2023 D.C. Defenders Roster
XFL (XFL)
Team Record: 9-1
Finishing 1st in the XFL's North Division
Lost Championship
Coach: Reggie Barlow (9-1)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
2023 D.C. Defenders StatisticsTeam Record: 9-1
Finishing 1st in the XFL's North Division
Lost Championship
Coach: Reggie Barlow (9-1)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
2023 D.C. Defenders Results
The D.C. Defenders of the XFL ended the 2023 season with a record of 9 wins and 1 losses, finishing first in the XFL's North Division.
Offensively, the Defenders paced the circuit with 298 points. Meanwhile, the defense allowed 240 points. Jordan Ta'amu passed for 1,894 yards. Lucky Jackson hauled in 36 passes, while Chris Blair accumulated 594 receiving yards. Josh Hammond contributed to the receiving game, too.
Abram Smith ran for a team-best 778 yards.
Michael Joseph intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Davin Bellamy topped the defensive unit with 5.5 sacks, topping a defense credited with 26 sacks.
Reggie Barlow coached the team. The 2023 D.C. Defenders lost in the Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Joshua Allen | DB | November 8, 1996 | 6'0" | 206 | Miami (OH) | Charlotte, NC | 5 | 0 |
| -- | Jesse Aniebonam | DE | January 5, 1996 | 6'3" | 260 | Maryland | |||
| 23 | Ryquell Armstead | RB | October 30, 1996 | 5'11" | 220 | Temple | Bridgeton, NJ | 8 | 0 |
| 80 | Trae Barry | TE | May 26, 1998 | 6'7" | 245 | Boston College | Fairhope, AL | 9 | 0 |
| 17 | Davin Bellamy | LB | December 27, 1994 | 6'5" | 259 | Georgia | Chamblee, GA | 10 | 2 |
| 43 | Francis Bernard | LB | April 8, 1995 | 6'1" | 235 | Utah | Herriman, UT | 8 | 3 |
| 1 | Chris Blair | WR | October 6, 1997 | 6'2" | 198 | Alcorn State | Louisville, MS | 10 | 3 |
| 29 | Kentrell Brice | DB | August 11, 1994 | 5'11" | 200 | Louisiana Tech | Ruston, LA | 9 | 3 |
| -- | Ellis Brooks | LB | June 12, 1999 | 6'1" | 226 | Penn State | Mechanicsville, VA | ||
| 20 | Jamal Brooks | LB | August 31, 1999 | 6'1" | 235 | South Alabama | Bessemer, AL | 9 | 1 |
| 6 | Fadol Brown | DE | April 15, 1993 | 6'4" | 282 | Mississippi | Charleston, SC | 7 | 1 |
| 25 | Raymond Calais | RB | April 2, 1998 | 5'8" | 188 | Louisiana-Lafayette | Breaux Bridge, LA | 1 | 0 |
| -- | Tyler Catalina | OT | January 24, 1993 | 6'4" | 330 | Georgia | Holden, MA | ||
| -- | Tommy Champion | OT | March 4, 1997 | 6'5" | 320 | Mississippi State | Jackson, MS | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Ty Clary | C | May 7, 1999 | 6'4" | 299 | Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR | 8 | 1 |
| 67 | Cody Conway | OT | July 9, 1996 | 6'6" | 296 | Syracuse | Joliet, IL | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Eric Dungey | QB | June 12, 1996 | 6'3" | 220 | Syracuse | Tualatin, OR | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | Alex Ellis | TE | February 10, 1993 | 6'4" | 253 | Tennessee | Delmar, DE | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | Jequez Ezzard | WR | November 6, 1997 | 5'10" | 195 | Sam Houston State | College Park, GA | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | Jazz Ferguson | WR | January 12, 1997 | 6'5" | 228 | Northwestern State | 4 | 0 | |
| 92 | Malik Fisher | DE | January 28, 1999 | 6'4" | 265 | Villanova | New York, NY | 8 | 1 |
| 77 | Liam Fornadel | OL | June 17, 1999 | 6'5" | 311 | James Madison | Wyckoff, NJ | 10 | 3 |
| 22 | Travon Fuller | DB | June 16, 1998 | 6'1" | 180 | Tulsa | Athens, TX | 5 | 1 |
| -- | Antonio Garcia | OT | December 10, 1993 | 6'6" | 302 | Troy | Houston, TX | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | Ferrod Gardner | DB | March 26, 1997 | 6'1" | 215 | Louisiana-Lafayette | Dayton, OH | 10 | 1 |
| 0 | Josh Hammond | WR | July 24, 1998 | 6'0" | 194 | Florida | Hallandale, FL | 10 | 3 |
| -- | Cam'Ron Harris | RB | March 30, 1999 | 5'10" | 210 | Miami | Opa-Locka, FL | ||
| 78 | D'Marcus Hayes | OL | July 9, 1998 | 6'5" | 315 | Georgia | Madison, MS | 9 | 7 |
| -- | Geremy Hickbottom | QB | 6'4" | 210 | Tennessee State | Mobile, AL | |||
| -- | Holton Hill | DB | March 28, 1997 | 6'3" | 196 | Texas | Houston, TX | ||
| 57 | Anthony Hines | LB | January 15, 1999 | 6'3" | 226 | Texas A&M | Plano, TX | 9 | 3 |
| 11 | Lucky Jackson | WR | July 17, 1997 | 6'0" | 191 | Western Kentucky | Lexington, KY | 10 | 3 |
| -- | Isaiah Johnson | DB | December 20, 1995 | 6'2" | 210 | Houston | Bryan, TX | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Michael Joseph | DB | March 19, 1995 | 6'0" | 194 | Dubuque | Oswego, IL | 9 | 3 |
| 24 | Anthoula Kelly | DB | January 28, 1996 | 5'0" | 182 | Fresno State | Galena Park, TX | 8 | 2 |
| 3 | D'Eriq King | QB | August 24, 1997 | 5'11" | 200 | Miami | Manvel, TX | 10 | 0 |
| -- | Joshua Lanier | WR | 5'11" | 160 | Jackson State | Tuscaloosa, AL | |||
| 31 | Cameron Lewis | DB | March 12, 1997 | 6'1" | 195 | Louisiana State | Monroe, LA | 10 | 1 |
| 51 | Michael Maietti | OL | August 26, 1997 | 6'1" | 290 | Missouri | West Orange, NJ | 5 | 1 |
| 81 | Josh Malone | WR | March 21, 1996 | 6'3" | 208 | Tennessee | Chattanooga, TN | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | Matthew McCrane | K | September 8, 1994 | 5'10" | 165 | Kansas St. | Brownwood, TX | 10 | 0 |
| 48 | Andre Mintze | LB | September 10, 1998 | 6'3" | 246 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 0 | |
| 88 | Briley Moore-McKinney | TE | January 13, 1998 | 6'4" | 240 | Kansas State | Blue Springs, MO | 8 | 3 |
| 53 | Kyle Murphy | OT | December 11, 1993 | 6'6" | 300 | Stanford | Mission Viejo, CA | 10 | 1 |
| 26 | DeJuan Neal | DB | August 5, 1996 | 5'10" | 190 | Shepherd | Shady Side, MD | 9 | 3 |
| 21 | Montae Nicholson | DB | December 4, 1995 | 6'2" | 212 | Michigan St. | Columbus, OH | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Reggie Northrup | LB | October 17, 1993 | 6'0" | 231 | Florida State | Jacksonville, FL | 9 | 3 |
| 95 | Jarrell Owens | DE | October 11, 1994 | 6'3" | 262 | Oklahoma State | Palestine, TX | 10 | 3 |
| 96 | Jacub Panasiuk | DE | June 14, 1999 | 6'4" | 255 | Michigan State | Roselle, IL | 10 | 2 |
| 28 | Artavis Pierce | RB | May 17, 1996 | 5'11" | 208 | Oregon St. | Auburndale, FL | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Santos Ramirez | DB | April 22, 1996 | 6'2" | 204 | Arkansas | 10 | 3 | |
| -- | Bruno Reagan | OT | May 24, 1996 | 6'3" | 315 | Vanderbilt | Clarksville, TN | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | Caraun Reid | DT | November 23, 1991 | 6'2" | 302 | Princeton | New York, NY | 9 | 1 |
| -- | Reggie Robinson | DB | April 14, 1997 | 6'1" | 205 | Tulsa | Ruston, LA | 1 | 0 |
| -- | Dare Rosenthal | OL | 6'7" | 290 | Kentucky | Ferriday, LA | |||
| 38 | Nydair Rouse | DB | June 13, 1995 | 5'11" | 188 | West Chester | Philadelphia, PA | 8 | 1 |
| 63 | Liam Ryan | OT | October 29, 1997 | 6'5" | 305 | Washington State | Chino Hills, CA | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | K.J. Sails | DB | May 2, 1997 | 5'11" | 180 | South Florida | Tampa, FL | 7 | 0 |
| -- | Niles Scott | DT | September 30, 1995 | 6'3" | 280 | Frostburg St. | Elkton, MD | ||
| 4 | Abram Smith | RB | September 14, 1998 | 5'11" | 221 | Baylor | Abilene, TX | 10 | 3 |
| 7/16 | Brandon Smith | WR | December 10, 1998 | 6'2" | 220 | Iowa | Lake Cormorant, MS | 7 | 0 |
| 72 | T.J. Storment | OL | October 28, 1997 | 6'7" | 320 | Texas Tech | Statesville, NC | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | D.J. Swearinger | DB | September 1, 1991 | 5'11" | 208 | South Carolina | Greenwood, SC | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Jordan Ta'amu | QB | December 10, 1997 | 6'3" | 221 | Mississippi | 10 | 3 | |
| 73 | Rod Taylor | OG | October 26, 1994 | 6'3" | 320 | Mississippi | Jackson, MS | 3 | 1 |
| -- | Gunnar Vogel | OT | July 19, 1998 | 6'6" | 310 | Northwestern | Columbus, OH | 5 | 0 |
| -- | Dwayne Wallace | OT | December 11, 1994 | 6'4" | 325 | Kansas | Avon Park, FL | ||
| 99 | Joseph Wallace | DL | July 9, 1998 | 6'1" | 300 | Sam Houston State | Dallas, TX | 10 | 3 |
| -- | Kahale Warring | TE | March 23, 1997 | 6'5" | 252 | San Diego St. | Sonora, CA | ||
| 19 | Daniel Whelan | P | February 10, 1999 | 6'6" | 215 | California-Davis | Enniskerry, Ireland | 10 | 0 |
| 83 | Jordan Williams | DT | February 12, 1999 | 6'5" | 285 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Beach, VA | ||
| 13 | Pooka Williams | WR | June 19, 1999 | 5'10" | 170 | Kansas | New Orleans, LA | 3 | 0 |
| 82 | Ethan Wolf | TE | November 7, 1995 | 6'5" | 255 | Tennessee | Minster, OH | 7 | 3 |
| 98 | Gabe Wright | DT | April 3, 1992 | 6'3" | 299 | Auburn | 8 | 0 |
