2009 UNGL Draft explained
The 2009 UNGL Draft was the inaugural draft for the United National Gridiron League. The draft was held on January 8–9, 2009. What made this draft unique was the fact that the league chose to skip having a rookie combine and held the draft online, in order to start the league in the spring of 2009.[1] The first overall selection of the draft was UAB running back Dan Burks by the Alabama Blackbirds. The following is an incomplete list of players selected in the 2009 UNGL Draft.
Players included in the draft
Included in the draft where players from other leagues, such as the All-American Football League (AAFL), Arena Football League (AFL), American Indoor Football Association (AIFA), Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL), arenafootball2 (af2), Indoor Football League (IFL), and some from practice squads of National Football League (NFL) franchises.
Draft by position
Quarterback
Running back
Fullbacks
Wide receivers
| Player | Team | College |
|---|
| Emery Sammons | Virginia Senators | |
| MacArthur White Jr. | Virginia Senators | Lakeland College |
| Charles Futrell | Virginia Senators | |
| Almonzo Banks | Virginia Senators | |
| Brent Johnson | Virginia Senators | |
| Phillip Taylor | Virginia Senators | |
| Ryan Bugg | Virginia Senators | |
| Virginia Senators | Murray State |
| Jakari Wallace | Dallas Skybolts | |
| Brandon Turner | Dallas Skybolts | |
| Fredric Howze, III | Dallas Skybolts | |
| Corey Ready | Dallas Skybolts | |
| Brent Craft | Dallas Skybolts | |
| DaMarcus Davis | Dallas Skybolts | |
| Robert Gill | Dallas Skybolts | |
| Demetrius Wilibert | Dallas Skybolts | |
| Andrew Pearman | Akron Dogs | |
| Allen Jewell | Akron Dogs | |
| Torrey Lowe | Akron Dogs | Greensboro College |
| Kenyada Tatum | Akron Dogs | |
| William Norwood | Akron Dogs | |
| Juval Winston | Akron Dogs | |
| Charles Sullivan | Akron Dogs | |
| Jahkeen Gilmore | Akron Dogs | Indiana |
| Jason Tomlinson | Carolina Cyclones | |
| Matt Henry | Carolina Cyclones | |
| Kenneth Williams | Carolina Cyclones | |
| Bobby Chase | Carolina Cyclones | |
| James Finley | Carolina Cyclones | |
| Corey Bundy | Carolina Cyclones | |
| Nathan Forse | Carolina Cyclones | |
| Anthony Jones | Carolina Cyclones | |
| Kenny Higgins | Carolina Cyclones | |
| Akilah Lacey | Louisiana Beasts | Idaho State |
| Alan Turner | Louisiana Beasts | |
| Greg Betterson | Louisiana Beasts | |
| James Lukowiak | Louisiana Beasts | |
| Jerel Myers | Louisiana Beasts | LSU |
| Josh Smith | Louisiana Beasts | |
| Levander Segars | Louisiana Beasts | |
| Pat McCann | Louisiana Beasts | |
| Arel Gordon | Georgia Stallions | |
| Christopher Bocage | Georgia Stallions | |
| Eric McCain | Georgia Stallions | |
| Errick McCown | Georgia Stallions | |
| Jarrett Ponder | Georgia Stallions | |
| Levon Thomas | Georgia Stallions | |
| Thyron Lewis | Georgia Stallions | |
| Aaron Love | Miami Flare | |
| Carlos Ousley | Miami Flare | |
| Darren Paige | Miami Flare | |
| Eric Taylor | Miami Flare | |
| Ervin Dickerson | Miami Flare | |
| Evan Adams | Miami Flare | |
| Tavaris Capers | Miami Flare | |
| Terrence Hall | Miami Flare | |
| Alvance Robinson | Alabama Dragons | Alabama State |
| DuVaughn Flagler | Alabama Dragons | Gardner–Webb |
| Emanuel Hassell | Alabama Dragons | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| Mark Moore | Alabama Dragons | MidAmerica Nazarene |
| Nick Garton | Alabama Dragons | San Diego State |
| Preston Brown | Alabama Dragons | Tulane |
| Will Galusha | Alabama Dragons | Hardin–Simmons |
| Norris Drinkard | Alabama Dragons | UAB | |
Tight ends
| Player | Team | College |
|---|
| Travis Lewis | Virginia Senators | |
| Victor Jones | Virginia Senators | |
| Louis Irizarry | Virginia Senators | |
| Ryan Heller | Dallas Skybolts | |
| Keith Schultz | Dallas Skybolts | |
| Calen Powell | Dallas Skybolts | |
| Seth Schussler | Akron Dogs | |
| Chris Hopkins | Akron Dogs | |
| Pat Cain | Akron Dogs | |
| Brandon Davis | Carolina Cyclones | |
| Anthony Fair | Carolina Cyclones | Towson University |
| Marcus Stone | Carolina Cyclones | |
| Eric Andino | Louisiana Beasts | |
| Joel Gamble | Louisiana Beasts | |
| Jon Loyte | Louisiana Beasts | |
| Charles Giacomarro | Georgia Stallions | |
| Kenneth Dickerson | Georgia Stallions | |
| Chris Conklin | Georgia Stallions | |
| James McDonald | Miami Flare | |
| Jason Krupinski | Miami Flare | Middle Tennessee State University |
| Patrick Harrington | Miami Flare | |
| Todd Mitchell Jr. | Miami Flare | |
| Curtis Blake | Alabama Dragons | Alabama A&M |
| Logan Stropko | Alabama Dragons | Chadron State |
| Rohnie Sykes | Alabama Dragons | Morgan State | |
Offensive line
| Player | Team | College |
|---|
| Derek Morris | Alabama Dragons | North Carolina State |
| Leroy Auguste | Alabama Dragons | Buffalo |
| Jason Lewis | Alabama Dragons | Mount Union |
| Jake Forshey | Alabama Dragons | Willamette |
| Jonathon Cruz | Alabama Dragons | Southwest Oklahoma |
| Henry Tells | Alabama Dragons | Troy |
| Gene Frederic | Alabama Dragons | Memphis |
| Bruce McCaleb | Alabama Dragons | Delta State | |
Defensive end
Defensive tackle
Linebacker
| Player | Team | College |
|---|
| Myles Banford | Alabama Dragons | Youngstown |
| Michael Alston | Alabama Dragons | Toledo |
| Donald Thomas | Alabama Dragons | Eastern Illinois |
| Fernandez Shaw | Alabama Dragons | Alabama A&M |
| George Lewis | Alabama Dragons | Iowa |
| David Hicks | Alabama Dragons | Grambling State |
| Greg Lewis | Alabama Dragons | Iowa |
| Jonathan Borrero | Louisiana Beasts | Miami Dade College | |
Cornerback
| Player | Team | College |
|---|
| Keith Camp | Arizona Dragons | Jackson State |
| Michael Phillips | Arizona Dragons | Pitt |
| Desmond Foster | Arizona Dragons | Alabama State |
| Ken Davis | Arizona Dragons | Southwest Baptist |
| Carl Casey | Arizona Dragons | Stillman |
| Garrett Majors | Arizona Dragons | Indiana (Penn.) | |
Safety
| Player | Team | College |
|---|
| Brian Bingnear | Arizona Dragons | Kutztown |
| Jarvis Johnson | Arizona Dragons | Rutgers |
| Atcheson Conway | Arizona Dragons | Bowie State |
| Joe Goosby | Arizona Dragons | Tulane |
| DeWain Whitmore | Arizona Dragons | Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
| Derrick Williams | Arizona Dragons | Mary Hardin–Baylor |
| Mario Ramos | Miami Flare | Harper College | |
Kicker
Punter
Notes and References
- Web site: Player Information Regarding the UNGL Online Draft. January 22, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090122035135/http://ungleague.com/playerinfo.php. January 22, 2009. dead.
