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USFL Player Evaluation: Iowa SAF Xavier Nwankpa by Carlos Morales
Xavier Nwankpa is a 6’2″ 208-pound safety out of the University of Iowa, where he has spent his entire four-year collegiate career (2022-2025). Nwankpa, a Southeast Polk High School product from Pleasant Hill, Iowa, was considered one of the top prospects to come out of the state of Iowa in his high school class. Nwankpa
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USFL Player Evaluation of Texas Tech EDGE David Bailey by Brayden Awaya
David Bailey is a 22-year-old 6’3, 250-pound edge rusher out of Texas Tech. A native of Irvine, California, Bailey attended Mater Dei High School before beginning his collegiate career at Stanford, where he played three seasons (2022-2024). He then transferred to Texas Tech in 2025 for his final season of college. In his lone season
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USFL Player Evaluation of Texas SAF Michael Taaffe by Myles Ashe
Michael Taaffe is a 6 ft, 189-pound safety from the University of Texas. He spent all 5 years of his collegiate career at Texas. He is from Austin, Texas, and attended Westlake HS. He was named first-team all-district his senior year and won back-to-back state titles in his junior and senior years. He chose to
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USFL Player Evaluation of Tennessee TE Miles Kitselman by Brett Walker
Miles Kitselman is a 6’5 251-pound TE prospect from the University of Tennessee. The 23-year-old played his high school football at Lyndon High School in Kansas. In high school, Kitselman played on the offensive and defensive lines. After high school, Kitselman went on to play at Hutchinson Community College, where he transitioned from an offensive
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USFL Player Evaluation of Toledo’s Emmanuel McNeil-Warren by Dakarai Edwards
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren is a 6’0, 202-pound safety from Lakewood High School in St. Petersburg, Florida, who played at the University of Toledo from 2022 to 2025. He was a four-year starter and became one of the top defensive players in the Mid-American Conference. Throughout his career, he was a consistent and productive defender and emerged
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USFL Player Evaluation of Clemson LB Wade Woodaz by Malcolm Folk
Wade Woodaz is a converted safety who transitioned to linebacker at Clemson Tigers football, bringing rare coverage ability to the position. At 6 ‘3”, 235 pounds, Woodaz possesses excellent length and elite man coverage ability, allowing him to operate effectively in space and match up with tight ends and running backs. A Second Team All-ACC
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USFL Player Evaluation of Notre Dame WR Malachi Fields by Charlie Strzelec
Malachi Fields is a 6 ‘4, 223-pound wide receiver from Monticello High School in Charlottesville, Virginia, who played at Virginia from 2021 to 2024 before transferring to Notre Dame in 2025. After showing promise as a freshman, Fields missed most of the 2022 season with a broken foot but rebounded with a breakout junior campaign
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USFL Player Evaluation of Penn State RB Kaytron Allen by Tim McCormack
Kaytron Allen is a physical, downhill running back who spent four seasons at Penn State (2022–2025). He split carries with Nick Singleton but still finished as the program’s all-time leading rusher with 4,180 yards. A former Freshman All-American, Allen built his production on toughness, consistency, and reliability rather than explosive speed. At 5’11” and 216
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USFL Player Evaluation of Oregon RB Noah Whittington by Brayden Awaya
Noah Whittington is a 5’8, 203-pound running back from Fort Valley, Georgia. A three-star prospect out of high school, Whittington began his collegiate career at Western Kentucky University where he played from 2020-2022. As a freshman, Whittington primarily contributed on special teams, serving on the kickoff coverage unit. In his second season at WKU, he
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USFL Player Evaluation onTCU SAF Bud Clark by Endy Pierre
Bud Clark is a senior safety for TCU who attended Alexandria High School in Alexandria, Louisiana. He was a 4-star player coming out, chose to sign with TCU in 2020, and began a lengthy college career. Clark was a COVID redshirt in 2020 and took another redshirt in 2021, appearing in four games that season,