Some familiar names will be filling the AAF team
The Atlanta Legends will have plenty of hometown flavor on their roster for the inaugural season of the Alliance of American Football (AAF). Led by head coach Kevin Coyle, who has more than 30 years of coaching experience, including four seasons (2012-15) as the defensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins.
As for the Legends themselves, more than a fourth of the players on their 52-man active roster (below) played their college ball in the Peach State. That number grows even more when you include neighboring states South Carolina, North Carolina, and Florida.
Some of the most familiar names on the Legends include former Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray and his Georgia Tech counterpart, Justin Thomas. Murray threw for more than 13,000 yards and 121 touchdowns for the Bulldogs from 2010-13 before going on to a brief career in the NFL. Thomas totaled more than 7,000 yards and 62 total touchdowns during this time with the Yellow Jackets but he's a wide receiver for the Legends. There are a total of eight former Georgia and Georgia Tech players on the Legends' roster.
Atlanta Legends Roster
| No | Name | POS | HT | WT | School | |||||
| 4 | Matt Simms | QB | 6-3 | 209 | Tennessee | |||||
| 6 | Peter Pujals | QB | 6-2 | 212 | Holy Cross | |||||
| 11 | Aaron Murray | QB | 6-1 | 207 | Georgia | |||||
| 24 | Lawrence Pittman | RB | Wingate | |||||||
| 25 | Denard Robinson | RB | 6-0 | 212 | Michigan | |||||
| 26 | Tarean Folston | RB | 5-9 | 214 | Notre Dame | |||||
| 27 | Akrum Wadley | RB | 5-10 | 194 | Iowa | |||||
| 10 | Justin Thomas | WR | 5-11 | 189 | Georgia Tech | |||||
| 13 | Montay Crockett | WR | 5-11 | 189 | Georgia Southern | |||||
| 14 | Malachi Jones | WR | 6-2 | 214 | Appalachian State | |||||
| 15 | Seantavius Jones | WR | 6-4 | 216 | Valdosta State | |||||
| 17 | James Quick | WR | 6-1 | 180 | Louisville | |||||
| 82 | Ervin Philips | WR | 5-11 | 179 | Syracuse | |||||
| 84 | Bug Howard | WR | 6-5 | 209 | North Carolina | |||||
| 80 | Charles Standberry Jr. | TE | 6-3 | 243 | Louisville | |||||
| 87 | Garrett Hudson | TE | 6-4 | 244 | Richmond | |||||
| 89 | Keith Towbridge | TE | 6-4 | 261 | Louisville | |||||
| 64 | Freddie Burden | OG | 6-4 | 298 | Georgia Tech | |||||
| 60 | Trae Moxley | OL | 6-6 | 329 | Colorado State | |||||
| 62 | Matthew Schmidt | OL | 6-3 | 300 | Furman | |||||
| 65 | Avery Gennesy | OL | 6-3 | 317 | Texas A&M | |||||
| 70 | John Kling, IV | OT | 6-8 | 319 | Buffalo | |||||
| 75 | Chase Farris | OT | 6-5 | 310 | Ohio State | |||||
| 76 | Tyshon Henderson | OT | 6-7 | 342 | Clark-Atlanta | |||||
| 77 | Brandon Pertile | OT | 6-5 | 319 | Virginia | |||||
| 91 | J.T. Jones | DE | 6-2 | 247 | Miami (Ohio) | |||||
| 94 | Tavaris Barnes | DE | 6-3 | 275 | Clemson | |||||
| 90 | Tracy Sprinkle | DT | 6-3 | 291 | Ohio State | |||||
| 93 | T.J. Barnes | DT | 6-6 | 379 | Georgia Tech | |||||
| 95 | David Dean | DT | 6-1 | 290 | Virginia | |||||
| 99 | Bijhon Jackson | DT | 6-2 | 229 | Arkansas | |||||
| 50 | Jeff Luc | LB | 6-1 | 251 | Cincinnati | |||||
| 50 | KeShun Freeman | LB | 6-2 | 250 | Georgia Tech | |||||
| 51 | Totauhelotu Lotulelei | LB | 6-1 | 233 | UNLV | |||||
| 52 | Khalil Bass | LB | 6-0 | 228 | Portland State | |||||
| 54 | Dylan Donahue | LB | 6-3 | 247 | West Georgia | |||||
| 55 | Ro'Derrick Hoskins | LB | 6-2 | 239 | Florida State | |||||
| 56 | Tyriq McCord | LB | 6-3 | 239 | Miami | |||||
| 58 | Brandon Watts | LB | 6-2 | 234 | Georgia Tech | |||||
| 20 | Carlos Merritt | DB | 6-0 | 185 | Campbell | |||||
| 21 | Doran Grant | DB | 5-11 | 192 | Ohio State | |||||
| 22 | Dwayne Hollis | DB | 5-9 | 184 | NC Wesleyan | |||||
| 23 | Desmond Lawrence | DB | 5-10 | 180 | North Carolina | |||||
| 29 | Damian Swann | DB | 5-11 | 180 | Georgia | |||||
| 31 | Ed Jr. Reynolds | DB | 6-1 | 206 | Stanford | |||||
| 32 | Tyson Graham Jr. | DB | 6-2 | 209 | South Dakota | |||||
| 33 | Donatello Brown | DB | Valdosta State | |||||||
| 41 | Corey Griffin | DB | 6-2 | 199 | Georgia Tech | |||||
| 42 | Quincy Mauger | DB | 6-0 | 206 | Georgia | |||||
| 7 | Younghoe Koo | K | 5-10 | 182 | Georgia Southern | |||||
| 9 | Cameron Nizialek | P | 6-2 | 199 | Columbia | |||||
| 44 | Jeff Overbaugh | LS | 6-2 | 234 | San Diego State |
Note: Roster subject to change
