Going through the results of the reincarnated USFL’s inaugural player draft is an exercise in “oh yeah, I remember him” for Cleveland Browns fans. Several former Browns players were selected in the unusual snake draft amongst the eight teams of the renewed USFL.
A few of the more notable selections with Browns connections from the two-day, 35-round draft that stocked the teams, which will begin play in Birmingham, Alabama in April.
Kyle Lauletta, QB, Pittsburgh Maulers – Lauletta was Pittsburgh’s first-round pick. He spent most of the 2020 season on the Browns practice squad and was signed to the active roster at the end of the 2021 season.