On Wednesday, the Memphis Showboats chose Blake Watson in the second round of the United Football League Draft.
Watson, coming off his time with the Memphis Tigers, was a 2023 First Team All-AAC selection player, totaling more than 1,500 all-purpose yards and 17 touchdowns.
He was selected to the Showboats after being undrafted in the NFL Draft.
The Showboats were coming off a rough season in which they only won two games. Since they won their final game, they earned the first overall pick in the draft.
With the first overall pick, the Boats selected Kansas’ Jason Bean as their future quarterback.
Bean, 25, helped the Jayhawks have one of their best seasons in years as a senior in 2023, throwing for 2,130 yards and 18 touchdowns.
As for the rest of the draft, the Showboats selected:
- 3rd round: NT Evan Anderson, FAU
- 4th round: WR Jalen Coker, Holy Cross
- 5th round: DE Eric Watts, UConn
- 6th round: C Andrew Raym, Oklahoma
- 7th round: LB Yvandy Rigby, Temple
- 8th round: CB Ja’Quan Sheppard, Maryland
- 9th round: TE McCallan Castles, Tennessee
- 10th round: WR Mason Tipton, Yale
