2026 DC Defenders Roster
United Football League (UFL)
Team Record: 5-5
in the UFL's XFL Conference
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
2026 DC Defenders StatisticsTeam Record: 5-5
in the UFL's XFL Conference
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
2026 DC Defenders Results
The DC Defenders of the United Football League is currently playing the 2026 season with a record of 5 wins and 5 losses, in the UFL's XFL Conference.
On offense, DC led the league with 281 points. At the same time, the defensive squad surrendered 224 points. Deon Jackson rushed for a team-best 449 yards for the Defenders.
Jordan Ta'amu threw for 1,516 yards. Cornell Powell paced all receivers, catching 34 passes for 491 yards.
Gareon Conley and Sam Kidd each snatched 2 opponent throws. Derick Roberson sacked opposing passers 7 times, topping a defense credited with 27 sacks.
Latest statistics update: September 15, 2026
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Abraham | LB | May 15, 2000 | 6'4" | 229 | Albany (NY) | Brockton, MA | ||
| Deontay Anderson | DB | November 11, 1997 | 6'2" | 230 | Houston | Houston, TX | ||
| Javon Antonio | WR | December 30, 1998 | 6'2" | 217 | Colorado | LaPlace, LA | ||
| Macklin Ayers | LB | August 17, 2001 | 6'2" | 226 | Massachusetts | Elizabethville, PA | ||
| Deandre Baker | DB | September 4, 1997 | 5'11" | 180 | Georgia | Miami, FL | ||
| Trae Barry | TE | May 26, 1998 | 6'7" | 245 | Boston College | Fairhope, AL | ||
| Carlos Basham | DE | December 16, 1997 | 6'5" | 285 | Wake Forest | Roanoke, VA | ||
| Micah Baskerville | LB | October 19, 1999 | 6'0" | 224 | Louisiana State | Shreveport, LA | ||
| Jason Bean | QB | June 9, 1999 | 6'2" | 196 | Kansas | Mansfield, TX | ||
| Ekow Boye-Doe | DB | November 4, 1999 | 6'0" | 171 | Kansas State | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Johari Branch | OG | September 18, 1998 | 6'2" | 314 | Maryland | Chicago, IL | 10 | |
| Ben Bresnahan | TE | February 15, 2000 | 6'4" | 243 | Vanderbilt | Cumming, GA | 4 | |
| Paxton Brooks | P | February 21, 2000 | 6'5" | 201 | Tennessee | Lexington, SC | ||
| Gareon Conley | DB | June 29, 1995 | 6'0" | 195 | Ohio St. | Massillon, OH | ||
| Keke Coutee | WR | January 14, 1997 | 5'11" | 180 | Texas Tech | Lufkin, TX | ||
| 17 | Mike DiLiello | QB | April 13, 2000 | 6'1" | 215 | Austin Peay | Pembroke Pines, FL | |
| 79 | Tykeem Doss | OG | September 25, 1999 | 6'5" | 380 | Southern Mississippi | Aliceville, AL | |
| 22 | Willie Drew | DB | July 5, 2000 | 6'0" | 185 | Virginia State | Smithfield, VA | |
| 21 | Jaelyn Duncan | OT | July 8, 2000 | 6'6" | 306 | Maryland | Silver Spring, MD | |
| 70 | Yasir Durant | OT | May 21, 1998 | 6'7" | 330 | Missouri | Philadelphia, PA | |
| 13 | Erik Ezukanma | WR | January 25, 2000 | 6'2" | 206 | Texas Tech | Fort Worth, TX | |
| 84 | Mason Fairchild | TE | August 30, 2001 | 6'4" | 260 | Kansas | Andale, KS | |
| 6 | Ferrod Gardner | DB | March 26, 1997 | 6'1" | 215 | Louisiana-Lafayette | Dayton, OH | |
| 29 | Kai Gray | DB | August 15, 1997 | 6'1" | 215 | Lincoln | Newark, NJ | |
| 42 | Azizi Hearn | DB | June 5, 1999 | 6'2" | 206 | UCLA | Oceanside, CA | |
| 57 | Anthony Hines | LB | January 15, 1999 | 6'3" | 226 | Texas A&M | Plano, TX | |
| 25 | Deon Jackson | RB | February 18, 1999 | 6'0" | 220 | Duke | Atlanta, GA | |
| 23 | Curtis Jacobs | LB | February 18, 2002 | 6'1" | 241 | Penn State | Glen Burnie, MD | |
| 5 | Dennis Johnson | DT | August 28, 1998 | 6'3" | 318 | Grand Valley State | Columbus, OH | |
| 91 | Durrell Johnson | DE | June 26, 1998 | 6'3" | 240 | Liberty | Baltimore, MD | |
| 58 | Kyron Johnson | LB | July 24, 1998 | 6'0" | 235 | Kansas | Arlington, TX | |
| Sam Kidd | DB | January 22, 1999 | 6'1" | 206 | James Madison | Reston, VA | ||
| 66 | Steven Losoya | OG | May 25, 2001 | 6'3" | 324 | Vanderbilt | Nashville, TN | |
| 51 | Michael Maietti | C | August 26, 1997 | 6'1" | 290 | Missouri | West Orange, NJ | |
| Devonnsha Maxwell | DT | May 5, 1999 | 6'2" | 297 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | Valdosta, GA | ||
| -- | Christian McCarroll | LB | November 13, 1999 | 6'2" | 255 | Grand Valley State | Barberton, OH | |
| Matthew McCrane | K | September 8, 1994 | 5'10" | 165 | Kansas St. | Brownwood, TX | ||
| Briley Moore-McKinney | TE | January 13, 1998 | 6'4" | 240 | Kansas State | Blue Springs, MO | ||
| Derek Parish | DL | January 4, 1999 | 6'2" | 245 | Houston | Pearland, TX | ||
| 5 | E.J. Perry | QB | January 1, 1998 | 6'2" | 210 | Brown | Boston, MA | |
| Cornell Powell | WR | October 30, 1997 | 6'0" | 210 | Clemson | Greenville, NC | ||
| Derick Roberson | DE | November 15, 1995 | 6'3" | 250 | Sam Houston State | San Antonio, TX | ||
| Casey Rogers | DT | December 18, 1998 | 6'5" | 305 | Oregon | Columbus, OH | ||
| Braylon Sanders | WR | January 21, 1999 | 6'1" | 194 | Mississippi | Hogansville, GA | ||
| Spencer Sanders | QB | December 15, 1999 | 6'0" | 209 | Mississippi | Denton, TX | ||
| Tyrone Scott | WR | March 27, 1999 | 6'3" | 202 | Missouri State | Estill, SC | ||
| Abram Smith | RB | September 14, 1998 | 5'11" | 221 | Baylor | Abilene, TX | ||
| Brandon Smith | LB | April 12, 2001 | 6'3" | 240 | Penn State | Henrico, VA | ||
| 10 | Jordan Ta'amu | QB | December 10, 1997 | 6'3" | 221 | Mississippi | ||
| Michael Tarquin | OT | June 14, 2001 | 6'6" | 313 | Oklahoma | Ocala, FL | ||
| 28 | Gabe Taylor | DB | September 27, 2001 | 5'9" | 188 | Rice | Miami, FL | |
| Bryce Thompson | DB | September 20, 1999 | 5'11" | 190 | Tennessee | Irmo, SC | ||
| Xazavian Valladay | RB | July 3, 1998 | 6'0" | 198 | Arizona State | Matteson, IL | ||
| Joseph Wallace | DT | July 9, 1998 | 6'1" | 300 | Sam Houston State | Dallas, TX | ||
| 75 | Trey Wedig | OT | January 10, 2002 | 6'6" | 310 | Indiana | Oconomowoc, WI | |
| 11 | Seth Williams | WR | April 10, 2000 | 6'3" | 211 | Auburn | Cottondale, AL |
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