2022 Raptors de Naucalpan season

2022 Raptors de Naucalpan season
Head coach	Guillermo Gutiérrez
Home field	Estadio FES Acatlán
Results
Record	4–2
Playoff finish	Lost Semifinal (vs. Fundidores) 27–30

The 2022 Raptors de Naucalpan season was the Raptors de Naucalpan seventh season in the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) and their fifth under head coach Guillermo Gutiérrez. After the 2021 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Raptors returned to play in 2022.[1]

Raptors finished the regular season as the fourth ranked team with a 4–2 record. The Raptors were defeated by the Fundidores on the semifinal 27–30 with a touchdown pass from Shelton Eppler to Tavarious Battiste on the last play of the game.[2]

The Raptors returned to play their home games in the Estadio FES Acatlán, after playing in the Estadio José Ortega Martínez for the previous two seasons.[3]

Draft

2022 Raptors de Naucalpan draft[4]
Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	3	Jean Retaud	DB	FES Acatlán
2	10	Alfredo Gachuz	K	ITESM CEM
3	17	Alberto Villegas	WR	ITESM Toluca
4	24	Ulises Colín	RB	IPN
5	31	Francisco Ornelas	RB	FES Acatlán
6	38	Saúl Valencia	DB	Anáhuac Norte
7	45	José Bárcenas	FB	IPN
8	51	Edgar Velázquez	WR	FES Acatlán
9	56	Baruch Rivera	WR	UVM
10	61	José Corona	OL	FES Acatlán

Roster

Raptors de Naucalpan roster

Quarterbacks  9 Norman Contla 13 Bruno Márquez Running backs 33 Edgar Arroyo  3 Dan Ávila 28 Germán Maldonado Wide receivers 86 Enrique Barraza 19 Manuel Barrios 29 Brian Brunett Jr. 15 Marco Camacho 16 Iván García  4 Humberto Noriega 84 Kento Suzuki 14 Alberto Villegas 80 Diego Yáñez Tight ends 22 Arturo Miranda		Offensive linemen 53 Abraham Assenato 76 José Corona 51 Leonardo Galindo 52 Enrique González 78 Darío Martínez 58 Julio Nava 61 Mario Rodríguez 54 Josué Torres Defensive linemen 43 Raúl Arnaiz 55 César Canabal 91 David Casarrubias 93 Pablo Casas 17 Francisco Espinoza 94 Juan González DE  7 Óscar Meza 95 Alan Retaud 99 Carlos Velarde		Linebackers 40 Jovanni Carrillo  6 Gonzalo de la Rosa III 34 Andrés Espinosa 26 Daniel González  1 José Luis Meza 27 Michelle Pasillas  2 Francisco Ramírez 50 Edgar White Defensive backs 11 Erick Arzate  8 Karrheem Darrington S 37 Manuel Hernández S 18 Raúl Mateos 23 Gustavo Oróstico CB 21 Jean Retaud CB 30 David Rico CB 10 Jordi Saldaña 25 Saúl Valencia CB Special teams 83 Eduardo Retana K
Italics indicate International player Roster updated 03-04-2022

Regular season

Standings

Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional v t e
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Stk	Qualification
1	Dinos	6	5	1	133	75	L1	Advance to playoffs
2	Fundidores	6	4	2	132	111	L1
3	Mexicas	6	4	2	122	90	W3
4	Raptors	6	4	2	137	89	W3
5	Reyes	6	3	3	92	129	W2
6	Gallos Negros	6	1	5	95	109	L5
7	Galgos	6	0	6	46	155	L6

Source: LFA

Schedule

Week	Date	Time	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	TV	Recap
1	5 March	18:00 (UTC–6)	at Reyes	W 13–10	1–0	Estadio Tres de Marzo	Marca Claro	Recap
2	13 March	15:00 (UTC–6)	Mexicas	L 8–10	1–1	Estadio FES Acatlán	Marca Claro	Recap
3	Bye
4	25 March	20:00 (UTC–6)	at Fundidores	L 20–23	1–2	Estadio Banorte	Marca Claro	Recap
5	3 April	12:00 (UTC–5)	Galgos	W 40–0	2–2	Estadio FES Acatlán	Marca Claro	Recap
6	10 April	12:00 (UTC–5)	Dinos	W 28–27	3–2	Estadio FES Acatlán	Marca Claro	Recap
7	23 April	20:00 (UTC–5)	at Gallos Negros	W 28–19	4–2	Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro	Marca Claro	Recap

Postseason

Schedule

Round	Date	Time	Opponent	Result	Venue	TV	Recap
Wild Card	1 May	16:00 (UTC–5)	Reyes	W 26–6	Estadio FES Acatlán	Marca Claro	Recap
Semifinals	8 May	18:00 (UTC–5)	at Fundidores	L 27–30	Estadio Banorte	Marca Claro	Recap

References

1. Pacheco, Gabriel (8 April 2021). "Nos vemos en el 2022; LFA cancela de nuevo su temporada". Máximo Avance (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
2. "Semifinal: Fundidores vs Raptors". LFA.mx (in Spanish). 8 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
3. "Estadio FES Acatlán, la casa oficial de Raptors". LFA.mx (in Spanish). 2 March 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
4. "Los picks del Draft 2022". LFA.mx (in Spanish). 18 January 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.