2025 D.C. Defenders Roster
United Football League (UFL)
Team Record: 6-4
in the UFL's XFL Conference
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
2025 D.C. Defenders StatisticsTeam Record: 6-4
in the UFL's XFL Conference
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
2025 D.C. Defenders Results
The D.C. Defenders of the United Football League ended the 2025 season with a record of 6 wins and 4 losses, in the UFL's XFL Conference.
D.C. chalked up 225 points, while the defensive unit surrendered 224. Jordan Ta'amu passed for 2,155 yards. Chris Rowland hauled in 42 passes for 522 yards. Cornell Powell was targeted regularly also.
Deon Jackson ran for a team-best 417 yards for the Defenders.
Deandre Baker intercepted 2 opponent throws. Andre Mintze and Derick Roberson each topped pass rushers with 5.5 sacks.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Brian Abraham | LB | May 15, 2000 | 6'4" | 229 | Albany (NY) | Brockton, MA | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Deontay Anderson | DB | November 11, 1997 | 6'2" | 230 | Houston | Houston, TX | 9 | 9 |
| 13 | Javon Antonio | WR | December 30, 1998 | 6'2" | 217 | Colorado | LaPlace, LA | 9 | 2 |
| 2 | Deandre Baker | DB | September 4, 1997 | 5'11" | 180 | Georgia | Miami, FL | 8 | 6 |
| 80 | Trae Barry | TE | May 26, 1998 | 6'7" | 245 | Boston College | Fairhope, AL | 10 | 0 |
| 44 | Micah Baskerville | LB | October 19, 1999 | 6'0" | 224 | Louisiana State | Shreveport, LA | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Davin Bellamy | DE | December 27, 1994 | 6'5" | 259 | Georgia | Chamblee, GA | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Johari Branch | C | September 18, 1998 | 6'2" | 314 | Maryland | Chicago, IL | 10 | 3 |
| 87 | Ben Bresnahan | TE | February 15, 2000 | 6'4" | 243 | Vanderbilt | Cumming, GA | 10 | 1 |
| 74 | Gunner Britton | OG | February 29, 2000 | 6'6" | 312 | Auburn | Conway, SC | 10 | 1 |
| 77 | Mason Brooks | OT | October 11, 1999 | 6'6" | 315 | Mississippi | Cedar Park, TX | 9 | 9 |
| 47 | Paxton Brooks | P | February 21, 2000 | 6'5" | 201 | Tennessee | Lexington, SC | 10 | 0 |
| 21 | Trey Dean | DB | February 29, 2000 | 6'2" | 200 | Florida | Hampton, GA | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Mike DiLiello | QB | April 13, 2000 | 6'1" | 215 | Austin Peay | Pembroke Pines, FL | 5 | 1 |
| 79 | Tykeem Doss | OG | September 25, 1999 | 6'5" | 380 | Southern Mississippi | Aliceville, AL | 10 | 10 |
| 70 | Yasir Durant | OT | May 21, 1998 | 6'7" | 330 | Missouri | Philadelphia, PA | 10 | 10 |
| 84 | Mason Fairchild | TE | August 30, 2001 | 6'4" | 260 | Kansas | Andale, KS | 8 | 3 |
| 92 | Malik Fisher | DE | January 28, 1999 | 6'4" | 265 | Villanova | New York, NY | 10 | 7 |
| 77 | Liam Fornadel | OT | June 17, 1999 | 6'5" | 311 | James Madison | Wyckoff, NJ | 9 | 6 |
| 53 | Lamont Gaillard | C | February 8, 1996 | 6'3" | 305 | Georgia | Fayetteville, NC | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Ferrod Gardner | DB | March 26, 1997 | 6'1" | 215 | Louisiana-Lafayette | Dayton, OH | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Darius Hagans | RB | July 11, 1999 | 6'0" | 210 | Virginia State | Chesapeake, VA | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Tayler Hawkins | DB | December 27, 1997 | 6'1" | 205 | San Diego State | Palm Springs, CA | 5 | 3 |
| 57 | Anthony Hines | LB | January 15, 1999 | 6'3" | 226 | Texas A&M | Plano, TX | 8 | 8 |
| 25 | Deon Jackson | RB | February 18, 1999 | 6'0" | 220 | Duke | Atlanta, GA | 10 | 5 |
| 91 | Dennis Johnson | DT | August 28, 1998 | 6'3" | 318 | Grand Valley State | Columbus, OH | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | Isaiah Johnson | DB | December 20, 1995 | 6'2" | 210 | Houston | Bryan, TX | 4 | 3 |
| 27 | Kelvin Joseph | DB | November 11, 1999 | 6'1" | 192 | Kentucky | Baton Rouge, KY | 9 | 7 |
| 26 | Sam Kidd | DB | January 22, 1999 | 6'1" | 206 | James Madison | Reston, VA | 4 | 1 |
| 51 | Michael Maietti | C | August 26, 1997 | 6'1" | 290 | Missouri | West Orange, NJ | 10 | 10 |
| 95 | Devonnsha Maxwell | DT | May 5, 1999 | 6'2" | 297 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | Valdosta, GA | 10 | 2 |
| 16 | Matthew McCrane | K | September 8, 1994 | 5'10" | 165 | Kansas St. | Brownwood, TX | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Jaydon Mickens | WR | April 21, 1994 | 5'11" | 170 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA | 10 | 2 |
| 48 | Andre Mintze | LB | September 10, 1998 | 6'3" | 246 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 3 | |
| 88 | Briley Moore-McKinney | TE | January 13, 1998 | 6'4" | 240 | Kansas State | Blue Springs, MO | 10 | 9 |
| 21 | Montae Nicholson | DB | December 4, 1995 | 6'2" | 212 | Michigan St. | Columbus, OH | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Michael Ojemudia | DB | September 12, 1997 | 6'1" | 200 | Iowa | 9 | 5 | |
| 91 | Kyle Phillips | DE | May 5, 1997 | 6'4" | 277 | Tennessee | Nashville, TN | 10 | 3 |
| 14 | Cornell Powell | WR | October 30, 1997 | 6'0" | 210 | Clemson | Greenville, NC | 9 | 7 |
| -- | Josh Proctor | DB | March 27, 1999 | 6'1" | 199 | Ohio State | Owasso, OK | 6 | 2 |
| 50 | Derick Roberson | DE | November 15, 1995 | 6'3" | 250 | Sam Houston State | San Antonio, TX | 9 | 7 |
| 12 | Chris Rowland | WR | December 19, 1997 | 5'8" | 180 | Tennessee St. | Nolensville, TN | 10 | 8 |
| 83 | Braylon Sanders | WR | January 21, 1999 | 6'1" | 194 | Mississippi | Hogansville, GA | 7 | 5 |
| 18 | Spencer Sanders | QB | December 15, 1999 | 6'0" | 209 | Mississippi | Denton, TX | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Mohamed Sanogo | LB | February 18, 1999 | 6'1" | 235 | Louisville | Plano, TX | 10 | 10 |
| -- | David Satkowski | OT | March 9, 2001 | 6'4" | 290 | Stonehill | Southbury, CT | ||
| 90 | Niles Scott | DT | September 30, 1995 | 6'3" | 280 | Frostburg St. | Elkton, MD | 10 | 3 |
| 19 | Tyrone Scott | WR | March 27, 1999 | 6'3" | 202 | Missouri State | Estill, SC | 3 | 3 |
| 33 | Shayne Simon | LB | March 14, 2000 | 6'3" | 235 | Pittsburgh | West Orange, NJ | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | Abram Smith | RB | September 14, 1998 | 5'11" | 221 | Baylor | Abilene, TX | 10 | 5 |
| 10 | Jordan Ta'amu | QB | December 10, 1997 | 6'3" | 221 | Mississippi | 9 | 9 | |
| 24 | Kiondre Thomas | DB | February 7, 1998 | 6'0" | 186 | Kansas St. | Fort Smith, AR | 8 | 2 |
| 1 | Bryce Thompson | DB | September 20, 1999 | 5'11" | 190 | Tennessee | Irmo, SC | 9 | 9 |
| 99 | Joseph Wallace | DT | July 9, 1998 | 6'1" | 300 | Sam Houston State | Dallas, TX | 10 | 10 |
| 62 | Jarrid Williams | OT | July 2, 1997 | 6'6" | 308 | Miami | Cedar Hill, TX | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Seth Williams | WR | April 10, 2000 | 6'3" | 211 | Auburn | Cottondale, AL | 2 | 0 |
