The XFL held its inaugural draft on October 15-16 and eight former Temple players were selected.
The XFL, a reincarnation of the previous similarly named football league also owned and operated by WWE chairman Vince McMahon, will begin play in the spring of 2020. The eight teams are: Dallas Renegades, DC Defenders, Houston Roughnecks, Los Angeles Wildcats, New York Guardians, St. Louis BattleHawks, Seattle Dragons, and Tampa Bay Vipers.
The XFL player allocation process happened in six stages. Quarterbacks were assigned to each club. Former Temple signal-caller, Phillip Walker (2013-16), the school record holder in nearly every major passing category, was the second player assigned and went to Houston.