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Mexico: Liga de Futbol Americano Draft a rousing success

By Roberto Arturo

After the dust had settled, 72 players coming from Mexico’s different college teams that form the Organizacion Nacional Estudiantil de Futbol Americano (ONEFA) were selected to be a part of one of the ten Liga de Futbol Americano (LFA) teams.

The event was held at an auditorium located in Mexico City. Earlier that week, the league published the draft format: six rounds were held in person, with attendance of several of the top prospects, while supplementary rounds were held for teams that wanted to choose any of the remaining college players.

The draft itself was characterized by a run of offensive linemen in the first round, with four of the first five selections from this position group. That included first overall selection Ernesto Landa, who played with the Aguilas Blancas IPN in college, but will now play with Raptors in the nearby Mexico State.

With the second selection, Dios de Saltillo traded up to get running back Julio Covarrubias. He played his college football in nearby Monterrey and became two-time National Champion with the Borregos Salvajes Monterrey (the last one being this past November). Covarrubias will now start his professional career in his hometown.

Pumas CU and Aguilas Blancas IPN finished as the schools who had the most players selected, with each having a total of 12 players selected in the draft. Of the LFA teams, Reyes de Jalisco and Galgos de Tijuana made the most selections, with 15 and 14 players, respectively, On the other side, the Dinos continued their tradition of preferring a team full of veterans, with their only selection this draft being Covarrubias.

The full list of selected players is as follows:

Round Selection LFA Team Name Position College Team
1 1 Raptors Aminael Ernesto Landa Tinajero OL Águilas Blancas
1 2 Dinos Julio César Covarrubias Elizondo RB Borregos MTY
1 3 Reyes Johan Aldair Vázquez Torres OL Auténticos Tigres
1 4 Mexicas Cristobal Gabriel Luna Castro OL Pumas CU
1 5 Fundidores Issac Ricardo Cuevas Cervantes OL Borregos MTY
1 6 Galgos José Pablo Sánchez Martínez DB Águilas Blancas
1 7 Gallos Jacobo Sánchez Arista DL Borregos CEM
1 8 Raptors Héctor Alexis Rodríguez Ruiz WR Linces UVM
1 9 Jefes Omar Iván Escarcega Lozano DL Águilas UACH
1 10 Caudillos Iván Hernández Gleason DL Pumas Acatlán
2 11 Raptors César Mandujano Burgos DB Burros Blancos
2 12 Raptors Saúl Enriue Zanatta Torres OL Pumas Acatlán
2 13 Reyes Raúl Espinoza Recinos OL Borregos Puebla
2 14 Mexicas Fabrizzio Giombini Galicia DB Pumas Acatlán
2 15 Galgos Manuel Espriu Pérez WR Borregos Qro
2 16 Galgos José Antonio Gutiérrez Martínez DB Águilas Blancas
2 17 Reyes Miguel Ángel Aguilar Pastrana LB Pumas CU
2 18 Fundidores Claudio Montalvo Garza TE Auténticos Tigres
2 19 Reyes Alfonso Josué Mendoza Baca LB Linces UVM
2 20 Reds Brandon Omar Pérez Cerna DL Pumas CU
3 21 Gallos Aarón Jesrrel Pacheco García WR Pumas CU
3 22 Galgos Armando Macías Barajas OL Águilas Blancas
3 23 Reyes Alejandro Coronado Pulgarín WR Lobos UAC
3 24 Galgos Álvaro Vinageras Fuentes LB Pumas CU
3 25 Raptors Julió Bernardo García Cabrera OL Pumas CU
3 26 Galgos César Gerardo González De Luna WR Auténticos Tigres
3 27 Gallos Benjamín Ezra Dimas Aguilera OL Leones AQ
3 28 Fundidores Carlos Emiliano Valdez Martínez RB Auténticos Tigres
3 29 Jefes Humberto Beltrán Saenz DB Indios UACJ
3 30 Caudillos Axel Eduardo Aguirre Serna Ol Águilas UACH
4 31 Reyes Acssel Alejandro Rodríguez Aguirre DL Borregos GDL
4 32 Galgos Ricardo Zamora Espinoza DB Cimarrones UABC
4 33 Reyes César Antonio García García LB Burros Blancos
4 34 Mexicas Fernnado Daniel Socorro Mohedano LB Pumas CU
4 35 Raptors Andoni Ruíz Mancilla LB Pumas Acatlán
4 36 Reyes Christopher Real López DL Tecos UAG
4 37 Fundidores Oscar Ulises Patricio Muñoz DB Pumas CU
4 38 Raptors Raúl Reyes Nuncio QB Pumas CU
4 39 Caudillos Alejandro Baliño Damián LB Águilas Blancas
4 40 Reds Bradon Vera Garita DL Burros Blancos
5 41 Galgos Emmnauel Mariscal González OL Águilas Blancas
5 42 Reyes Eirvng Jair Rivero Padilla DL Tecos UAG
5 43 Mexicas Anuar Daniel De La Concha Hernández WR Pumas CU
5 44 Raptors Carlos Emilio García Delgado WR Burros Blancos
5 45 Gallos Jose Juan Olguin Hernández OL Leones AC
5 46 Fundidores Ricardo Alejandro Angüiz Vázquez QB Águilas Blancas
5 51 Reds Jonathan Alejandro Vázquez Sánchez K Leones AN
5 52 Galgos Rodrigo De La Rosa García OL Cimarrones UABC
5 53 Reyes Rodrigo Rojas Armenta WR Tecos UAG
5 54 Mexicas Jaime García Gonzáles RB Águilas Blancas
6 55 Raptors Xavier Alejandro García León LB Águilas Blancas
6 57 Gallos Alonso Hernández Arteaga WR Borregos Qro
6 58 Fundidores Jorge Iván Castro Hernández OL Águilas Blancas
6 59 Reds José Manuel Flores Jiménez DB Búhos
6 60 Galgos Mauricio García Bernal WR Águilas Blancas
6 61 Reyes Arturo Calderón Huerta TE Borregos Qro
6 62 Mexicas Edson Jhair Martínez Camacho WR Leones AN
6 63 Raptors Eduardo Antonio Calderón Salazar DL Burros Blancos
6 64 Gallos Fernando Sebastián López Pacheco DL Leones AQ
6 65 Reds Sebastián Belaunzarán Sautto LB Burros Blancos
7 66 Galgos Abraham Cortés Mata LB Cimarrones UABC
7 67 Reyes Fernando Hazel Ascencio Baumgarten DL Borregos GDL
7 68 Mexicas Fernando Jack Rodríguez Grajeda WR Pumas CU
7 69 Raptors Santiago Arnaud Chávez OL Linces UVM
7 70 Gallos Ricardo Contreras Amados LB Leones AQ
7 71 Galgos Mario Isaac Barajas Martínez OL Cimarrones UABC
8 72 Reyes Ezequiel Morales Espinosa QB Tecos UAG
8 66 Galgos Abraham Cortés Mata LB
8 67 Reyes Fernando Hazel Ascencio Baumgarten DL
8 68 Mexicas Fernando Jack Rodríguez Grajeda WR
8 69 Raptors Santiago Arnaud Chávez OL
8 70 Gallos Ricardo Contreras Amados LB
9 71 Galgos Mario Isaac Barajas Martínez OL
9 72 Reyes Ezequiel Morales Espinosa QB

 

 

The LFA 2023 season is set to begin on March 4th.

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