Former Kentucky Football linebackers Jordan Wright and Jacquez Jones were selected in Friday’s 2023 XFL Rookie Draft.
Jones and Wright both went unselected in the 2023 NFL Draft but quickly latched on with NFL mini-camps. The linebackers failed to make a team, making them eligible for the XFL Draft. Information regarding player eligibility and details around the Rookie Draft are listed below:
- Eligible to have been drafted in the 2023 NFL Draft.
- Not under contract by a professional football team.
- To allow for the increased number of players, XFL team rosters will be expanded from 51 to 90 players.