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WR Bradley Pickett
Saint Paul Punishers
2035, 2036 & 2037 NXC Conference Champ
11 seasons
Saint Paul (6)
Gem City (3)
Toronto (1)
Buffalo (1)

He was drafted with the 28th pick in the 1st round of the 2034 draft by Saint Paul out of Tulane. After being drafted, this was the analysis: "The Punishers select this powerful back out of Tulane. He has decent speed but he makes up for it with his power running style between the tackles. He is a good short yardage back and adds some pass catching skills to the mix." All Pickett accomplished was finishing 3rd Alltime in career rushing yards with 10,055 yards. In addition, Pickett retired as the Alltime leader in postseason rushing yards with 1,334 yards. He was a complete back ending up 26th Alltime in Total yards in the regular season plus 10th Alltime in postseason Total yards. He had seven 1,000 yard rushing seasons in his 11 seasons. He was enshrined into the Hall of Fame unanimously on his 1st ballot. He becomes the 4th Saint Paul Punisher elected joining QB Matthew Peasley, QB Kenneth Powers and RDE Robert Wynne.


QB Ricardo Dodds
Buffalo Skull Crushers
2038 & 2040 MVP
2038 & 2040 ALLPRO
2033, 2035 & 2036 XFL Champ
2040 & 2041 AXC Conference Champ
14 seasons
Buffalo (10)
Texas (4)

He was drafted in the 4th round of the 2031 draft by Texas out of Maryland. He spent parts of four seasons as a backup with Texas and was part of their 2033 XFL Championship team. During week 3 of the 2034 season, he was traded to Buffalo for a 1st, 2nd & 3rd rounder who became RDE Stephen Smith, DT Tyson Stinnett & RG Jesse Norman. The trade would work out for both teams as Smith would become an ALLPRO and currently sits 10th Alltime with 96 sacks. Dodds would finally make his first career start in 2035 which began his 10 year run as the Buffalo signal caller. He would go on to win 2 XFL MVPs, 2 ALLPROs, 2 AXC Conference Championships & 2 XFL Championships in those 10 seasons. He finished 9th in passing yards, 7th in passing TDs & 2nd in Interceptions as he became known as a risk taking gunslinger. Nobody has thrown more passes in the XFL then Dodds and he had the 2nd most passing yards in a season in 2044 before retiring. In the Postseason, he finished 4th in passing yards, 7th in passing TDs and 4th in Interceptions. He was elected to the Hall of Fame on his 1st ballot becoming the 12th quarterback & 10th Buffalo player enshrined. That ties Buffalo with Dakota for the most players in HOF and Dodds joins Juan Kirk as Buffalo QBs to make the Hall.


WR Mario Peacock
New York Empire
2042 MVP
2039 ALLPRO
10 seasons
New York (7)
Buffalo (2)
Saint Paul (1)

He was selected with the 8th overall pick of the 2035 draft by New York out of Texas A&M. When drafted the experts had this to say about Peacock: "The 1st offensive playmaker is selected with the 8th overall pick. Projected to go top 5, New York wasted no time handing in their pick to the commissioner. Peacock has prototypical size and speed coupled with ideal ball carrying and pass catching attributes to become a starting running back in the XFL." While he wouldn't disappoint as a RB, finishing his career 11th Alltime in rushing yards, it was his pass catching & return abilities that cemented his HOF career. His 744 receptions plus his 6 KO return TDs ranks him 7th Alltime. He was the very definition of a playmaker as he finished 3rd Alltime in Total yards & 11th Alltime in Total TDs. In 2042 with Buffalo, he would have his finest season where he had over 1,000 yards rushing & receiving, 25 Total TDs and would be named XFL MVP making him just the 3rd non-QB to win the award. He was elected to the HOF on his 1st ballot and he becomes the 4th New York player enshrined.


C Brian Lake
Providence Islanders
2033 & 2034 ALLPRO
14 seasons
Providence (9)
Washington (5)

He was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2028 draft by Providence out of Georgia Tech. He started from day one and spent 9 seasons with Providence before signing with Washington and staring for 5 seasons with them before retiring after the 2041 season. He finished 9th Alltime with 9,028 pass blocks as only 9 players have reached the 9,000 plateau and his 15 career sacks allowed is the least allowed among those 9 players. He also finished 7th with 7,410 run blocks as only 10 players have reached the 7,000 plateau. He joins elite company as only 4 players have 9,000 pass blocks & 7,000 run blocks in their career. He becomes the 7th Center & 3rd Providence Islander enshrined in the HOF and he was elected on his 4th ballot.


SS Efrain Waters
Vancouver Vandals
2033 & 2034 ALLPRO (CB)
2040 ALLPRO (SS)
13 seasons
Cincinnati (3)
Vancouver (5)
Philadelphia (1)
Brooklyn (4)
Indiana (1)

He was drafted 2nd overall in the 2031 draft by Cincinnati out of Arkansas State. This was what the scouts said about him during the draft: "Waters has all the physical attributes to become elite in the league if he can make the jump from a small college program to the XFL. Just like the 1st overall pick, he should become a CB in the league, at least in training camp with safety as a possible fall back position if things don't go well. Not only did Waters play ALLPRO CB in the XFL, he eventually made the switch to SS where he once again was named ALLPRO. Despite Waters incredible physical gifts, his outspoken personality & volatile nature led him to be traded twice in the prime of his career as he played for 5 different teams in his 13 seasons, never staying longer then 3 full seasons anywhere except Vancouver. He finished his career with 59 interceptions which ranks him 6th Alltime and he had 3 pick 6s which ranks him 8th Alltime. He was also a sure tackler finishing his career ranked 12th with 989 tackles. He was elected on his 2nd ballot becoming the 4th Vancouver player & 14th DB enshrined into the HOF.