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USFL Player Evaluation of South Carolina DB Jalon Kilgore by Ricardo Volley
Jalon Kilgore is a 6’1, 210-pound defensive back from the University of South Carolina. He was a renaissance man in Putnam County, where he played football, basketball, and ran track in high school. In 2020, he was the Georgia 2A State champion in the long jump. He was a two-way player in football. In 2021,
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USFL Player Evaluation of Florida DT Caleb Banks by Hudson Cregg
Caleb Banks is a 6’6, 327-pound defensive tackle out of the University of Florida, who is 24 years old. He is absolutely massive with a long frame. He runs a 5.04 40-yard dash with a 1.76 10-yard split. He measures in with 10 ⅞ inch hands, 35-inch arms, has a 32-inch vertical, and came in
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USFL Player Evaluation of North Dakota State QB Cole Payton by Ricardo Volley
Cole Payton is a 6’3, 232-pound quarterback from North Dakota State University. He was a two-star prospect coming out of Westside High School. In 2020 – 2021, he was a Class A State champion and Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year. As a three-year starter, he was 1st Team All-State twice and voted a captain
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USFL Player Evaluation of Nebraska RB Emmett Johnson by Carlos Morales
Emmett Johnson is a 5’10”, 202-pound running back from the University of Nebraska. He enters the 2026 NFL Draft as one of the most productive and versatile backs in recent program history. A First-Team All-American and Big Ten Running Back of the Year in 2025, Johnson led the nation in yards from scrimmage per game
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USFL Player Evaluation of UConn WR Skyler Bell by Shane Gillooly
Skyler Bell, a 6’0 192 lb receiver in the 2026 NFL draft from the University of Connecticut, grew up in the Bronx, New York, and would eventually attend The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut. Establishing himself as one of Connecticut’s better recruits in the class of 2021, Bell, the consensus three-star recruit, would head to
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USFL Player Evaluation of Notre Dame TE Eli Raridon by Brayden Awaya
Eli Raridon is a 22-year-old 6’6, 245-pound tight end out of Notre Dame. A native of Iowa, he entered college as a four-star recruit and the No.2 player in the state. Raridon faced early adversity, suffering two ACL tears in his right knee within a 10-month span. The first tear occurred during his senior season
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USFL Player Evaluation of Ohio State TE Will Kacmarek by Shane Gillooly
A 2-star recruit from St. Louis, Missouri, Will Kacmarek went from group of five afterthought to a key contributor on a National Championship team. Originally attending the University of Ohio, Kacmarek would redshirt his freshman season. The following year, however, he would start for the Bobcats and haul in 20 receptions for 264 yards, while
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USFL Player Evaluation of Northwestern DE Aiden Hubbard by Calvin Rhines
Aidan Hubbard is a 6’4’’, 260 lb high-motor, finesse-based edge defender who developed into a productive and reliable player on Northwestern’s defensive front, finishing his career at number 5 all-time in career sacks at Northwestern. With a lean, athletic frame and good overall speed for the position, Hubbard wins more with burst, effort, and movement
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USFL Player Evaluation of Indiana WR Omar Cooper Jr. by Kyle Thibideau
Omar Cooper Jr is a 6 ‘0, 200-pound wide receiver from Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, who played for the Indiana Hoosiers for three years, from 2022 to 2025. He was undervalued relative to his current draft stock and what he became at Indiana University, as he was a three-star prospect and the
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USFL Player Evaluation of Kentucky OL Jager Burton by Myles Ashe
Jager Burton is a 6’4 and 323-pound offensive lineman from the University of Kentucky. He is from Lexington, Kentucky, and attended Frederick Douglass High School. He was named First-Team All-State by the AP, Louisville Courier-Journal, and Kentucky Sports Radio and a finalist for the 2020 Sports Illustrated All-America team. He was also selected to play