top of page
IFA Draft 2025_2.png

IFA DRAFT

Our Inaugural Draft was held on March 21, 2025, at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL

The IFA Draft was 6 rounds in total

​​

Each team will pick from a pool of players complied by the IFA Player Personnel Dept. Our draft pool will consist of recent college graduates, and professional players who have accepted the draft pool invite, and with experience in other professional football leagues.

2025 IFA Draft Results

    Round 1

  • 1-1 Alabama Beavers

  • Najeem Hosein (DB) NW Missouri St.

  • 1-2 Rebelión Tarahumara

  • Diondre Borel (QB) Played for Titans / Packers

  • 1-3 Ohio Valley Ironmen Pro Football

  • Tre Johnson (OL) Jackson State / XFL Vipers

  • 1-4 San Antonio Caballeros 

  • Larry Williams (OL) Oklahoma State

  • 1-5 Tampa Tornadoes

  • Henry Kellogg (DE/ OLB) Dupage College

  • 1-6 Texas Pioneros

  • Tayon Fleet-Davis (RB) Maryland Terp /Played For KC Chiefs

​

   Round 2

  • 2-7 Texas Pioneros

  • Alex Heil (OL) University Of Cincinnati

  • 2-8 Tampa Tornadoes

  • Jordan Stenhouse(DL) Johnson C. Smith University

  • 2-9 San Antonio Caballeros 

  • Shannon Brooks (RB) Univ of Minnesota

  • 2-10 Ohio Valley Ironmen Pro Football

  • Chantz Williams (DE) Miami

  • 2-11 Rebelión Tarahumara

  • Maurice Woodard (WR) Lincoln University

  • 2-12 Alabama Beavers

  • *Tampa Tornadoes Receive Pick via Trade

  • Reggie Anderson (WR) Nebraska Kearney

​

   Round 3

  • 3-13 Alabama Beavers

  • De'jahn Warren ( DB) Jackson State

  • 3-14 Rebelión Tarahumara

  • Darrell Tate (RB) Maryville College

  • 3-15 Ohio Valley Ironmen Pro Football

  • Taiyon Devers (DE) Univ of Minnesota

  • 3-16 San Antonio Caballeros 

  • Ryan Atkins (OL) Arkansas Pine-Bluff

  • 3-17 Tampa Tornadoes

  • Matthew Considine (QB) Holy Cross

  • 3-18 Texas Pioneros

  • Nashawn Jackson (OL) California University of Pennsylvania

​

   Round 4

  • 4-19 Texas Pioneros

  • Sergio Pimentel ( DE/OLB) UAG Guadalajara

  • 4-20 Tampa Tornadoes

  • Antoine Williams ( LB) Austin Peay/Western Carolina

  • 4-21 San Antonio Caballeros 

  • Tyrone Griffin (DE/ OLB) Linden Wood Univ

  • 4-22 Ohio Valley Ironmen Pro Football

  • Josh Holley (LB) Morgan State

  • 4-23 Rebelión Tarahumara

  • Treydonte Hill (WR) Western New Mexico U..

  • 4-24 Alabama Beavers

  • Ronald Withers (OL) Univ of Pikeville

​

   Round 5

  • 5-25 Alabama Beavers

  • Evyn Cooper (DB) Purdue

  • 5-26 Rebelión Tarahumara

  • Gary Bourrage, Jr (LB) Allen University

  • 5-27 Ohio Valley Ironmen Pro Football

  • Cj Wright (DL) Georgia Southern

  • 5-28 San Antonio Caballeros 

  • Noel Ofori-Nyadu (OL) UConn

  • 5-29 Tampa Tornadoes

  • Garry Fleming (WR) Peru State

  • 5-30 Texas Pioneros

  • Caleb Wells (DE) Angelo State

​

  Round 6

  • 6-31 Texas Pioneros

  • Daniel Trejo ( K/P) University Of Texas

  • 6-32 Tampa Tornadoes

  • Cory Gammage (WR) Marshall / UCF

  • 6-33 San Antonio Caballeros 

  • Aaron Dilworth (WR) XFL Draft Pick/ Texas A&M Kingsville

  • 6-34 Ohio Valley Ironmen Pro Football

  • Terrance Jones ( DL) Idaho State

  • 6-35 Rebelión Tarahumara

  • Deveraux McCall (DE/OLB) Youngstown State

  • 6-36 Alabama Beavers

  • Tajih Alston (DE) Colorado

Draft Invite Guidelines

  • Draft Invite and Eligibility:

    • Any player who receives a draft invite from the IFA on or after August 1st, 2024, is automatically included in the IFA Draft pool for the 2025 Draft.

    • Players included in the draft pool are not eligible to be offered an IFA Player Rights Camp invite during the draft cycle leading up to the 2025 Draft.

    • The draft invite indicates that the player must be selected through the formal draft process to join an IFA team.

    • Any player who received an IFA draft before August 1st, 2024 is eligible to sign an IFA team camp invite, if the player signs a team camp invite if offered by a team, that player will no longer be considered in the draft pool and will be removed from the player pool the team choose from on the draft day.

    • All players not drafted once the draft concludes, will be considered free agents and may sign a camp invite if offered by an IFA team.

  • Exclusivity of Draft Pool:

    • Once a player is placed in the draft pool, they are exclusively eligible to be drafted by one of the IFA teams during the 2025 Draft.

    • No team, coach, or representative is permitted to extend any form of contract, camp invite, or alternative offer to these players outside of the draft process.

  • Draft Process:

    • The IFA Draft will take place on March 21, 2025, and will consist of multiple rounds, as previously structured.

    • Teams will select players from the draft pool based on their draft position and the draft rules set forth by the IFA.

    • The draft will be conducted:

      • Rounds 1-6 

      • Snake Draft

  • Player Rights and Responsibilities:

    • Players must adhere to the guidelines and restrictions of this policy once they receive a draft invite.

    • Players are encouraged to prepare for the draft process and may not engage in negotiations with any IFA team outside of the draft framework.

    • Acceptance of the draft invite is binding under these guidelines, and the player’s rights will be determined solely through the draft.

bottom of page