The 2025 UFL season officially kicked off this past Friday, and former New York Giants running back Jacob Saylors scored the first touchdown.
the first touchdown of the 2025 football season will forever belong to JACOB SAYLORS 鈿旓笍馃敟 pic.twitter.com/fMLEmblQuQ
— St. Louis Battlehawks (@XFLBattlehawks) March 29, 2025
The two-conference, eight-team spring league was formed on December 31, 2023 following the merger of the XFL and USFL. All eight teams were established in one of those two leagues and survived the transition, although some have had their names changed.
More than 25 former New York Giants, both players and coaches, will participate in the UFL during the 2025 season. Here's a look at them broken down by team and what year(s) they spent with the Giants.
Arlington Renegades
- S Joe Powell (2016)
- LB Tuzar Skipper (2019)
Birmingham Stallions
- OL coach Dave DeGuglielmo (2004-2008, 2020)
- QB Case Cookus (2020)
- LB Tae Crowder (2020-2022)
- CB Mario Goodrich (2024)
- CB Madre Harper (2020)
- OT Jarron Jones (2017, 2018)
DC Defenders
- CB Deandre Baker (2019)
- OL D.J. Fluker (2017)
- RB Deon Jackson (2023)
- WR Jaydon Mickens (2022-2023)
- DE Quincy Roche (2021-2022)
Houston Roughnecks
- CB Corn Elder (2019)
- OL Kristjan Sokoli (2017-2018)
Memphis Showboats
- DB Tenny Adewusi (2019)
- TE Ryan Izzo (2021)
Michigan Panthers
- Head coach Mike Nolan (1993-1996)
- CB Gemon Green (2023)
- DE Breeland Speaks (2021)
San Antonio Brahmas
- CB Henry Black (2022)
- RB Jashaun Corbin (2022, 2023)
- OL Derrick Kelly (2021)
- LS Cameron Lyons (2023)
- S Jordan Mosley (2022)
- P Brad Wing (2015-2017)
St. Louis Battlehawks
- Offensive line coach Marc Colombo (2020)
- DE Freedom Akinmoladun (2019)
- RB Jacob Saylors (2024)
This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: More than 25 ex-Giants will play or coach in UFL during 2025 season
