Two Former Sooners Selected in UFL Draft

Former Oklahoma offensive lineman Adrian Ealy was selected in the first round of the United Football League draft by the defending champion DC Defenders. The UFL draft is held over two days and wraps up on Wednesday with rounds that are designated by position group (offensive line, defensive front seven, etc.). Defensive lineman Amani Bledsoe was selected by the Birmingham Stallions. 

Ealy spent the past two seasons as a member of the Arlington Renegades who were coached by former Oklahoma Sooners head coach Bob Stoops. An offensive tackle, Ealy was a Big 12 Second-Team selection in 2019 and 2020 as a starter for OU. He went undrafted in the 2021 NFL Draft. Ealy has been a practice squad or offseason roster member of the Ravens, Broncos, Rams, Packers, and Steelers of the NFL. 

Bledsoe was on the Sooners roster from 2016 to 2018 and entered the NFL draft early following his junior season. He went undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft before signing as an undrafted free agent with the Tennessee Titans. He has also spent time on the Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons of the NFL. He spent last season as a member of Stoops' Renegades squad. Birmingham is coached by former Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback AJ McCarron.