Twenty-seven players from Alabama high schools and colleges are ready to play on the first weekend of the XFL’s 2020 season this weekend, and the spring football league’s inaugural depth chart shows 14 of them will be starters.

The starting players with Alabama football roots include Brandon Silvers, who will be one of the eight opening-game quarterbacks for the league as the signal-caller for the Seattle Dragons. Silvers prepped at Gulf Shores before playing at Troy.

The Dragons play in the XFL’s first game at 1 p.m. CST Saturday, when they visit the D.C. Defenders, with ABC televising the game. Also on Saturday, the Los Angeles Wildcats visit the Houston Roughnecks at 4 p.m. on FOX.

On Sunday, the league completes Week 1 of the 2020 season when the Tampa Bay Vipers visit the New York Guardians at 1 p.m. on FOX and the St. Louis Battlehawks visit the Dallas Renegades at 4 p.m. on ESPN.

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The players from Alabama high schools and colleges on XFL depth charts for the opening weekend include:

Dallas Renegades

· Cameron Artis-Payne (Auburn): Starter at running back

· Darius James (Auburn): Second-team at right offensive tackle behind Pace Murphy

· Austin MacGinnis (Prattville): Starter at place-kicker

D.C. Defenders

· Rishard Cook (UAB): Starter at right guard

· Jonathan Massaquoi (Troy): Second-team at linebacker behind Antwione Williams

· Bradley Sylve (Alabama): Second-team at right cornerback behind Desmond Lawrence

Houston Roughnecks

· Beniquez Brown (Florence): Starter at inside linebacker

· Sammie Coates (Leroy, Auburn): Starter at wide receiver

· Saivion Smith (Alabama): Second-team at left cornerback behind Ajene Harris

· Gabe Wright (Auburn): Starter at right defensive end

Los Angeles Wildcats

· Brandon Barnes (Russell County, Alabama State): Starter at tight end

· Mar'Sean Diggs (UAB): Second-team at safety behind Ahmad Dixon

· DuJuan Harris (Troy): Second-team at running back behind Elijah Hood

· Roderick Henderson (Carver-Montgomery, Alabama State): Starter at nose tackle

· Trevon Sanders (Troy): Second-team at right defensive end behind Latarius Brady

· Tre Williams (St. Paul's Episcopal, Auburn): Starter at middle linebacker

New York Guardians

· T.J. Barnes (Enterprise): Starter at defensive tackle

· Avery Young (Auburn): Second-team at right guard behind Garrett Brumfield

Seattle Dragons

· Quinterrius Eatmon (Vigor): Starter at right offensive tackle

· Brandon Silvers (Gulf Shores, Troy): Starter at quarterback

St. Louis Battlehawks

· Shaq Jones (Lanett, UAB): Third-team at linebacker behind Dexter McCoil and Ro’Derrick Hoskins

· Davonte Lambert (Auburn): Second-team behind Casey Sayles

· Matt McCants (Williamson, UAB): Starter at right offensive tackle

· Wes Saxton (Hueytown, South Alabama): Second-team at tight end behind Marcus Lucas

· Ryan White (Auburn): Third-team at free safety behind Kenny Robinson and Harold Jones-Quartey

Tampa Bay Vipers

· Ryan Davis (Auburn): Second-team behind Reece Horn at wide receiver, second team behind Rannell Hall at kick returner, third team behind Rannell Hall and Reece Horn at punt returner

· John Yarbrough (Homewood): Second-team behind Jordan McCray at center

The state’s XFL lineup lost a player since the rosters were announced on Jan. 27. The Houston Roughnecks put safety Trae Elston, a former Oxford High School standout, on injured reserve.

Joining Silvers as the starting quarterbacks in the XFL are Cardale Jones for the Defenders, Josh Johnson for the Wildcats, P.J. Walker for the Roughnecks, Aaron Murray for the Vipers, Matt McGloin for the Guardians, Jordan Ta’amu for the Battlehawks and Landry Jones for the Renegades if the former Oklahoma and Pittsburgh Steelers QB can put a knee injury suffered last month behind him after returning to practice this week.

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.

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