2026 DC Defenders (UFL) |
| 4th place • 5-5-0 .500 |
| HEAD COACH: Shannon Harris |
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| Brian Braswell | Offensive Line |
| Vernon Dean | Defensive Backs |
| David Johnson | Quarterbacks |
| Fred Kaiss | Offensive Coordinator |
| Jerod Kruse | Special Teams/Linebackers |
| Andre Simmons | Wide Receivers |
| Blake Williams | Defensive Line |
| SCORES | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | ||||
| Sat | 3/28/2026 | A | St. Louis Battlehawks | 10 | 16 | L | St. Louis, MO | The Dome at America's Center | 31191 | |
| Fri | 4/3/2026 | A | Columbus Aviators | 44 | 26 | W | Columbus, OH | Historic Crew Stadium | 14810 | |
| Sat | 4/11/2026 | H | Houston Gamblers | 45 | 7 | W | Washington, DC | Audi Field | 12167 | |
| Sat | 4/18/2026 | H | St. Louis Battlehawks | 28 | 22 | W | Washington, DC | Audi Field | 7940 | |
| Fri | 4/26/2026 | A | Birmingham Stallions | 45 | 28 | W | Birmingham, AL | Protective Stadium | 8120 | |
| Sat | 5/2/2026 | H | Dallas Renegades | 24 | 6 | W | Washington, DC | Audi Field | 7019 | |
| Sat | 5/9/2026 | H | Louisville Kings | 13 | 30 | L | Washington, DC | Audi Field | 7950 | |
| Sat | 5/16/2026 | A | Louisville Kings | 30 | 33 | L | Louisville, KY | Lynn Family Stadium | 10025 | |
| Fri | 5/22/2026 | A | Orlando Storm | 19 | 27 | L | Orlando, FL | Inter&Co Stadium | 10465 | |
| Sun | 5/31/2026 | H | Orlando Storm | 23 | 29 | L | Washington, DC | Audi Field | 9924 | |
| Semi-Final Playoff | ||||||||||
| Sun | 6/7/2026 | A | Orlando Storm | 28 | 22 | W | Daytona Beach, FL | Daytona Stadium | 6317 | |
| United Bowl | ||||||||||
| Sat | 6/14/2026 | A | Louisville Kings | 20 | 27 | L | Washington, DC | Audi Field | 19023 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Brian Abraham | 45 | DE | 6-5 | 221 | 26 | Yale; Albany | 7 | 0 |
| Deontay Anderson | 9 | S | 6-2 | 230 | 29 | Mississippi; Houston | 10 | 9 |
| Javon Antonio | 11 | WR | 6-2 | 217 | 28 | HInds CC; Northwestern State (Louisiana); Colorado | 5 | 0 |
| Macklin Ayers | 48 | LB | 6-3 | 235 | 25 | Dartmouth; Massachussets | 6 | 0 |
| Deandre Baker | 2 | CB | 5-11 | 180 | 29 | Georgia | 9 | 7 |
| Trae Barry | 80 | LONG | 6-6 | 244 | 28 | Jacksonville State; Boston College | 10 | 0 |
| Boogie Basham | 90 | DE | 6-4 | 273 | 29 | Wake Forest | 10 | 9 |
| Micah Baskerville | 44 | LB | 6-1 | 228 | 27 | Louisiana State | 9 | 3 |
| Jason Bean | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 27 | North Texas; Kansas | 4 | 1 |
| Ekow Boye-Doe | 28 | CB | 6-0 | 171 | 27 | Kansas State | 9 | 1 |
| Johari Branch | 56 | ROG | 6-2 | 326 | 28 | Eastern Illinois; Independence CC; Maryland | 10 | 9 |
| Ben Bresnahan | 87 | TE | 6-4 | 243 | 26 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 0 |
| Paxton Brooks | 47 | P | 6-5 | 201 | 26 | Tennessee | 10 | 0 |
| Gareon Conley | 0 | CB | 6-0 | 192 | 31 | Ohio State | 10 | 10 |
| Keke Coutee | 15 | WR | 5-11 | 187 | 29 | Texas Tech | 8 | 6 |
| Mike DiLiello | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 215 | 26 | Florida Tech; Middle Tennessee State; Austin Peay State | 1 | 0 |
| Tykeem Doss | 79 | LOG | 6-5 | 380 | 27 | East Central CC; Southern Mississippi | 10 | 10 |
| Willie Drew | 22 | CB | 6-0 | 193 | 26 | James Madison; Virginia State | 6 | 0 |
| Jaelyn Duncan | 71 | LOT | 6-6 | 313 | 26 | Maryland | 10 | 9 |
| Yasir Durant | 70 | LOT-ROT | 6-7 | 330 | 28 | Arizona Western JC; Missouri | 7 | 2 |
| Erik Ezukanma | 13 | WR | 6-2 | 213 | 26 | Texas Tech | 10 | 1 |
| Mason Fairchild | 84 | TE | 6-5 | 256 | 25 | Kansas | 10 | 5 |
| Ferrod Gardner | 6 | LB | 6-1 | 215 | 29 | Missouri; Coffeyville CC; Louisiana-Lafayette | 9 | 0 |
| Kai Gray | 17 | S | 6-1 | 215 | 29 | Rutgers; Lincoln (Pennsylvania) | 3 | 1 |
| Azizi Hearn | 20 | CB | 6-1 | 204 | 27 | Arizona; Wyoming; UCLA | 10 | 2 |
| Anthony Hines | 57 | LB | 6-3 | 222 | 27 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 |
| Deon Jackson | 25 | RB | 6-0 | 220 | 27 | Duke | 10 | 10 |
| Curtis Jacobs | 23 | LB | 6-1 | 241 | 24 | Penn State | 10 | 10 |
| Dennis Johnson | 91 | DT | 6-3 | 318 | 28 | Grand Valley State | 10 | 1 |
| Durrell Johnson | 5 | LB | 6-3 | 260 | 28 | ASA JC; Liberty | 4 | 0 |
| Sam Kidd | 26 | S | 6-1 | 215 | 27 | James Madison | 10 | 10 |
| Steven Losoya | 68 | ROG-LOG-C-TE | 6-3 | 324 | 25 | Middle Tennessee State; Mississippi State; mi | 9 | 1 |
| Mike Maietti | 51 | C | 6-1 | 290 | 29 | Rutgers; Missouri | 10 | 10 |
| Devonnsha Maxwell | 95 | DT | 6-1 | 284 | 27 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 10 | 9 |
| Matt McCrane | 16 | K | 5-10 | 178 | 32 | Kansas State | 10 | 0 |
| Briley Moore | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 258 | 28 | Northern Iowa; Kansas State | 7 | 7 |
| Derek Parish | 8 | DE | 6-1 | 245 | 27 | Houston | 10 | 0 |
| Cornell Powell | 14 | WR | 6-0 | 217 | 29 | Clemson | 9 | 9 |
| Derick Roberson | 50 | DE | 6-3 | 250 | 31 | Texas; Sam Houston State | 9 | 9 |
| Casey Rogers | 98 | DE-DT | 6-5 | 305 | 28 | Nebraska; Oregon | 9 | 2 |
| Braylon Sanders | 3 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 27 | Mississippi | 8 | 5 |
| Spencer Sanders | 18 | QB | 6-1 | 210 | 27 | Oklahoma State; Mississippi | 4 | 1 |
| Ty Scott | 19 | WR | 6-1 | 198 | 27 | Central Michigan; Missouri State | 10 | 6 |
| Abram Smith | 4 | RB | 5-11 | 230 | 28 | Baylor | 10 | 0 |
| Brandon Smith | 40 | LB | 6-3 | 241 | 25 | Penn State | 6 | 6 |
| Jordan Ta'amu | 10 | QB | 6-3 | 221 | 29 | New Mexico Military Institute JC; Mississippi | 8 | 8 |
| Michael Tarquin | 70 | ROT | 6-6 | 313 | 25 | Florida; Southern California; Oklahoma | 10 | 9 |
| Gabe Taylor | 21 | CB | 5-10 | 188 | 25 | Rice | 5 | 2 |
| Bryce Thompson | 1 | CB | 5-10 | 184 | 27 | Tennessee | 9 | 9 |
| Xazavian Valladay | 24 | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 28 | Wyoming; Arizona State | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Wallace | 7 | DT | 5-10 | 300 | 28 | Texas Tech; Sam Houston State | 10 | 10 |
| Trey Wedig | 75 | ROT-LOT | 6-7 | 319 | 24 | Wisconsin; Indiana | 5 | 1 |
| Seth Williams | 11 | WR | 6-3 | 211 | 26 | Auburn | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 69 | 104 | 57 | 51 | 281 |
| Opponents Totals | 46 | 57 | 55 | 66 | 224 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | First Downs | Rush | Pass | Pen | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:33 | 173 | 73 | 83 | 17 | 46/114 40.4% | 8/12 55.6% | 75 | 617 |
| Opponents Totals | 29:27 | 169 | 61 | 87 | 21 | 46/124 37.1% | 8/26 30.8% | 63 | 450 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | X3 | X3A | DX | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt McCrane | 0 | 26 | 26 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 29 | 72.4 | 0 | 91 |
| Deon Jackson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | ||
| Briley Moore | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Ty Scott | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Xazavian Valladay | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Javon Antonio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Abram Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Gareon Conley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Keke Coutee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Erik Ezukanma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mason Fairchild | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Cornell Powell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Devonnsha Maxwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Spencer Sanders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jordan Ta'amu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 31 | 26 | 26 | 100.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 29 | 72.4 | 1 | 281 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 1 | 224 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deon Jackson | 91 | 449 | 4.9 | 60 | 7 |
| Abram Smith | 69 | 279 | 4.0 | 21 | 2 |
| Xazavian Valladay | 60 | 264 | 4.4 | 37 | 5 |
| Jordan Ta'amu | 46 | 196 | 4.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Jason Bean | 11 | 116 | 10.5 | 47 | 0 |
| Spencer Sanders | 13 | 102 | 7.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Erik Ezukanma | 9 | 76 | 8.4 | 32 | 0 |
| Briley Moore | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24t | 1 |
| Ferrod Gardner | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Keke Coutee | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Paxton Brooks | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike DiLiello | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 305 | 1516 | 5.0 | 60 | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 236 | 979 | 4.1 | 61 | 7 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Ta'amu | 177 | 109 | 61.6 | 59 | 1515 | 8.6 | 13.9 | 81 | 14 | 7.9 | 9 | 5.1 | 22 | 153 | 1362 | 94.2 |
| Spencer Sanders | 36 | 17 | 47.2 | 18 | 243 | 6.8 | 14.3 | 45 | 9 | 25.0 | 1 | 2.8 | 6 | 43 | 200 | 58.0 |
| Jason Bean | 28 | 13 | 46.4 | 13 | 165 | 5.9 | 12.7 | 30 | 1 | 3.6 | 2 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 47.5 |
| Team Totals | 241 | 139 | 57.7 | 90 | 1923 | 8.0 | 13.8 | 81 | 15 | 6.2 | 12 | 5.0 | 28 | 196 | 1727 | 83.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 310 | 178 | 57.4 | 124 | 2062 | 6.7 | 11.6 | 76 | 16 | 5.2 | 8 | 2.6 | 287 | 213 | 1849 | 84.1 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | YAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell Powell | 59 | 34 | 57.6 | 491 | 14.4 | 54 | 1 | 124 |
| Ty Scott | 44 | 21 | 47.7 | 358 | 17.0 | 45 | 5 | 143 |
| Erik Ezukanma | 25 | 15 | 60.0 | 227 | 15.1 | 42 | 1 | 122 |
| Briley Moore | 14 | 13 | 92.9 | 167 | 12.8 | 51 | 4 | 110 |
| Deon Jackson | 15 | 12 | 80.0 | 84 | 7.0 | 29 | 0 | 75 |
| Mason Fairchild | 16 | 11 | 68.8 | 142 | 12.9 | 24 | 1 | 101 |
| Braylon Sanders | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 123 | 12.3 | 21 | 0 | 22 |
| Keke Coutee | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 108 | 18.0 | 45 | 1 | 25 |
| Abram Smith | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 26 | 6.5 | 12 | 0 | 24 |
| Javon Antonio | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 107 | 35.7 | 81 | 2 | 44 |
| Seth Williams | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 51 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 | 5 |
| Xazavian Valladay | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 20 | 6.7 | 10 | 0 | 26 |
| Spencer Sanders | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 13 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
| Boogie Basham | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Team Totals | 139 | 1923 | 13.8 | 81 | 15 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 178 | 2062 | 11.6 | 76 | 16 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gareon Conley | 2 | 97 | 48.5 | 70 | 1 |
| Sam Kidd | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Deandre Baker | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Gabe Taylor | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bryce Thompson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Deontay Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 138 | 17.3 | 70 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 188 | 15.7 | 93 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paxton Brooks | 21 | 946 | 45.0 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 35.7 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 946 | 45.0 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 35.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 1173 | 48.9 | 68 | 2 | 7 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keke Coutee | 17 | 154 | 9.1 | 31 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 154 | 8.6 | 31 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 172 | 11.5 | 30 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt McCrane | 59 | 3755 | 63.6 | 3 |
| Team Totals | 59 | 3755 | 63.6 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 49 | 3020 | 61.6 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xazavian Valladay | 20 | 557 | 27.9 | 55 | 0 |
| Erik Ezukanma | 18 | 459 | 25.5 | 68 | 0 |
| Ty Scott | 5 | 149 | 29.8 | 57 | 0 |
| Braylon Sanders | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Abram Smith | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 1208 | 26.8 | 68 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 54 | 1423 | 26.4 | 92 | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Derick Roberson | 7.0 | 62.0 |
| Devonnsha Maxwell | 4.0 | 30.0 |
| Boogie Basham | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| Derek Parish | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| Sam Kidd | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| Casey Rogers | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| Gabe Taylor | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Curtis Jacobs | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Brandon Smith | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Joe Wallace | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Ferrod Gardner | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Brian Abraham | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Durrell Johnson | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Team Totals | 27.0 | 213.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 28.0 | 196.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macklin Ayers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Baskerville | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Keke Coutee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tykeem Doss | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Ezukanma | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferrod Gardner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| Kai Gray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Deon Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Curtis Jacobs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornell Powell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Sanders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Scott | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Ta'amu | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| Bryce Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Xazavian Valladay | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DT | TA | PD | TFL | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Kidd | 50 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| Deontay Anderson | 42 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Curtis Jacobs | 42 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Derick Roberson | 40 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |
| Brandon Smith | 35 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | |
| Micah Baskerville | 33 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gareon Conley | 30 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| Bryce Thompson | 30 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | |
| Azizi Hearn | 27 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Wallace | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Boogie Basham | 24 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Devonnsha Maxwell | 23 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Derek Parish | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Casey Rogers | 21 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Gabe Taylor | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ferrod Gardner | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Brian Abraham | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Macklin Ayers | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Deandre Baker | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dennis Johnson | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ekow Boye-Doe | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Durrell Johnson | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Anthony Hines | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kai Gray | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Willie Drew | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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