2020 Seattle Dragons season

2020 Seattle Dragons season
2020 Seattle Dragons season
Owner	Alpha Entertainment, LLC
General manager	Jim Zorn
Head coach	Jim Zorn
Home field	CenturyLink Field
Results
Record	1–4
League place	4th XFL West
	Seattle Dragons; 2023 →;

The 2020 Seattle Dragons season was the first season for the Seattle Dragons as a professional American football franchise. They played as charter members of the XFL, one of eight teams to compete in the league for the 2020 season. The Dragons played their home games at CenturyLink Field and were led by head coach Jim Zorn.

Their inaugural season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the XFL officially suspended operations for the remainder of the season on March 20, 2020.^[1]

Offseason

XFL Draft

Tier 1 Quarterback Allocations

Player	Pos.	College
Brandon Silvers	QB	Troy

Phase 1: Skill Players

Rnd.	Pick #	Player	Pos.	College
1	7	Trey Williams	RB	Texas A&M
2	10	Kenneth Farrow	RB	Houston
3	23	Fred Ross	WR	Mississippi State
4	26	Jace Amaro	TE	Texas Tech
5	39	Keenan Reynolds	WR	Navy
6	42	Evan Rodriguez	TE	Temple
7	55	Kasen Williams	WR	Washington
8	58	John Santiago	WR	North Dakota
9	71	Cam Clear	TE	Texas A&M
10	74	Malachi Jones	WR	Appalachian State

Phase 2: Offensive Line

Rnd.	Pick #	Player	Pos.	College
1	2	Isaiah Battle	OT	Clemson
2	15	Venzell Boulware	G	Tennessee
3	18	Dillon Day	OT	Mississippi State
4	31	Cyril Richardson	G	Baylor
5	34	Quinterrius Eatmon	OT	South Florida
6	47	Michael Dunn	OT	Maryland
7	50	Kirk Barron	C	Purdue
8	63	Jordan Rose	OT	Idaho
9	66	Robert Myers	G	Tennessee State
10	79	Craig McCorkle	OT	California (PA)

Phase 3: Defensive Front Seven

Rnd.	Pick #	Player	Pos.	College
1	3	Stansly Maponga	DE	TCU
2	14	Nick Temple	LB	Cincinnati
3	19	Will Sutton	DT	Arizona State
4	30	Tenny Palepoi	DE	Utah
5	35	Jacquies Smith	DE	Missouri
6	46	Steven Johnson	LB	Kansas
7	51	Taniela Tupou	DT	Washington
8	62	Danny Ezechukwu	DE	Purdue
9	67	Pasoni Tasini	DT	Utah
10	78	Praise Martin-Oguike	DE	Temple

Phase 4: Defensive Backs

Rnd.	Pick #	Player	Pos.	College
1	6	Jhavonte Dean	CB	Miami (FL)
2	11	Chris Davis	CB	Auburn
3	22	Kentrell Brice	S	Louisiana Tech
4	27	Steve Williams	CB	California
5	38	Channing Stribling	CB	Michigan
6	43	Cody Brown	S	Arkansas State
7	54	Jordan Martin	S	Syracuse
8	59	Tyson Graham	S	South Dakota
9	70	Mohammed Seisay	CB	Nebraska
10	75	Sterling Moore	CB	SMU

Phase 5: Open Draft

Player	Pos.	College
Joe Callahan	QB	Wesley
Lavon Coleman	RB
Mikah Holder	WR
Austin Proehl	WR
Connor Hamlett	TE
Colin Jeter	TE
Marcell Frazier	DE
Anthony Johnson	DT
Jeremy Liggins	DT
Dante Booker	LB
Nyles Morgan	LB	Notre Dame
Gionni Paul	LB
Greg Joseph	K
Brock Miller	P	Southern Utah
Noah Borden	LS	Hawaii

Final roster

**2020 Seattle Dragons final roster**

	Quarterbacks 7 B. J. Daniels 3 Justin Holman 12 Brandon Silvers Running backs 20 Kenneth Farrow 31 Ja'Quan Gardner 23 Trey Williams Wide receivers 16 Dontez Byrd 15 K. D. Cannon 11 Mikah Holder 1 Alonzo Moore 17 Reuben Mwehla 13 Austin Proehl 19 Keenan Reynolds 10 John Santiago 2 Kasen Williams Tight ends 89 Connor Hamlett 81 Colin Jeter 84 Ben Johnson 88 Evan Rodriguez		Offensive linemen 73 Kirk Barron C 79 Isaiah Battle T 75 Venzell Boulware G 50 Dillon Day C 76 Michael Dunn G 77 Quinterrius Eatmon T 78 Brandon Haskin T 70 Robert Myers G Defensive linemen 57 Marcell Frazier DE 58 Martin Ifedi DE 91 Anthony Johnson Sr. DT 90 Stansly Maponga DE 51 Praise Martin-Oguike DE 72 Anthony Moten DT 95 Jacquies Smith DE 93 Will Sutton DT 94 Pasoni Tasini DT 99 Jordan Thompson DT 92 Tani Tupou DT		Linebackers 59 Steven Johnson OLB 97 Durrant Miles OLB 56 Nyles Morgan MLB 55 Nick Temple OLB 54 Korey Toomer LB Defensive backs 27 Johnathan Alston CB 34 Jeremy Clark CB 32 Tyson Graham SS 35 Godwin Igwebuike SS 29 Derrick Jones CB 33 Jordan Martin FS 24 Marko Myers CB 28 Jermaine Ponder CB 39 Santos Ramirez FS 30 Channing Stribling CB Special teams 41 Noah Borden LS 5 Ernesto Lacayo K 9 Brock Miller P		Reserve lists -- Brandon Bell LB (IR) -- Gionni Paul LB (IR) 52 Kyle Queiro MLB (IR) 68 Cyril Richardson G (IR) 21 Mohammed Seisay CB (IR) 25 Steve Williams CB (IR) 56 active, 6 inactive

Staff

**2020 Seattle Dragons staff**
	Front office President – Ryan Gustafson Director of player personnel – Tony Softli Director of Football Operations – Matthew Hayes Head coaches Head coach/general manager – Jim Zorn Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Mike Riley Running backs – Butch Goncharoff Receivers – Larry Kirksey Tight ends – Steve Hagen Offensive Line – Steve Smith			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Clayton Lopez Defensive Line – Donald Johnson Linebackers – Mark Criner Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator/Defensive Backs – Chip Garber

Standings

2020 XFL standings v t e
East Division^[2]
Team	W	L	PCT	TD+/-	TD+	TD-	DIV	PF	PA	DIFF	STK
DC Defenders	3	2	.600	-3	9	12	2–1	82	89	-7	W1
St. Louis Battlehawks	3	2	.600	3	11	8	1–1	97	77	20	L1
New York Guardians	3	2	.600	-1	8	9	1–2	79	85	-6	W2
Tampa Bay Vipers	1	4	.200	-4	11	15	1–1	98	115	-17	L1
West Division^[2]
Team	W	L	PCT	TD+/-	TD+	TD-	DIV	PF	PA	DIFF	STK
Houston Roughnecks	5	0	1.000	7	21	14	3–0	158	111	47	W5
Dallas Renegades	2	3	.400	-3	9	12	2–1	90	102	-12	L2
Los Angeles Wildcats	2	3	.400	4	18	14	0–2	129	122	7	W1
Seattle Dragons	1	4	.200	-3	12	15	0–2	87	119	-32	L3
(x)–clinched playoff berth; (y)–clinched conference; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention

Schedule

All times Pacific

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	TV	Opponent	Results		Location
Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	TV	Opponent	Score	Record	Location
1	Saturday	February 8	11:00 a.m.	ABC	at DC Defenders	L 19–31	0–1	Audi Field
2	Saturday	February 15	2:00 p.m.	Fox	Tampa Bay Vipers	W 17–9	1–1	CenturyLink Field
3	Saturday	February 22	2:00 p.m.	Fox	Dallas Renegades	L 12–24	1–2	CenturyLink Field
4	Saturday	February 29	2:00 p.m.	Fox	at St. Louis Battlehawks	L 16–23	1–3	The Dome at America's Center
5	Saturday	March 7	11:00 a.m.	ABC	at Houston Roughnecks	L 23–32	1–4	TDECU Stadium
6	Sunday	March 15	4:00 p.m.	ESPN	Los Angeles Wildcats	Not played		CenturyLink Field
7	Sunday	March 22	12:00 p.m.	ABC	New York Guardians			CenturyLink Field
8	Sunday	March 29	3:00 p.m.	FS1	at Dallas Renegades			Globe Life Park in Arlington
9	Sunday	April 5	3:00 p.m.	FS1	at Los Angeles Wildcats			Dignity Health Sports Park
10	Saturday	April 11	11:00 a.m.	ABC	Houston Roughnecks			CenturyLink Field

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Game summaries

Week 1: at DC Defenders

Week 1 — Seattle Dragons at DC Defenders

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dragons	6	7	6	0	19
Defenders	3	9	13	6	31

at Audi Field, Washington, D.C.

Date: February 8
Game time: 11:00 a.m. PST/ 2:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 43 °F (6 °C) • Wind: SW 7 mph
Game attendance: 17,163
Referee: Reggie Smith^[4]
TV announcers (ABC): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Tom Luginbill and Dianna Russini (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

DC – Tyler Rausa 34-yard field goal, 7:20. Defenders 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 5:49.
SEA – Austin Proehl 14-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (1-pt. failed), 4:25. Dragons 6–3. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:55.

Second quarter

DC – Jonathan Celestin recovered blocked punt in end zone (2-pt. failed), 6:56. Defenders 9–6
SEA – Brandon Silvers 13-yard pass to Trey Williams (1-pt. good), 0:20. Dragons 13–9. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 2:11.
DC – Tyler Rausa 54-yard field goal, 0:00. Dragons 13–12. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 0:20.

Third quarter

DC – Khari Lee 39-yard pass from Cardale Jones (1-pt. good), 12:07. Defenders 19–13. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 3:04.
SEA – Austin Proehl 57-yard pass from Barndon Silvers (1-pt. failed), 10:42. Tied 19–19. Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:28.
DC – Rashad Ross 31-yard pass from Cardale Jones (1-pt. failed), 1:45. Defenders 25–19. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:35.

Fourth quarter

DC – Bradley Sylve 69-yard interception return (1-pt. failed), 12:55. Defenders 31–19.

Top passers

SEA – Brandon Silvers – 21/40, 217 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
DC – Cardale Jones – 16/26, 291 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

SEA – Kenneth Farrow – 7 carries, 41 yards
DC – Cardale Jones – 6 carries, 33 yards

Top receivers

SEA – Austin Proehl – 5 receptions, 88 yards, 2 TD
DC – Eli Rogers – 6 receptions, 73 yards

The Seattle Dragons played in the first game of the revived XFL, playing on the road against the DC Defenders. The Dragons scored the first touchdown of the new XFL on a 14-yard pass from Brandon Silvers to Austin Proehl in the 1st quarter.^[5]

Week 2: vs. Tampa Bay Vipers

Week 2 — Tampa Bay Vipers at Seattle Dragons

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vipers	0	3	6	0	9
Dragons	0	0	14	3	17

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Date: February 15
Game time: 2:00 p.m. PST/ 5:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C) • Wind: S 12 mph
Game attendance: 29,172
Referee: Tra Blake^[6]
TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

None

Second quarter

TB – Andrew Franks 36-yard field goal, 2:36. Vipers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:58.

Third quarter

TB – Tarvarus McFadden 78-yard interception return (1-pt failed), 12:18. Vipers 9–0.
SEA – Keenan Reynolds 68-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (2-pt failed), 11:26. Vipers 9–6. Drive: 2 plays, 69 yards, 0:33.
SEA – Marcell Frazier 1-yard interception return (2-pt good), 5:31. Dragons 14–9.

Fourth quarter

SEA – Ernesto Lacayo 27-yard field goal, 1:07. Dragons 17–9. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 1:38.

Top passers

TB – Taylor Cornelius – 16/27, 154 yards, 2 INT
SEA – Brandon Silvers – 7/18, 91 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

TB – Jacques Patrick – 14 carries, 73 yards
SEA – Trey Williams – 11 carries, 45 yards

Top receivers

TB – Reece Horn – 5 receptions, 51 yards
SEA – Keenan Reynolds – 3 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD

Week 3: vs. Dallas Renegades

Week 3 — Dallas Renegades at Seattle Dragons

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Renegades	6	0	6	12	24
Dragons	6	6	0	0	12

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Date: February 22
Game time: 2:00 p.m. PST/ 5:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Wind: ENE 1 mph
Game attendance: 22,060
Referee: John O'Neill^[7]
TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Brock Huard (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Austin Proehl 21-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (2-pt. failed), 7:23. Dragons 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:10.
DAL – Flynn Nagel 12-yard pass from Landry Jones (2-pt. failed), 0:48. Tied 6–6. Drive: 13 plays, 82 yards, 6:33.

Second quarter

SEA – Kenneth Farrow 19-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (2-pt. failed), 1:31. Dragons 12–6. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:35.

Third quarter

DAL – Donald Parham 10-yard pass from Landry Jones (2-pt. failed), 3:53. Tied 12–12. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 5:52.

Fourth quarter

DAL – Austin MacGinnis 19-yard field goal, 12:45. Renegades 15–12. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:19.
DAL – Donald Parham 65-yard pass from Landry Jones (2-pt. failed), 8:58. Renegades 21–12. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 1:24.
DAL – Austin MacGinnis 33-yard field goal, 0:47. Renegades 24–12. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 4:19.

Top passers

DAL – Landry Jones – 30/41, 274 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Brandon Silvers – 21/34, 204 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

DAL – Cameron Artis-Payne – 13 carries, 80 yards
SEA – Ja'Quan Gardner – 8 carries, 37 yards

Top receivers

DAL – Donald Parham – 5 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD
SEA – Austin Proehl – 6 receptions, 81 yards, TD

Week 4: at St. Louis BattleHawks

Week 4 — Seattle at St. Louis

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dragons	0	3	7	6	16
BattleHawks	11	6	3	3	23

at The Dome at America's Center, St. Louis, Missouri

Date: February 29
Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: N/A (Indoor)
Game attendance: 27,527
Referee: Reggie Smith^[8]
TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Brock Huard (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

STL – De'Mornay Pierson-El 27-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (2-pt. good), 6:43. BattleHawks 8–0. Drive: 9 plays, 96 yards, 4:44.
STL – Taylor Russolino 48-yard field goal, 0:13. BattleHawks 11–0. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 5:01.

Second quarter

SEA – Ernesto Lacayo 41-yard field goal, 13:31. BattleHawks 11–3. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 1:39.
STL – Keith Ford 13-yard rush (2-pt. failed), 2:00. BattleHawks 17–3. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 7:05.

Third quarter

SEA – Kenneth Farrow 1-yard rush (1-pt. good), 8:04. BattleHawks 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:28.
STL – Taylor Russolino 38-yard field goal, 1:05. BattleHawks 20–10. Drive: 13 plays, 46 yards, 6:59.

Fourth quarter

SEA – Evan Rodriguez 10-yard pass from B. J. Daniels (3-pt. failed), 13:18. BattleHawks 20–16.
STL – Taylor Russolino 25-yard field goal, 8:14. BattleHawks 23–16. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 5:04.

Top passers

SEA – B. J. Daniels – 5/10, 100 yards, TD, INT
STL – Jordan Ta'amu – 20/27, 264 yards, TD

Top rushers

SEA – B. J. Daniels – 7 carries, 84 yards
STL – Jordan Ta'amu – 16 carries, 63 yards

Top receivers

SEA – Alonzo Moore – 1 reception, 57 yards
STL – De'Mornay Pierson-El – 5 receptions, 71 yards, TD

Week 5: at Houston Roughnecks

Week 5 — Seattle at Houston

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dragons	6	8	9	0	23
Roughnecks	0	14	6	12	32

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas

Date: March 7
Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST / 11:00 a.m. PST
Game weather: Partly cloudy • Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: NNE 5 mph
Referee: Tra Blake^[9]
TV announcers (ABC): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Tom Luginbill and Dianna Russini (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

SEA – B. J. Daniels 1-yard rush (2-pt. failed), 3:29. Dragons 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 3:18.

Second quarter

SEA – Trey Williams 17-yard rush (2-pt. good), 9:29. Dragons 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:59.
HOU – Nick Holley 50-yard pass from Phillip Walker (3-pt. failed), 6:26. Dragons 14–6. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 3:04.
HOU – James Butler 1-yard rush (2-pt. good), Tied 14–14. Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 2:20.

Third quarter

SEA – Ernesto Lacayo 47-yard field goal, 10:51. Dragons 17–14. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 4:12.
SEA – B. J. Daniels 1-yard rush (2-pt. failed), 9:01. Dragons 23–14. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:05.
HOU – James Butler 8-yard rush (3-pt. failed), 7:03. Dragons 23–20. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:58.

Fourth quarter

HOU – Cam Phillips 5-yard pass from Phillip Walker (2-pt. failed), 9:08. Roughnecks 26–23. Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 5:46.
HOU – Cam Phillips 11-yard pass from Phillip Walker (1-pt. failed), 3:36. Roughnecks 32–23. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:42.

Top passers

SEA – B. J. Daniels – 14/22, 114 yards
HOU – Phillip Walker – 27/38, 351 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

SEA – B. J. Daniels – 10 carries, 30 yards, 2 TD
HOU – Andre Williams – 10 carries, 54 yards

Top receivers

SEA – Austin Proehl – 3 receptions, 56 yards
HOU – Cam Phillips – 10 receptions, 122 yards, 2 TD

References

^ "A THANK YOU TO OUR FANS". Retrieved March 23, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "XFL Standings". XFL.com. February 9, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
^ "XFL 2020 Schedule Released, First Game Dragons @ Defenders". October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
^ Filipe, Cameron (February 6, 2020). "XFL Week 1 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
^ Benjamin, Cody (February 8, 2020). "XFL Week 1 Scores, updates, highlights: Dragons, Defenders trade big-play touchdowns". CBSSports. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
^ Filipe, Cameron (February 13, 2020). "XFL Week 2 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
^ Filipe, Cameron (February 20, 2020). "XFL Week 3 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
^ Filipe, Cameron (February 27, 2020). "XFL Week 4 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
^ Filipe, Cameron (March 5, 2020). "XFL Week 5 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved March 7, 2020.

[1] "A THANK YOU TO OUR FANS". Retrieved March 23, 2020.

[XFLstandings-2] "XFL Standings". XFL.com. February 9, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.

[3] "XFL 2020 Schedule Released, First Game Dragons @ Defenders". October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.

[4] Filipe, Cameron (February 6, 2020). "XFL Week 1 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 8, 2020.

[5] Benjamin, Cody (February 8, 2020). "XFL Week 1 Scores, updates, highlights: Dragons, Defenders trade big-play touchdowns". CBSSports. Retrieved February 8, 2020.

[6] Filipe, Cameron (February 13, 2020). "XFL Week 2 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 15, 2020.

[7] Filipe, Cameron (February 20, 2020). "XFL Week 3 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 22, 2020.

[8] Filipe, Cameron (February 27, 2020). "XFL Week 4 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 29, 2020.

[9] Filipe, Cameron (March 5, 2020). "XFL Week 5 referee assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved March 7, 2020.

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