By Michael Heilman
The New York Guardians, in coordination with the XFL, announced the fifty-two-man roster for the upcoming 2020 XFL season set to kick off February 8th. The Guardians will open the season Sunday, February 9th at MetLife Stadium against the Tampa Bay Vipers at 2 pm on FOX.
The head coach of the New York Guardians is Kevin Gilbride, who is a former offensive coordinator of the New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Houston Oilers. The quarterback of the Guardians is former Penn State quarterback Matt McGloin. The rest of the coaches and the fifty-two-man roster can be seen below.
New York Guardians Coaches:
Offense:
General manager/Head coach – Kevin Gilbride
Quarterbacks – G.A. Mangus
Running backs – Jerald Ingram
Receivers – Mike Miller
Offensive line – Ronnie Vinklarek
Quality control/special teams – Ray Rychleski
Defense:
Defensive coordinator – Jim Herrmann
Defensive line – C.J. Ah You
Linebackers – Kevin Kelly
Defensive backs – Cris Dishman
Defensive quality control/special teams – Jeff McInerney
New York Guardians Roster:
Quarterbacks
14 Matt McGloin- Penn State
7 Luis Perez- Texas A&M–Commerce
12 Marquise Williams- North Carolina
Running Backs
34 Matthew Colburn II- Wake Forest
20 Tim Cook III- Oregon State
23 Justin Stockton- Texas Tech
27 Darius Victor- Towson
Wide Receivers
10 Austin Duke- Charlotte
2 Joe Horn Jr.- Missouri Western
17 Justice Liggins- Stephen F. Austin
1 Mekale McKay- Cincinnati
3 Colby Pearson- Brigham Young
9 Teo Redding- Bowling Green
Tight Ends
88 E. J. Bibbs- Iowa State
85 Keenen Brown- Texas State
87 Jake Powell- Monmouth (NJ)
83 Jake Sutherland- Morehead State
Offensive Linemen
68 Garrett Brumfield C- Louisiana State
78 Anthony Coyle G- Fordham
74 Jarron Jones T- Notre Dame
70 John Kling IV T- Buffalo
77 Damien Mama G- USC
69 Ian Silberman C- Boston College
71 Brant Weiss T- Toledo
73 Avery Young G- Auburn
Defensive Linemen
93 T. J. Barnes DT- Georgia Tech
95 Toby Johnson Jr. DT- Georgia
94 Joey Mbu DT- Houston
91 Jarrell Owens DE- Oklahoma State
58 Bunmi Rotimi Jr. DE- Old Dominion
99 Cavon Walker DT- Maryland
55 Charles Wright DE- Vanderbilt
Linebackers
49 Nick DeLuca- North Dakota State
59 Garret Dooley- Wisconsin
47 Frank Ginda- San Jose State
56 Ben Heeney- Kansas
45 D’Juan Hines- Houston
48 Jawuan Johnson- Texas Christian
44 Ryan Mueller- Kansas State
Defensive Backs
31 Terrence Alexander CB- Louisiana State
22 Dravon Askew-Henry S- West Virginia
36 Demetrious Cox S- Michigan State
33 A. J. Hendy S- Maryland
29 Bryce Jones CB- Akron
26 DeJuan Neal CB- Shepherd
30 Andrew Soroh S- Florida Atlantic
21 Jamar Summers CB- Connecticut
28 Wesley Sutton S- Northern Arizona
24 Ranthony Texada II CB- Texas Christian
Special Teams
42 Scott Daly LS- Notre Dame
16 Matt McCrane K- Kansas State
8 Justin Vogel P- Miami (FL)
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