We are just one week away from the XFL Rookie Draft that will be held virtually on Friday, June 16, 2023. This will be a continuous opening to the door of opportunity for undrafted players who meet the following requirements, which are those who were eligible to have been drafted in the 2023 NFL Draft. The XFL also announced that their eight teams offseason rosters will expand to 90 from 51.
For some of those players unsure what the future holds for them, not to worry. If players are not drafted in the rookie draft on Friday, the XFL plans on holding a fall draft after NFL cuts later this year. Similar to last year’s XFL draft in November leading into their 2023 season.
So far a numerous number of XFL players from 2023 have signed NFL contracts and the list is hopeful to keep growing in the coming weeks and months. Now, if any signed players return to the XFL, their 2023 teams will retain their rights for 2024. The 2023 returnees and 2024 new league arrivals will all have an NFL out until Week 16 of the NFL season. The same setup the XFL had for its players in 2022.
The XFL 2024 season will kick off again next February, so there’s plenty of time until then. Still, the league’s team personnel evaluators are already in the evaluation process and have scouted the 2023 NFL Draft class, similar to what the league did in 2022, as well as scouting all the players currently on 90 man rosters in the NFL.
