How the Showboats fared in the UFL dispersal draft
Memphis Showboats celebrate after an interception by No. 23 Lamont McPhatter II during the Showboats game against Houston April 29, 2023, at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. (Wes Hale/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
More than half of the 20 players Memphis drafted came from the New Orleans Breakers’ roster. The Showboats also selected Case Cookus, one of the USFL’s top quarterbacks last season.
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Frank Bonner II
Frank Bonner is the Memphis Tigers football beat writer. He is originally from Indiana but arrived in Memphis after spending two years in Tulsa, covering Oklahoma State football and basketball. He covered high school sports in Columbus, Indiana for two years before getting his Master’s degree in Sports Journalism at IUPUI. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University.
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