In order to keep information easily accessible, I have created this mega-thread to act as a hub for relevant UFL information for the 2025/2026 offseason, leading up to the 2026 UFL season.
Hub thread with all of the UFL to NFL player signing information, grouped in team order, same as last year.
UFL College Draft 2025
We will be posting a hub thread with the full 2025 UFL College Draft list, same as last year. The hub will include updates on the current roster status for each of the draft picks. The date of the 2025 UFL College Draft has not been formally announced yet, but it is presumed to be mid-July again (same as last year). Will update this post once the date has been confirmed. Per James Larsen, the date of the draft has been tentatively moved to September 2nd, 2025 (was previously held in mid-July).
EDIT: Latest update is the draft is being pushed back to September 23rd, 2025. Details still to be confirmed.
The presumed draft order is as follows:
- San Antonio Brahmas
- Memphis Showboats
- Houston Roughnecks
- Arlington Renegades
- Birmingham Stallions
- St. Louis Battlehawks
- Michigan Panthers
- DC Defenders
Will update once the order is confirmed.
Link to the 2024 UFL College Draft Hub thread is here.
Hub thread for the /r/UnitedFootballLeague fan write-ups for each of the 8 UFL teams for the 2025 season. This is our version of the /r/NFL 32 Teams/32 Days event, and covers a review of the team roster/performances, a week by week game breakdown, stats analysis, and more.
Direct links to the team write-ups for the 2025 season:
Highlights for the season are also available in the team write-up posts.
Direct links to the team write-ups for the 2024 season:
You can also find links to game highlights from the 2024 season for each of the teams in the above posts.
UFL Roster Lists & Resources
For anyone interested, up to date roster lists, as well as tracking of UFL player movement, can be found on this Google sheets document maintained by Nick Thorn from Pro Football Newsroom. This is the best and most organized list available, and also includes information on the coaching staff, and pre-merger players (e.g. AAF, XFL, and USFL).
Another recommended resource is this Google sheets document maintained by UFL Analyst.
Lastly, UFL Analyst also put together this spreadsheet with All Time and Single Season Spring Football Stats across all of the modern spring leagues. Fantastic resource for anyone interested.
UFL Fall Player Showcases
The UFL runs player showcases in multiple cities across the country in the offseason (usually in both the summer and fall, but this year it will just be in the fall). These showcases provide players a chance to exhibit their skills in front of UFL coaches and personnel directors. Players will be evaluated based on performance for inclusion in the UFL player pool for the 2026 season.
Click here to register.
The player showcase dates and locations have been announced as of June 23, 2025:
- Sept. 14th: Atlanta, GA - Kell High School
- Sept. 28th: Washington D.C. - George Mason University
- Oct. 12th: Dallas, TX - Choctaw Stadium
- Oct. 26th: Orlando, FL - Celebration High School
- Nov. 9th: Phoenix, AZ - Tempe High School
- Nov. 23rd: Houston, TX - Husky Stadium
- Dec. 7th: Los Angeles, CA - Pennisula High School
Press release here.
Specialist showcase will be in October, per the press release:
Prospective specialists (kickers, punters, snappers) will be able to participate at the following event:
Sunday, October 19: Novak Kicking & Consulting at Maranatha Christian School in San Diego, California. Register at nicknovak.com. Upon acceptance, formal invitations will be issued.
International showcase in Switzerland registration here.
UFL Free Agency
Daryl Johnston is quoted in a USA Today article advising the following:
UFL rosters have often been plundered in the offseason as NFL teams swoop in and scoop up some of the league's top players to give them a shot at making it in the UFL.
However, the league is set to have some of its own players experiencing free agency ahead of the 2026 season, as Johnston explained.
"We've actually got players experiencing free agency this year," he said. "So, there could be movement with guys being on a team for two consecutive seasons."
That will create a new challenge for UFL teams in addition to the one posed by the omnipresent threat of losing players to other professional leagues, namely the NFL.
"How do we create that continuity where we're able to retain those guys without the other teams coming in and picking some of the higher-profile, more successful players in our league to try to bring them their way?" Johnston said.
He believes that off-the-field battle for players could create some additional excitement within league circles.
"I think it's going to be a fun offseason for us and for our young league to grow and mature."
We don't yet know all the details, but UFL VP Daryl Johnston is advising that players that been on the same UFL team for 2 consecutive seasons are free to resign from their current UFL team and sign with another UFL team ahead of the 2026 season.
Will update this post when more information is released.
2026 UFL Season Information
The following is a compilation of the information released thus far on the upcoming 2026 UFL season. I will make a separate note for anything that is only rumored, and will be updating this thread as more information is released.
Early reporting is that the league is considering relocating at least 2 and up to 4 teams in the USFL Conference (Birmingham, Houston, Memphis, and Michigan). The league has confirmed Columbus, Ohio will be the new location for one of the UFL teams, and they will play their games at Historic Crew Stadium. An announcement is expected in the fall to confirm the 8 teams for the 2026 season.
Direct links below to the team subreddits for each of the current 8 UFL teams:
Expansion is also being considered by the league, but nothing has been confirmed as of yet. The league released the following press release on November 25, 2024, regarding opening up the process for interested cities and ownership groups to pitch expansion. New co-owner Mike Repole has stated that 31 cities have sent in proposals to the league since November, and that his vision of the league is to expand to 10-12 teams in the next several years, and eventually get to 16 teams in 10 years.
We will include any updates from the league in this post regarding the above expansion process if any new information is released.
Season Tickets
UFL Central Ticket Hub here.
Season ticket renewals for each of the 8 UFL teams launched prior to the end of the 2025 season. Direct links are below:
The league has not yet announced when season tickets will go on sale to the general public. Deposits are currently open for fans that are not already season ticket members that wish to purchase season tickets. We will update this post once the general public sale date has been announced. We expect this to occur in the fall.
Single Game Tickets
The date of the single game ticket sales has not yet been announced. Typically the single game tickets go on sale the week that training camp starts, so I would expect sometime in February 2026 until further notice. Will update this post once the date has been confirmed.
2026 Stadiums
Arlington Renegades - Choctaw Stadium (1000 Ballpark Way, Arlington, TX)
Birmingham Stallions - Protective Stadium (1020 24th St N, Birmingham, AL)
DC Defenders - Audi Field (100 Potomac Ave SW, Washington, DC)
Houston Roughnecks - TDECU (3700 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TX)
Memphis Showboats - Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (335 S Hollywood St, Memphis, TN)
Michigan Panthers - Ford Field (2000 Brush St, Detroit, MI)
San Antonio Brahmas - Alamodome (100 Montana St, San Antonio, TX).
St. Louis Battlehawks - The Dome at America's Center (701 Convention Plaza, St. Louis, MO).
There are no reported changes for the stadiums ahead of the 2026 season. UFL President Russ Brandon has advised that 5 home games have been confirmed with the Alamodome for the 2026 season, so there will not be a repeat of the scheduling issues from the 2025 season.
Kickoff Date
The league has advised they are considering changing the kickoff date for the 2026 season to early March. Two dates tentatively being considered are March 6, 2026, and March 27, 2026. Will update this post once the kickoff date for the 2026 season has been confirmed.
2026 Game Schedule
The official 2026 game schedule is still to be announced. Based on previous years, we expect the schedule to be released in January 2026.
2026 Head Coaches
As of June 30, 2025, all UFL coaching contracts are terminated by the league. The league has chosen to transition many positions, including the coaching staffs, to seasonal positions as of the 2024 season. The new contract year will begin on January 1, 2026.
The head coaches for the San Antonio Brahmas, Memphis Showboats, and DC Defenders have not yet been confirmed. Brahmas HC Wade Phillips stepped away from the team due to health concerns, and is unconfirmed if he will be returning for the 2026 season. Showboats HC Ken Whisenhunt stepped down and retired from football early in the season, and it is unclear at this time who will be his replacement. Defenders HC Shannon Harris was the interim replacement for Reggie Barlow, who stepped down prior to kickoff to take a position at Tennessee State.
We will update this post once the coaching staffs have been confirmed.
Below is the current list:
- Bob Stoops, Arlington Renegades
- Skip Holtz, Birmingham Stallions
- Shannon Harris, DC Defenders (interim)
- CJ Johnson, Houston Roughnecks
- Jim Turner, Memphis Showboats (interim)
- Mike Nolan, Michigan Panthers
- Payton Pardee, San Antonio Brahmas (interim)
- Anthony Becht, St. Louis Battlehawks
Which UFL team should I root for?
Check out our mega-thread here for help picking a team to follow. I will update this post with a 2026 version next year once roster lists and coaching staffs have been confirmed.
UFL Allocation Process
For those unaware, the UFL has a process in place for any UFL team wanting to sign a free agent that has been cut from an NFL camp. With eight teams in the UFL, and 32 clubs in the NFL, each UFL franchise has “first rights” to cuts from four NFL teams.
To begin with, these rules only apply to players from the past three draft classes (‘23, ‘24, ‘25). Any free agent from the 2022 NFL draft class, or before, is open to sign with any UFL organization.
During the offseason, up until December 1st, UFL teams can only sign NFL cuts within the 23-25 draft classes from the four franchises allocated to them. After December 1st, every NFL cut is a free agent, allowed to sign wherever up until Training Camp.
The official NFL to UFL team breakdown is as follows:
- Arlington Renegades: Arizona, Cleveland, Dallas, Pittsburgh
- Birmingham Stallions: Atlanta, Carolina, Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Rams
- DC Defenders: Baltimore, Kansas City, Philadelphia, Washington
- Houston Roughnecks: Cincinnati, Houston, Indianapolis, Las Vegas
- Memphis Showboats: Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa Bay, Tennessee
- Michigan Panthers: Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Minnesota
- San Antonio Brahmas: Buffalo, New England, New York Giants, New York Jets
- St. Louis Battlehawks: Denver, New Orleans, San Francisco, Seattle
Another important note: the three-year draft cap rolls over from season to season. So, next offseason, these rules will apply to players from the ‘24, ‘25’, and ‘26 NFL draft classes. Cuts from the 2023 NFL draft class will be free to sign anywhere, at any point.
For GMs that want to work around this, what we've seen so far is teams negotiating trades with each other to access players they want that are allocated to other UFL teams. For example, the Birmingham Stallions and Arlington Renegades traded DB Jayden Price (Atlanta) and DE Jeremiah Martin (Cleveland) in the 2024 offseason. Because Birmingham held Price’s rights, he was assigned to the Stallions – meaning he had to be traded to Arlington in order for the Renegades to add him to their roster.
In addition to the option to execute a trade, UFL GM’s have a couple of other options. They could wait until December 2nd, and hope that no one else signs the player they’re looking at.
Another option: if a player from Cleveland wants to sign to Michigan, and he knows the Panthers will offer him a contract, he can initiate what’s called a “10 day window”. This would then give Arlington 10 days to offer that player a contract. If they don’t, his rights are waived by the Renegades, and he would be free to sign with Michigan. This is in place, because the UFL is, at the end of the day, the “league of opportunity”. Blocking a player from a chance to sign with another UFL franchise for months wouldn’t make much sense.
Article from Pro Football Newsroom here for reference.
UFL Fantasy Football
We recommend anyone interested in UFL Fantasy Football check out Alt Fantasy Sports. They ran a fantasy league for the 2024 and 2025 season, and have confirmed they will be doing the same for the 2026 season.
News Hub Fantasy is another site that also ran a fantasy league for the 2024 and 2025 season, and will be doing the same for 2026.
The league put out a press release on June 4, 2024, to announce that Underdog Fantasy is the exclusive fantasy sports partner for the league. You can read the press release here. FYI, Underdog is more of a pick'em challenge.
Lastly, there is Draft Kings which also does UFL games.
We will post an updated hub thread here for anyone looking to either advertise or join a fantasy league for the 2026 UFL season. Hub thread will be launched prior to the 2026 season kickoff.
Official Links
