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3 former Arizona Wildcats selected on first day of XFL Draft

Former Arizona Wildcats linebacker Scooby Wright III and offensive linemen Gerhard de Beer and Lene Maiava were selected in the inaugural XFL Draft on Tuesday.

Wright was chosen by the DC Defenders, De Beer was taken by the Houston Roughnecks, and Maiava was selected by the Los Angeles Wildcats.

The XFL Draft is divided into phases in which only certain positions can be selected.

Wright was picked in the fourth (of 10) round of the front-seven portion of the draft. De Beer and Maiava were selected in the sixth and eight rounds of the offensive line phase, respectively.