For any minor football league to be successful, it will need to attract talent and convince players that it’s worth it to play in that league. While a paycheck goes a long way toward that goal, the ability to spotlight talent the NFL can later snatch up is huge — especially if it can also develop some of that talent in a way the NFL can’t.



The now-defunct AAF saw nine players make 53-man NFL rosters on cutdown day, with a few more finding themselves cycled onto rosters as the season progressed. Many more ended up on practice squads. If the XFL is going to succeed long-term, it will have to do the same. We’ll take a look at XFL players who did the most for that chance this week, including one eligible for the 2020 NFL Draft.



Quarterbacks



Cardale Jones continued his undefeated streak, now 12-0 since high school as a starting quarterback. More impressively, he played well in his most recent win for the DC Defenders. At 9.0 yards per...