2020 DC Defenders Statistics
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 RosterTeam 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.
DC stumbled, scoring only 82 points, while the defense gave up 89. Jhurell Pressley rushed for a team-best 190 yards for the Defenders, 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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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardale Jones | 113 | 61 | 54.0 | 674 | 6.0 | 4 | 3.5 | 7 | 6.2 | 40 | 5 | 34 | 57.9 |
| Tyree Jackson | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 46 | 2.6 | 1 | 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 84.0 |
| Totals | 131 | 72 | 55.0 | 720 | 5.5 | 5 | 3.8 | 7 | 5.3 | 40 | 7 | 51 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jhurell Pressley | 42 | 190 | 4.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Donnel Pumphrey | 46 | 168 | 3.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Nick Brossette | 14 | 87 | 6.2 | 38 | 1 |
| Cardale Jones | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Khalid Abdullah | 11 | 52 | 4.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Tyree Jackson | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
| DeAndre Thompkins | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Eli Rogers | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Rashad Ross | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Hunter Niswander | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | -12 | 0 |
| Totals | 145 | 651 | 4.5 | 38 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Rogers | 19 | 164 | 8.6 | 27 | 0 |
| Rashad Ross | 12 | 193 | 16.1 | 40 | 1 |
| Donnel Pumphrey | 9 | 68 | 7.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Jhurell Pressley | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Khari Lee | 8 | 91 | 11.4 | 39 | 2 |
| DeAndre Thompkins | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 21 | 1 |
| Malachi Dupre | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Khalid Abdullah | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Donnie Ernsberger | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Simmie Cobbs | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Derrick Hayward | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 |
| Totals | 72 | 720 | 10.0 | 40 | 5 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Niswander | 21 | 936 | 44.6 | 62 |
| Totals | 21 | 936 | 44.6 | 62 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Rogers | 8 | 66 | 8.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Deion Holliman | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 10 | 84 | 8.4 | 18 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahim Moore | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bradley Sylve | 1 | 69 | 69.0 | 69 | 1 |
| Jameer Thurman | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 1 |
| Matt Elam | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 137 | 27.4 | 69 | 2 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Johnson | 2.5 | 24.5 | 9.8 |
| Tavaris Barnes | 1.5 | 11.5 | 7.7 |
| Jay Bromley | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Peli Anau | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Jonathan Massaquoi | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Tracy Sprinkle | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 61 | 7.6 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameer Thurman | 26.5 | 20 | 13 | ||||||
| Jonathan Celestin | 26 | 20 | 12 | ||||||
| Tyree Kinnel | 21.5 | 18 | 7 | ||||||
| Des Lawrence | 17 | 16 | 2 | ||||||
| Rahim Moore | 14 | 13 | 2 | ||||||
| A.J. Tarpley | 14 | 12 | 4 | ||||||
| Matt Elam | 13.5 | 12 | 3 | ||||||
| KeShun Freeman | 13.5 | 10 | 7 | ||||||
| Scooby Wright | 13 | 9 | 8 | ||||||
| Jay Bromley | 10.5 | 6 | 9 | ||||||
| Tracy Sprinkle | 10 | 6 | 8 | ||||||
| Peli Anau | 8.5 | 6 | 5 | ||||||
| Anthony Johnson | 7 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| Elijah Campbell | 6.5 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| Shamarko Thomas | 8 | 5 | 6 | ||||||
| Carlos Merritt | 6.5 | 5 | 3 | ||||||
| Simmie Cobbs | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Elijah Qualls | 6.5 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| Jonathan Massaquoi | 5.5 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| Doran Grant | 5.5 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| Antwione Williams | 5.5 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| Kenny Bigelow | 5 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Sam Montgomery | 4.5 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Deion Harris | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| Tavaris Barnes | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Khalid Abdullah | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Jhurell Pressley | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Khari Lee | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Rashad Ross | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Donnie Ernsberger | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Brian Khoury | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Kalani Vakameilalo | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Totals | 276 | 216 | 120 | 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 |
| Tyler Rausa | 9 | 0 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||
| Khari Lee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Derrick Hayward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Jameer Thurman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Rashad Ross | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Bradley Sylve | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Nick Brossette | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| DeAndre Thompkins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
