cardale Jones passed for 674 yards. Eli Rogers paced the receiving corps, catching 19 passes, while Rashad Ross accumulated 193 receiving yards.
Rahim Moore picked off 2 opponent throws. Anthony Johnson topped the defensive unit with 2.5 sacks.
Pep Hamilton coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Khalid Abdullah | RB | May 14, 1995 | 5'10" | 220 | James Madison | 3 | 0 | |
| 90 | Peli Anau | DE | October 26, 1993 | 6'3" | 250 | Northern Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | 5 | 1 |
| 98 | Daryle Banfield | DL | December 10, 1997 | 6'3" | 300 | Brown | Bronx, NY | ||
| 91 | Tavaris Barnes | DL | November 2, 1991 | 6'4" | 275 | Clemson | 3 | 0 | |
| 95 | Kenny Bigelow | DT | March 31, 1995 | 6'4" | 307 | West Virginia | Wilmington, DE | 5 | 0 |
| 69 | Cole Boozer | OL | November 15, 1994 | 6'5" | 275 | Temple | Hunt Valley, MD | 5 | 2 |
| 96 | Jay Bromley | DT | May 28, 1992 | 6'3" | 306 | Syracuse | Jamaica, NY | 5 | 4 |
| 31 | Nick Brossette | RB | March 2, 1996 | 6'0" | 221 | Louisiana State | 5 | 0 | |
| 75 | Chris Brown | OG | April 26, 1996 | 6'5" | 310 | Southern California | 5 | 3 | |
| 78 | Malcolm Bunche | OG | October 16, 1991 | 6'6" | 320 | UCLA | 5 | 5 | |
| 28 | Elijah Campbell | DB | August 24, 1995 | 5'11" | 195 | Northern Iowa | St. Paul, MN | 4 | 4 |
| 52 | Jonathan Celestin | LB | November 21, 1995 | 6'1" | 230 | Minnesota | 5 | 2 | |
| 10 | Simmie Cobbs | WR | August 25, 1995 | 6'3" | 220 | Indiana | Oak Park, IL | 5 | 0 |
| 44 | Reginald Cole | DB | June 23, 1997 | 6'2" | 185 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Houston, TX | ||
| 11 | CJ Collins | QB | 6'5" | 225 | Southwestern Assemblies of God | ||||
| 74 | Rishard Cook | OG | June 25, 1997 | 6'3" | 320 | Alabama-Birmingham | 5 | 5 | |
| 19 | Malachi Dupre | WR | October 12, 1995 | 6'2" | 196 | LSU | New Orleans, LA | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | Matt Elam | SS | September 21, 1991 | 5'10" | 208 | Florida | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 4 | 3 |
| 80 | Donnie Ernsberger | TE | October 13, 1996 | 6'2" | 237 | Western Michigan | Battle Creek, MI | 5 | 0 |
| 56 | KeShun Freeman | LB | November 10, 1995 | 6'3" | 261 | Georgia Tech | LaGrange, GA | 5 | 5 |
| 21 | Doran Grant | DB | November 30, 1992 | 5'10" | 199 | Ohio St. | Akron, OH | 5 | 1 |
| 37 | Deion Harris | DB | December 18, 1995 | 6'3" | 197 | North Dakota | 2 | 0 | |
| 62 | Randall Harris | OG | November 19, 1991 | 6'4" | 285 | Towson | Washington, DC | ||
| 85 | Derrick Hayward | TE | 6'5" | 260 | Maryland | Wilmington, DE | 5 | 3 | |
| 5 | Deion Holliman | WR | November 2, 1995 | 5'9" | 192 | Missouri State | Camden, AR | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Tyree Jackson | QB | November 7, 1997 | 6'7" | 249 | Buffalo | Norton Shores, MI | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Josh Jenkins | DB | May 21, 1994 | 6'0" | 190 | Army | Pittsburg, CA | ||
| 97 | Anthony Johnson | DT | January 24, 1993 | 6'3" | 308 | LSU | New Orleans, LA | 4 | 0 |
| 54 | Dorian Johnson | OG | October 21, 1994 | 6'5" | 300 | Pittsburgh | Belle Vernon, PA | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Cardale Jones | QB | September 29, 1992 | 6'5" | 250 | Ohio St. | Cleveland, OH | 5 | 5 |
| 42 | Brian Khoury | DL | July 15, 1992 | 6'3" | 238 | Carnegie Mellon | Davenport, IA | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | Tyree Kinnel | S | January 31, 1997 | 5'11" | 207 | Michigan | 5 | 2 | |
| 25 | Des Lawrence | DB | November 30, 1994 | 6'0" | 187 | North Carolina | Charlotte, NC | 5 | 5 |
| 86 | Khari Lee | TE | January 16, 1992 | 6'4" | 235 | Bowie State | Baltimore, MD | 5 | 5 |
| 54 | Jonathan Massaquoi | DE | May 11, 1988 | 6'2" | 264 | Troy | Monrovia, Liberia | 5 | 0 |
| -- | Max McCaffrey | WR | May 17, 1994 | 6'2" | 200 | Duke | Castle Rock, CO | ||
| 20 | Carlos Merritt | DB | June 23, 1995 | 6'0" | 185 | Campbell | Union City, GA | 5 | 0 |
| 99 | Sam Montgomery | DE | May 25, 1990 | 6'3" | 270 | Louisiana State | Greenwood, SC | 5 | 1 |
| 45 | Rahim Moore | DB | February 11, 1990 | 6'0" | 202 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Hunter Niswander | K | November 26, 1994 | 6'5" | 243 | Northwestern | Yolo County, CA | 5 | 0 |
| 77 | James O'Hagan | C | September 19, 1996 | 6'1" | 300 | Buffalo | 3 | 0 | |
| 16 | Tyler Palka | WR | May 16, 1995 | 6'1" | 200 | Gannon (PA) | Temperance, MO | 3 | 0 |
| 70 | Terronne Prescod | OG | June 19, 1996 | 6'5" | 330 | North Carolina State | Decatur, GA | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Jhurell Pressley | RB | May 20, 1992 | 5'11" | 200 | New Mexico | Newark, DE | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | Donnel Pumphrey | RB | December 6, 1994 | 5'8" | 176 | San Diego St. | North Las Vegas, NV | 5 | 5 |
| 92 | Elijah Qualls | DT | February 11, 1995 | 6'1" | 313 | Washington | Petaluma, CA | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | Tyler Rausa | K | July 31, 1993 | 5'9" | 180 | Boise State | 4 | 0 | |
| 4 | Eli Rogers | WR | December 23, 1992 | 5'10" | 187 | Louisville | Miami Gardens, FL | 5 | 5 |
| 15 | Rashad Ross | WR | February 2, 1990 | 6'0" | 167 | Arizona St. | Oakland, CA | 5 | 5 |
| 9 | Jalen Rowell | WR | 0'0" | -- | Air Force | ||||
| 93 | Tracy Sprinkle | DT | April 18, 1995 | 6'3" | 292 | Ohio State | Elyria, OH | 5 | 5 |
| -- | Jervontius Stallings | OG | September 27, 1995 | 6'2" | 324 | Kentucky | McComb, MS | ||
| 30 | Bradley Sylve | RCB | January 29, 1993 | 5'11" | 178 | Alabama | Port Sulphur, LA | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | A.J. Tarpley | LB | April 30, 1992 | 6'2" | 242 | Stanford | Torrance, CA | 3 | 2 |
| 38 | Shamarko Thomas | DB | February 23, 1991 | 5'9" | 213 | Syracuse | 4 | 4 | |
| 1 | DeAndre Thompkins | WR | October 1, 1995 | 5'11" | 188 | Penn State | Pensacola, FL | 4 | 2 |
| 27 | Josh Thornton | DB | November 24, 1992 | 5'11" | 185 | Southern Utah | |||
| 53 | Jameer Thurman | LB | January 20, 1995 | 6'0" | 225 | Indiana State | Chicago, IL | 5 | 3 |
| 64 | Jon Toth | C | February 11, 1994 | 6'5" | 310 | Kentucky | Indianapolis, IN | 5 | 5 |
| 72 | Logan Tuley-Tillman | OL | March 20, 1995 | 6'7" | 309 | Texas-El Paso | Peoria, IL | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | Kalani Vakameilalo | DT | April 30, 1996 | 6'3" | 322 | Oregon State | 3 | 0 | |
| 79 | De'Ondre Wesley | OT | July 28, 1992 | 6'7" | 330 | Brigham Young | Antioch, CA | 5 | 5 |
| 55 | Antwione Williams | LOLB | May 26, 1993 | 6'3" | 247 | Georgia Southern | Birmingham, AL | 3 | 0 |
| 58 | Scooby Wright | LB | August 28, 1994 | 6'0" | 239 | Arizona | Windsor, CA | 4 | 3 |
