The 2023 XFL championship is set to kick off at 8 p.m. Saturday night between the Arlington Renegades and DC Defenders. It will be aired on ABC and ESPN+.

The XFL featured 8 teams and is pitched as a spring football league for those waiting out the NFL and college football offseason. Many former college and some former NFL players are featured on XFL rosters, including AJ McCarron, Jordan Ta’amu and more.

A whopping 28 former SEC players are featured in Saturday night’s championship game, 17 from DC and 11 from Arlington. Alabama is the only SEC team without a former player on either roster. They are each listed below by team:

Arlington Renegades

  • Kelly Bryant, QB – Missouri
  • Sal Cannella, TE – Auburn
  • Josiah Coatney, DL – Ole Miss
  • Javaris Davis, DB – Auburn
  • Darren Evans, DB – LSU
  • Brian Herrien, RB – Georgia
  • Will Hill, DB – Florida
  • Mike Horton, OL – Auburn
  • Davonte Lambert, DL – Auburn
  • JaVonta Payton, WR – Tennessee
  • Otaro Alaka, LB – Texas A&M

DC Defenders

  • Davin Bellamy, DL – Georgia
  • Fadol Brown, DL – Ole Miss
  • Tommy Champion, OL – Mississippi State
  • Ty Clary, OL – Arkansas
  • Alex Ellis, TE – Tennessee
  • Josh Hammond, WR – Florida
  • D’Marcus Hayes, OL – Georgia
  • Anthony Hines, LB – Texas A&M
  • Andre Mintze, LB – Vanderbilt
  • Santos Ramirez, DB – Arkansas
  • Bruno Reagan, OL – Vanderbilt
  • Dare Rosenthal, OL – Kentucky
  • D.J. Swearinger, DB -South Carolina
  • Jordan Ta’amu, QB – Ole Miss
  • Ethan Wolf, TE – Tennessee
  • Gabe Wright, TE – Auburn
  • Michael Maietti, OL – Missouri