Pac-12 Alumni on 2023 XFL Rosters

Ed Stein |

Feb 10, 2023

Pac-12

Travell Harris, Washington State Cougars, Pac-12.

California Golden Bears

Chad Hansen, WR, DC
Jordan Veasey. WR, Seattle

The New York Jets drafted Hansen in 2017’s fourth round, coming off a 92 receptions season for Cal. Unfortunately, he failed to live up to expectations.

Oregon Ducks

Cameron Hunt, OL, Arlington
George Moore, OL, Arlington
Mykael Wright, DB, Seattle
Austin Faoliu, DE, Seattle
Jalon Redd, WR, Seattle
Dallas Warmack, OL, St. Louis

Oregon and USC tied among Pac-12 schools with 6 alumni making XFL rosters. The Sea Dragons must really like UO players because they have three. Wright can be an impact player defending the slot.

Oregon State Beavers

Artavis Pierce, RB, DC
Fred Lauina, G, Orlando
Elijah Jones, CB, San Antonio

Pierce turned a monster senior season at OSU (1,042 total yards and 7 TDs) into 6 games with the Bears in 2020 and 2021.

#RandomBeaverTD Artavis Pierce for 80 yards vs. Ohio State in 2018. #GoBeavs pic.twitter.com/qg0FNqWHdc
— 🦫Rob🦫 (@BeavsTweets) February 6, 2021

Stanford Cardinal

Kyle Murphy, OT, DC
Alijah Holder, DB, Seattle

Murphy was a sixth round pick of the Packers in 2016. He’s kicked around the NFL since, spending time with three other organizations and playing in 7 total games with Green Bay and New Orleans.

Washington Huskies

Jordan Miller, CB, Arlington
Race Porter, P, Houston
Sama Paama, DT, Seattle
Taniela Tupou, DL, St. Louis
Travis Freeney, LB, St. Louis

There are some good former Washington Huskies on this list. Out of the 5, Race Porter could be the breakout player. In 2021, he broke the UW single-season punting record with an average of 48.5 yards per attempt. That should translate well to the XFL and maybe beyond.

Race Porter acknowledged Saturday night that for the members of UW's special teams battery, it's trust or bust. And they came up huge in the Huskies' 33-30 win over Utah. https://t.co/n7YF25ot0v #Dawgman pic.twitter.com/01iORimRII
— Chris Fetters (@Chris_Fetters) November 19, 2017

Washington State Cougars

Brandon Arconado, WR, Arlington
Liam Ryan, OT, DC
Max Borghi, RB, Houston
Travell Harris, WR, Houston
Destiny Vaeao – DL – Vegas

Arconado, Borhi, and Harris all put up big offensive numbers during their time with the Washington State Cougars.

If not for a torn labrum in 2021, Ryan’s career path might have been different. He spent a few months on the Seahawks practice squad this season but failed to stick.

What former Pac-12 players are you looking forward to watching this season in the XFL?