2023 New Orleans Breakers Statistics
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 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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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLeod Bethel-Thompson | 336 | 220 | 65.5 | 2433 | 7.2 | 14 | 4.2 | 8 | 2.4 | -- | 25 | 175 | 90.8 |
| Totals | 336 | 220 | 65.5 | 2433 | 7.2 | 14 | 4.2 | 8 | 2.4 | 0 | 25 | 175 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Hills | 180 | 680 | 3.8 | 28 | 10 |
| Anthony Jones | 33 | 89 | 2.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Eli Stove | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 29t | 1 |
| McLeod Bethel-Thompson | 17 | 46 | 2.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Cyrus Habibi-Likio | 16 | 31 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 |
| Jovon Durante | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Johnnie Dixon | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Totals | 252 | 898 | 3.6 | 29 | 11 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Surratt | 50 | 552 | 11.0 | 35 | 1 |
| Jonathan Adams | 41 | 511 | 12.5 | 41 | 2 |
| Wes Hills | 38 | 278 | 7.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Johnnie Dixon | 33 | 463 | 14.0 | 42 | 5 |
| Lee Morris | 23 | 305 | 13.3 | 40t | 2 |
| Anthony Jones | 14 | 56 | 4.0 | 14 | 2 |
| Dee Anderson | 13 | 174 | 13.4 | 42 | 2 |
| Eli Stove | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 27 | 0 |
| Jared Scott | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| E.J. Bibbs | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Cyrus Habibi-Likio | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 220 | 2433 | 11.1 | 42 | 14 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt White | 30 | 1347 | 44.9 | 68 |
| Matt Coghlin | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 37 |
| Totals | 33 | 1436 | 43.5 | 68 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarey Elder | 8 | 93 | 11.6 | 45 | 0 |
| Johnnie Dixon | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 10 | 97 | 9.7 | 45 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Stove | 29 | 749 | 25.8 | 48 | 0 |
| Johnnie Dixon | 7 | 196 | 28.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Anthony Jones | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 1029 | 27.1 | 48 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vontae Diggs | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 29 | 1 |
| Jarey Elder | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 27 | 0 |
| James Wiggins | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Nevelle Clarke | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Alex Thomas | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Jerod Fernandez | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 130 | 10.8 | 29 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keonte Schad | 7.5 | 59.5 | 7.9 |
| Anree Saint-Amour | 6.0 | 45.0 | 7.5 |
| Justus Reed | 3.0 | 17.0 | 5.7 |
| Vontae Diggs | 2.5 | 20.5 | 8.2 |
| Djimon Brooks | 2.0 | 15.0 | 7.5 |
| Jordan Brailford | 2.0 | 9.0 | 4.5 |
| Connor Christian | 1.5 | 15.5 | 10.3 |
| Reggie Howard | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
| Jarey Elder | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| JaCorey Johns | 0.5 | 6.5 | 13.0 |
| Jerod Fernandez | 0.5 | 4.5 | 9.0 |
| Totals | 28.0 | 204 | 7.3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vontae Diggs | 52 | 38 | 28 | ||||||
| Jerod Fernandez | 50.5 | 37 | 27 | ||||||
| Jarey Elder | 42 | 34 | 16 | ||||||
| Nevelle Clarke | 23.5 | 21 | 5 | ||||||
| Anree Saint-Amour | 24.5 | 18 | 13 | ||||||
| Greg Eisworth | 22 | 17 | 10 | ||||||
| Mike Stevens | 21 | 17 | 8 | ||||||
| Keonte Schad | 20 | 15 | 10 | ||||||
| Derrion Rakestraw | 17.5 | 15 | 5 | ||||||
| Adonis Alexander | 16.5 | 15 | 3 | ||||||
| Alex Thomas | 15 | 14 | 2 | ||||||
| Shaheed Salmon | 17.5 | 13 | 9 | ||||||
| Justus Reed | 17 | 12 | 10 | ||||||
| Reggie Howard | 15.5 | 11 | 9 | ||||||
| Jordan Brailford | 14.5 | 9 | 11 | ||||||
| Jamar Johnson | 9.5 | 9 | 1 | ||||||
| Connor Christian | 11 | 7 | 8 | ||||||
| James Wiggins | 8 | 7 | 2 | ||||||
| Nigel Chavis | 4.5 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Justin Cates | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Djimon Brooks | 5.5 | 1 | 9 | ||||||
| Saquan Hampton | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| JaCorey Johns | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Sidney McCloud | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Totals | 411.5 | 316 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Matt Coghlin | 18 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | ||||||||
| Wes Hills | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||
| Johnnie Dixon | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
| Lee Morris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Anthony Jones | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| Dee Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Jonathan Adams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Sage Surratt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |||||||
| Vontae Diggs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Eli Stove | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Totals | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 237 |
