AAF quarterback draft

{{short description|Professional American football draft}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2019}} {{Infobox sports draft | name = AAF QB draft | logo = | logosize = | logoalt = | image = | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | sport = | date = November 27, 2018 | time = | location = HyperX Esports Arena Luxor Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada<ref name="dscott" /> | network = CBS Sports Network<ref name="dscott" /> | sponsor = | league = AAF | team = | territorial = | first = Josh Johnson San Diego Fleet<ref name="espn"/> | fewest = | most = | overall = 32<ref name="espn"/> | prev = | next = }}

The '''AAF QB draft''' was the only draft for the Alliance of American Football (AAF), held in advance of the 2019 season. The draft was a four-round quarterback draft where clubs were allowed to "protect or pick" from the selection. It was held on November 27, 2018, at the HyperX Esports Arena at Luxor Las Vegas and broadcast on the CBS Sports Network.<ref name="dscott">{{cite news |last1=Scott |first1=Dana |title=Alliance of American Football league to hold 'Protect or Pick' quarterback draft |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/football/2018/10/31/aaf-hold-new-protect-pick-quarterback-draft/1835643002/ |accessdate=November 28, 2018 |publisher=Arizona Republic |date=October 31, 2018}}</ref>

==Draft rules== The draft lasted four rounds with a preset draft order. The first round included a "pick or protect" method, where if a team elected to protect a player, they selected their player before the teams electing to not protect a player from their region. The second round kept the original selection order with the third and fourth rounds being the reverse order selection.

==="Protect or pick" rules=== Quarterbacks were allocated by region based on where they played college football or last played with an NFL or CFL team. If the player went to school outside of an Alliance team's area, the player was unallocated and eligible for selection by any team.<ref name="dscott" /> Teams were given the option to "protect" any player from their area, and would become that team's first round selection. Teams electing not to "protect" a player would then "pick" from the entire pool of eligible quarterbacks based on draft order for their first round selection. Any quarterback that was already signed to an Alliance team was eligible to be selected in the draft.<ref name="cbenjamin">{{cite web |last1=Benjamin |first1=Cody |title=Alliance of American Football 2019 QB Draft: How to watch, stream, notable eligible quarterbacks, draft rules |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/alliance-of-american-football-2019-qb-draft-how-to-watch-stream-notable-eligible-quarterbacks-draft-rules/ |website=CBS Sports |accessdate=November 28, 2018|date=November 27, 2018}}</ref>

==Player selections== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Rnd. ! scope="col" | Pick # ! scope="col" | AAF team ! scope="col" | Player ! scope="col" | College ! scope="col" | Most recent pro team roster ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1 || 1 || San Diego Fleet || Josh Johnson<ref name="espn">{{cite news |last1=Seifert |first1=Kevin |title=Hackenberg among QBs allocated in AAF draft |url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25397007/christian-hackenberg-scott-tolzien-qbs-allocated-alliance-american-football-draft |accessdate=November 29, 2018 |work=ESPN.com |date=November 27, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> || San Diego || Oakland Raiders || Protected |- | 1 || 2 || Atlanta Legends || Aaron Murray || Georgia<ref name="espn" /> || Los Angeles Rams || Protected<ref name="ut">{{cite news |last1=Schad |first1=Tom |title=Ex-NFL players Christian Hackenberg, Scott Tolzien among notable QB AAF draft selections |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/11/28/aaf-draft-chrstian-hackenberg-scott-tolzien-zach-mettenberger/2135490002/ |accessdate=November 29, 2018 |work=USA Today |date=November 28, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> |- | 1 || 3 || Memphis Express || Troy Cook || UT Martin || || Protected |- | 1 || 4 || San Antonio Commanders || Dustin Vaughan || West Texas A&M || Baltimore Ravens || Protected |- | 1 || 5 || Birmingham Iron || Luis Perez || Texas A&M–Commerce || Los Angeles Rams || |- | 1 || 6 || Arizona Hotshots || Trevor Knight<ref name="azc">{{cite news |last1=Somers |first1=Kent |title=AAF draft: Arizona Hotshots think they found their man in quarterback Trevor Knight |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/football/2018/11/28/rick-neuheisel-arizona-hotshots-first-aaf-draft-trevor-knight/2140545002/ |accessdate=November 29, 2018 |work=AZ Central |publisher=USA Today Network |date=November 28, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> || Texas A&M || Atlanta Falcons || |- | 1 || 7 || Orlando Apollos || Garrett Gilbert || SMU || Carolina Panthers || |- | 1 || 8 || Salt Lake Stallions || Josh Woodrum || Liberty || Baltimore Ravens || |- | 2 || 9 || San Diego Fleet || Mike Bercovici<ref name="azc" /> || Arizona State || Arizona Cardinals || |- | 2 || 10 || Birmingham Iron || Blake Sims<ref name="ut" /> || Alabama || Tampa Bay Buccaneers || |- | 2 || 11 || Arizona Hotshots || John Wolford || Wake Forest || New York Jets || |- | 2 || 12 || Orlando Apollos || Stephen Morris<ref name="espn" /> || Miami (FL) || Houston Texans || |- | 2 || 13 || Atlanta Legends || Matt Simms || Tennessee || Atlanta Falcons || |- | 2 || 14 || Salt Lake Stallions || B. J. Daniels || South Florida || Saskatchewan Roughriders<ref name="espn"/> || |- | 2 || 15 || Memphis Express || Christian Hackenberg || Penn State || Cincinnati Bengals || |- | 2 || 16 || San Antonio Commanders || Marquise Williams || North Carolina || Saskatchewan Roughriders || |- | 3 || 17 || San Antonio Commanders || Logan Woodside || Toledo || Tennessee Titans || |- | 3 || 18 || Memphis Express || Brandon Silvers || Troy || || |- | 3 || 19 || Salt Lake Stallions || Austin Allen || Arkansas || Tampa Bay Buccaneers || |- | 3 || 20 || Atlanta Legends || Peter Pujals || Holy Cross || Minnesota Vikings || |- | 3 || 21 || Orlando Apollos || Austin Appleby || Florida || Dallas Cowboys || |- | 3 || 22 || Arizona Hotshots || Quinn McQueary || Montana Tech || || |- | 3 || 23 || Birmingham Iron || Scott Tolzien<ref name="espn"/> || Wisconsin || Indianapolis Colts<ref name="ut" /> || |- | 3 || 24 || San Diego Fleet || Philip Nelson || East Carolina || Winnipeg Blue Bombers || |- | 4 || 25 || San Antonio Commanders || Dalton Sturm || UTSA || Dallas Cowboys || |- | 4 || 26 || Memphis Express || Zach Mettenberger<ref name="espn"/> || LSU || Pittsburgh Steelers || |- | 4 || 27 || Salt Lake Stallions || Matt Linehan || Idaho || || |- | 4 || 28 || Atlanta Legends || Justin Holman || UCF || Montreal Alouettes || |- | 4 || 29 || Orlando Apollos || Kevin Anderson || Fordham || || |- | 4 || 30 || Arizona Hotshots || Jack Heneghan || Dartmouth || San Francisco 49ers || |- | 4 || 31 || Birmingham Iron || Alek Torgersen || Penn || Arizona Cardinals || |- | 4 || 32 || San Diego Fleet || Alex Ross || Coastal Carolina || Winnipeg Blue Bombers || |- !colspan=7| Source <ref name=cs>{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Ryan |title=Alliance of American Football QB Draft: Aaron Murray, Christian Hackenberg highlight QBs taken in AAF event |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/alliance-of-american-football-qb-draft-aaron-murray-christian-hackenberg-highlight-qbs-taken-in-aaf-event/ |accessdate=November 29, 2018 |work=CBSSports.com |date=November 28, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> |}

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==Further reading== *{{cite web |url=https://thecomeback.com/nfl/aaf-quarterback-draft-where-are-they-now.html |title=The AAF quarterback draft was an amazing 'where are they now?' exercise |first=Matt |last=Yoder |website=thecomeback.com |date=November 28, 2018 |accessdate=February 9, 2019}}

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