2009 UNGL Draft

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[]

Player	Team	College
Shane Boyd	Georgia Stallions	Kentucky
Omar Haugabook	Alabama Dragons	Troy
Brandon Kirsch	Akron Dogs	Purdue
Drew Olson	Virginia Senators	UCLA
Cole Stinson	Miami Flare	Eastern Illinois University
Matt Bassuener	Dallas Skybolts	Georgetown
Rich Kovalcheck	Louisiana Beasts	Vanderbilt
Mike Potts	Carolina Cyclones	William & Mary
Perry Patterson	Carolina Cyclones	Syracuse
Nick Hill*	Louisiana Beasts	Southern Illinois
Casey Hansen	Dallas Skybolts	Norfolk State
Willie Copeland	Miami Flare	Valdosta State University
B. J. Hall	Virginia Senators	Webber International University
Brad Roach	Akron Dogs	Catawaba
Bill Ashburn	Alabama Dragons	Louisville
Michael Shea	Georgia Stallions	Navy
Dezzmon Johnson	Georgia Stallions	Clark Atlanta University
Aaron Joseph Molisani	Alabama Dragons	Rochester
Marlin McKinney	Akron Dogs	Toledo
Cleveland McCoy	Virginia Senators	South Carolina State
Royal Gill	Miami Flare	Southern Utah University
Darwin Pittman	Dallas Skybolts	Southern
John Jacobs	Louisiana Beasts	Catholic University
Joe Procopio	Carolina Cyclones	La Salle
Brent Schaeffer	Carolina Cyclones	Ole Miss
Brett Hall	Louisiana Beasts	Temple
DaVon Vinson	Dallas Skybolts	Northwestern State
Ronnie Banks	Miami Flare	South Florida
Randy Hippeard	Virginia Senators	University of Virginia's College at Wise
Sedale Threatt Jr.	Akron Dogs	Lehigh
Brent Dearman	Alabama Dragons	Bethel
Justin Rascati	Georgia Stallions	James Madison

Running back[]

Player	Team	College
Dan Burks	Alabama Dragons	UAB
Abdulaun Kuuan II	Akron Dogs
Chad Cook	Virginia Senators	Murray State
Tyrone Moss	Miami Flare	Miami (Florida)
Quinton Smith	Dallas Skybolts	Rice
Vashon Pearson	Louisiana Beasts	Mississippi
Darrel Blackman	Carolina Cyclones
Cassen Jackson-Garrison	Georgia Stallions	Vanderbuilt
Quinn Porter	Georgia Stallions
Micah Andrews	Carolina Cyclones	Wake Forest
Voncarie Owens	Louisiana Beasts	Ohio
Ronald Drummer	Dallas Skybolts
Travis Glasford	Miami Flare
Greg Pruitt	Virginia Senators
Joseph Doss	Akron Dogs	Memphis
Eric Gray	Alabama Dragons	Alabama
Tim Blackwell	Alabama Dragons	Southern Mississippi
David Yancy	Akron Dogs
Kary Fisher	Virginia Senators
Ryan Grosulak	Miami Flare
Michael Owens	Dallas Skybolts
Michael Franklin	Louisiana Beasts
Gerald Davis	Carolina Cyclones
Lorenzo Perry	Georgia Stallions	Bryant University
Ra'Shad Morgan	Georgia Stallions	University of Virginia's College at Wise
Bernard Palmer	Carolina Cyclones
Mark Bonds	Louisiana Beasts
Shawn Harris	Dallas Skybolts
Tyler Sherden	Miami Flare
Derrick Moss	Virginia Senators
Greg Moore	Akron Dogs
Darius Fudge	Alabama Dragons	Western Carolina
Jerrell Jones	Alabama Dragons	Rhode Island
Bobby Washington	Akron Dogs
Adrian Smith	Virginia Senators
Antonio White	Miami Flare
Harrold Taylor Jr.	Dallas Skybolts
Amos Allen	Louisiana Beasts
Jacob French	Carolina Cyclones	San Jose State University
Steven King	Georgia Stallions
Samuel Dawson	Dallas Skybolt	Cal State Fullerton

Fullbacks[]

Player	Team	College
Matt Hahn	Louisiana Beasts
De'Angelo Bryant*	Carolina Cyclones	Wake Forest
Qutrell Payton	Georgia Stallions
Terrance Freeney	Alabama Dragons	Northern Iowa
Chris Manderino	Akron Dogs	California
Carlton Weatherford	Virginia Senators	Virginia Tech
Christopher Edwards	Miami Flare
Orlando Medlock*	Dallas Skybolts
Jon Helmandollar	Dallas Skybolts
Dan Ross	Miami Flare
Brandon Isaiah	Virginia Senators
DeAnte Jenkins	Akron Dogs
Laurence Subelka	Alabama Dragons	Avila
Koronna Henderson	Georgia Stallions
James Gibson	Carolina Cyclones
Matt Brown	Louisiana Beasts
George Murray	Louisiana Beasts
Evans Capers	Carolina Cyclones
Bryan Beasley	Georgia Stallions
Marcus Avies	Alabama Dragons	North Alabama
Chase Adams	Akron Dogs	Geneva College
David Kennebrew	Miami Flare
Anthony Morrison	Dallas Skybolts

* After draft, joined af2.

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
Rod Harper	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[]

Player	Team	College
Larry McSwain	Akron Dogs	UAB
David Miller	Virginia Senators	UAB
Edward Jackson	Akron Dogs	Sam Houston State University
Paul Dumervil	Akron Dogs	Morrisville State College
Jaymar Johnson	Akron Dogs	Cheyney State College

Defensive tackle[]

Player	Team	College
Alfred Peterson	Akron Dogs	Rutgers
Anthony Richardson	Akron Dogs	Kentucky State
Bo May	Akron Dogs	Delta State
William Knepper	Akron Dogs	St. Francis
Rudy Griffin	Akron Dogs	Alabama
Darius Davis	Dallas Skybolts	Wayne State College

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[]

Player	Team	College
Clint Stitser	Arizona Dragons	Fresno State
Deric Yaussi	Arizona Dragons	Wyoming

Punter[]

Player	Team	College
Brent Haifman	Arizona Dragons	North Dakota
Dan Huff	Arizona Dragons	Fairleigh Dickinson

Notes[]

External links[]

• Official website