Last Updated: March 12th at 7:50 am ET
Jump to Quarterback, Running Back, Wide Receiver, Tight End positions.
Head Coach
| HC | June Jones Has operated the extremely pass-centric run-n-shoot everywhere he’s been. Most recently at Hawaii (1999-07), SMU (2008-14) and the CFL’s Tiger-Cats (2017-18). |
Offensive Coordinator
| OC | Chris Miller Knows June Jones as they overlapped with the Falcons, where Chris Miller played from 1987-93. |
Quarterback
| QB1 | Phillip Walker Started 40 games for Temple from 2014-16. Went undrafted in 2017. Over last two preseasons with Colts, has gone 62-of-113 (54.8%) for 795 yards with 4 TDs and 4 INTs. Beat out Connor Cook for Week 1 starting gig. Through five XFL games, the Roughnecks have passed on 65.8% of their plays. Walker is the league’s MVP so far. |
| QB2 | Connor Cook Lost a tight camp battle to Walker. Threw 70 TD passes for Michigan State from 2013-15. Flamed out quickly after Raiders took him in fourth round of 2016 NFL Draft. |
| QB3 | Marcus McDade Added with roster expansions on March 9th. |
Running Back
| RB1 | James Butler Got extended run for Oakland Raiders last preseason, managing a meager 48-134-1 on the ground but adding 10-79-0 through the air. With De’Angelo Henderson (shoulder) out since Week 2, Butler has led a rotation with Andre Williams. Has handled some kick return duties. DNP in practice (foot) on Tuesday, upgraded to limited on Wednesday for Week 6. |
| RB2 | Andre Williams Selected 9th round, 66th overall in XFL Draft. Big (6’0/220) plodding runner who averaged just 3.3 YPC on 332 NFL carries and caught just 19 balls. Not a fit in this run-n-shoot offense. Just three targets through five games. |
| RB3 | De’Angelo Henderson 2017 sixth-round pick of the Broncos. Goes just 5’7/208 but has far more juice than Williams. Only played two snaps in Week 1 before leaving with shoulder injury. Been inactive Weeks 2-5. Briefly practiced as a limited participant (shoulder) in Week 5 but ultimately ruled OUT. Limited in practice on Tuesday and Wednesday for Week 6. |
| RB4 | Marquez Williams Added on Feb. 12. |
Wide Receiver
| WR1 | Cam Phillips Selected 6th round, 47th overall in XFL Draft. Highly productive at Virginia Tech from 2014-17, catching 236 passes in 49 games. Locked in as the top dog in this high-powered pass game, playing on league-high 97.8% of snaps through four weeks. Massive 24.3% target share on the league’s best passing offense. DNP in practice (knee) on Wednesday for Week 6. |
| WR2 | Kahlil Lewis Selected 2nd round, 15th overall in XFL Draft. Stands 6’0/195, caught 165 passes over final three seasons at Cincinnati. Only played on 43-of-75 snaps in Week 5 as he battled groin issue, but still saw five targets for a 13.1% share. Not on injury report ahead of Week 6. |
| WR3 | Nick Holley Selected 10th round, 79th overall in XFL Draft. Holley played WR, RB and even some QB at Kent State from 2013-17. Stands 5’10/195. Is the other slot next to Kahlil Lewis. Has 28 targets through five games for a 15.1% share. |
| WR4 | Sam Mobley During Weeks 3 and 4, Mobley was moving ahead of Sammie Coates as the primary outside receiver opposite Cam Phillips. When Coates (hamstring) missed Week 5, Mobley played on 75-of-75 and was second on the team with a 23.6% target share. Was impressive en route to 6-95-0 line. Also handles most punt return duties. |
| WR5 | Sammie Coates Selected 3rd round, 18th overall in XFL Draft. Third-round pick of Steelers in 2015 produced just 29 catches in four NFL seasons. Was massively disappointing rotational player through four XFL weeks, logging a 6-61-0 line on 19 targets. Coates sunk to just 48.3% of the snaps in Week 3 while Sam Mobley was in on 56%. In Week 4, Coates played 46% and Mobley 55%. Missed Week 5 with a hamstring injury. Limited in practice on Tuesday and Wednesday for Week 6. |
| WR6 | Ryheem Malone Established himself as primary slot backup by playing on 32-of-75 snaps in Week 5. It’s unclear if that was due to Kahlil Lewis’ groin injury or if Houston will rotate those two going forward. |
| WR7 | Blake Jackson A backup slot behind Holley and Lewis. Played on 17-of-65 snaps in Week 4 and 16-of-75 in Week 5. |
| WR8 | Taivon Jacobs Added with roster expansions on March 9th. |
| WR9 | Ray Bolden DNP in practice (foot) on Wednesday for Week 6. |
Tight End
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Injury Report
| IR | Jalen Saunders (WR) Selected 7th round, 50th overall in XFL Draft. |
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