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2019 AAF QB Draft
General information
Date(s)November 27, 2018
LocationHyperX Esports Arena
Luxor Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada[1]
Network(s)CBS Sports Network[1]
Overview
32 total selections in 4[2] rounds
First selectionJosh Johnson
San Diego Fleet[2]
Mr. IrrelevantAlex Ross
San Diego Fleet[2]
2020 AAF Draft →

The 2019 AAF QB Draft was the inaugural draft of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) for the 2019 season. The draft was a four-round quarterback draft where clubs were allowed to "Protect or Pick" from the selection. It was held on November 27, 2018 at the HyperX Esports Arena at Luxor Las Vegas and broadcast on the CBS Sports Network[1][3].

Draft rules

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The draft will last four rounds with a preset draft order. The first round will include a "Pick or Protect" method, where if a team elects to protect a player they will select their player before the teams electing to not protect a player from their region. The second round kept the original selection order with the third and fourth rounds being the reverse order selection.

"Protect or Pick" rules

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Quarterbacks were allocated by region based on where they played college football or last by a NFL/CFL team. If the player went to school outside of an Alliance team's area, the player will essentially be a free agent[1]. Teams were given the option to "protect" any player from their area, and would become that team's first round selection. Teams electing not to "protect" a player would then "pick" from the entire pool of eligible quarterbacks based off draft order for their first round selection. Any quarterback that was already signed to an Alliance team was eligible to be selected in the draft[4].

Player selections

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Rnd. Pick # AAF team Player College Most recent pro team roster NFL draft Notes
1 1 San Diego Fleet Josh Johnson San Diego Houston Texans Round 5 (2008) Protected
1 2 Atlanta Legends Aaron Murray Georgia Kansas City Chiefs Round 5 (2008) Protected
1 3 Memphis Express Troy Cook UT Martin undrafted (2018) Protected
1 4 San Antonio Commanders Dustin Vaughan West Texas A&M Dallas Cowboys undrafted (2014) Protected
1 5 Birmingham Iron Luis Perez Texas A&M–Commerce undrafted (2018)
1 6 Arizona Hotshots Trevor Knight Texas A&M undrafted (2017)
1 7 Orlando Apollos Garrett Gilbert SMU Carolina Panthers Round 6 (2014)
1 8 Salt Lake Stallions Josh Woodrum Liberty Cleveland Browns undrafted (2016)
2 9 San Diego Fleet Mike Bercovici Arizona State undrafted (2016)
2 10 Birmingham Iron Blake Sims Alabama Wollongong Devils undrafted (2015)
2 11 Arizona Hotshots John Wolford Wake Forest undrafted (2018)
2 12 Orlando Apollos Stephen Morris Miami (FL) Indianapolis Colts undrafted (2014)
2 13 Atlanta Legends Matt Simms Tennessee New York Jets undrafted (2012)
2 14 Salt Lake Stallions B. J. Daniels South Florida Saskatchewan Roughriders Round 7 (2013)
2 15 Memphis Express Christian Hackenberg Penn State New York Jets Round 2 (2016)
2 16 San Antonio Commanders Marquise Williams North Carolina Saskatchewan Roughriders undrafted (2016)
3 17 San Antonio Commanders Logan Woodside Toledo Round 7 (2018)
3 18 Memphis Express Brandon Silvers Troy undrafted (2018)
3 19 Salt Lake Stallions Austin Allen Arkansas undrafted (2018)
3 20 Atlanta Legends Peter Pujals Holy Cross undrafted (2018)
3 21 Orlando Apollos Austin Appleby Florida undrafted (2017)
3 22 Arizona Hotshots Quinn McQueary Montana Tech undrafted (2018)
3 23 Birmingham Iron Scott Tolzien Wisconsin Indianapolis Colts undrafted (2011)
3 24 San Diego Fleet Philip Nelson East Carolina undrafted (2017)
4 25 San Antonio Commanders Dalton Sturm UTSA undrafted (2018)
4 26 Memphis Express Zach Mettenberger LSU Pittsburgh Steelers Round 6 (2014)
4 27 Salt Lake Stallions Matt Linehan Idaho undrafted (2018)
4 28 Atlanta Legends Justin Holman UCF undrafted (2017)
4 29 Orlando Apollos Kevin Anderson Fordham undrafted (2017)
4 30 Arizona Hotshots Jack Heneghan Dartmouth undrafted (2018)
4 31 Birmingham Iron Alek Torgersen Penn undrafted (2017)
4 32 San Diego Fleet Alex Ross Coastal Carolina Winnipeg Blue Bombers undrafted (2016)
Source [2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Scott, Dana (31 October 2018). "Alliance of American Football league to hold 'Protect or Pick' quarterback draft". Arizona Republic. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Wilson, Ryan (November 28, 2018). "Alliance of American Football QB Draft: Aaron Murray, Christian Hackenberg highlight QBs taken in AAF event". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  3. ^ Olson, Kellan (28 November 2018). "AAF's Arizona Hotshots select former Cardinal Trevor Knight in QB draft". Arizona Sports. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  4. ^ Benjamin, Cody (27 November 2018). "Alliance of American Football 2019 QB Draft: How to watch, stream, notable eligible quarterbacks, draft rules". CBS Sports. Retrieved 28 November 2018.